Finance (No. 2) Act 2005

23 Offshore funds U.K.

(1) In section 761 of ICTA (charge on offshore income gain)—

(a) in subsection (2)—

(i) for “sections 2(1) and 10” substitute “ sections 2(1), 10 and 10B ”, and

F1 (ii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b) in subsection (3)—

(i) for “section 10” substitute “ sections 10 and 10B ”,

(ii) for “subsection (1) of that section” substitute “ subsection (1) of section 10 ”, and

(iii) for “and subsection (3) of that section (which makes similar provision in relation to corporation tax) shall have effect with the omission of the words “situated in the United Kingdom”” substitute “ and paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1) of section 10B (which make similar provision in relation to corporation tax) shall have effect with the omission of the words “situated in the United Kingdom and” ”.

(2) For paragraph 1(1)(d) of Schedule 27 to ICTA (distributing funds) substitute—

“(d) the form of the distribution is such that—

(i) if any sum forming part of it were received in the United Kingdom by an individual resident there and did not form part of the profits of a trade, profession or vocation, that sum would fall to be chargeable to tax under a provision specified in section 830(2) of ITTOIA 2005, or

(ii) if any sum forming part of it were received in the United Kingdom by a company resident there and did not form part of the profits of a trade, profession or vocation, that sum would fall to be chargeable to tax in accordance with section 18 of ICTA (Schedule D)—

(a) under Case III of Schedule D in respect of income arising from securities out of the United Kingdom or from possessions out of the United Kingdom, or

(b) under Case V of Schedule D;”.

(3) For paragraph 3(1)(a) of that Schedule (distributing funds) substitute—

“(a) the holders of interests in the fund who are individuals domiciled and resident in the United Kingdom—

(i) are chargeable to tax under a provision specified in section 830(2) of ITTOIA 2005 in respect of such of those sums as are referable to their interests; or

(ii) if any of that income is derived from assets within the United Kingdom, would be so chargeable had the assets been outside the United Kingdom;

(aa) the holders of interests in the fund which are companies resident in the United Kingdom—

(i) are chargeable to tax under Case III of Schedule D in respect of income arising from securities out of the United Kingdom or from possessions out of the United Kingdom;

(ii) are chargeable to tax under Case V of Schedule D; or

(iii) if any of that income is derived from assets within the United Kingdom, would have been chargeable under sub-paragraph (i) or (ii) had the assets been outside the United Kingdom; and”.

(4) In paragraph 3(1)(b) of that Schedule (distributing funds) for “sub-paragraph (i) or (ii)” substitute “ paragraph (a) or (aa) ”.

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 23(1)(a)(ii) repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 1329(1) of the amending Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2009 (c. 4), s. 1329(1), Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2 Pts. 1, 2)