Part 23Company distributions

Chapter 3Matters which are not distributions

Distribution as part of a cross-border merger

1031Distribution as part of a cross-border merger

If—

(a)

a company making a distribution as part of a merger ceases to exist (without being wound up), and

(b)

section 140E or 140F of TCGA 1992 (cross-border mergers) applies in relation to the merger,

the distribution is not a distribution of a company for the purposes of the Corporation Tax Acts.