Corporation Tax Act 2010

1101 Non-qualifying distributions etc: returns and information

(1) If a company makes a distribution which is not a qualifying distribution, it must make a return to an officer of Revenue and Customs.

(2) The return must—

(a) contain particulars of the transaction giving rise to the distribution,

(b) state the name and address of the recipient, or each recipient, of the distribution, and

(c) state the amount or value of the distribution received by the recipient, or each recipient.

(3) The return must be made—

(a) within 14 days from the end of the accounting period in which the distribution is made, or

(b) if the date on which the distribution is made does not fall in an accounting period, within 14 days from that date.

(4) If it is not apparent whether or not a transaction gives rise to a distribution which is not a qualifying distribution, the company—

(a) must make a return to an officer of Revenue and Customs containing particulars of the transaction, and

(b) must do so within the time limit that would be given by subsection (3) if the transaction did give rise to such a distribution.

(5) If subsection (4) applies, an officer of Revenue and Customs may serve a notice on the company requiring it to provide any further information in relation to the transaction that the officer reasonably requires.

(6) If it appears to an officer of Revenue and Customs that particulars of any transaction should have been, but have not been, included in a return under subsection (1) or (4), the officer may serve a notice on the company requiring it to provide any information relating to the transaction that the officer reasonably requires.

(7) The company must provide the information required under subsection (5) or (6) within the time specified in the notice.