F1PART 9AControlled foreign companies
Chapter 1Overview
371AAOverview of Part
(1)
A charge (“the CFC charge”) is charged under this Part on UK resident companies which have certain interests in CFCs.
(2)
The CFC charge is charged by reference to the chargeable profits of CFCs.
(3)
A “CFC” is a non-UK resident company which is controlled by a UK resident person or persons (but see subsection (6)).
(4)
Chapter 2 sets out the basic details of the CFC charge, including—
(a)
the CFC charge gateway (through which profits of a CFC must pass in order to be chargeable profits), and
(b)
the steps to be taken for charging the CFC charge.
(5)
Chapter 2 is supplemented by Chapters 3 to 17; in particular—
(a)
Chapter 3 sets out how to determine which (if any) of Chapters 4 to 8 apply in relation to the profits of a CFC,
(b)
so far as applicable, Chapters 4 to 8 set out how to determine which profits (if any) of a CFC pass through the CFC charge gateway, with—
(i)
Chapter 4 dealing with profits attributable to UK activities,
(ii)
Chapter 5 dealing with non-trading finance profits,
(iii)
Chapter 6 dealing with trading finance profits,
(iv)
Chapter 7 dealing with profits derived from captive insurance business, and
(v)
Chapter 8 dealing with cases involving solo consolidation,
(c)
Chapter 9 sets out exemptions for profits from qualifying loan relationships,
(d)
Chapters 10 to 14 set out full exemptions from the CFC charge,
(e)
Chapter 15 sets out how to determine the persons whose interests in a CFC are relevant to the charging of the CFC charge,
(f)
Chapter 16 sets out how to determine the creditable tax of CFCs (for which credit is given against chargeable profits), and
(g)
Chapter 17 sets out how to apportion a CFC's chargeable profits and creditable tax among the persons who have relevant interests in the CFC.
(6)
Chapter 18 explains the concept of “control” and also sets out certain cases in which a non-UK resident company is to be taken to be a CFC even though it is not controlled by a UK resident person or persons.
(7)
Chapter 19 explains the concepts of “assumed taxable total profits”, “assumed total profits” and “the corporation tax assumptions” which are referred to in this Part.
(8)
Chapter 20 contains rules for determining the territory in which a CFC is resident for the purposes of this Part.
(9)
Chapter 21 contains provision about the management of the CFC charge, including the collection of sums charged.
(10)
Chapter 22 contains supplementary provision, including definitions of terms used in this Part.
(11)
Nothing in this Part affects—
(a)
the liability to corporation tax of a non-UK resident company in accordance with section 5(2) and (3) of CTA 2009 (non-UK resident companies within the charge to corporation tax), or
(b)
the determination of such a company's chargeable profits for corporation tax purposes in accordance with Chapter 4 of Part 2 of CTA 2009.
(12)
This Part is part of the Corporation Tax Acts.