Take the following steps to determine if the tax exemption applies for a CFC's accounting period.

• Step 1 Applying section 371TB, determine the territory (“the CFC's territory”) in which the CFC is resident for the accounting period. If no territory of residence can be determined by applying section 371TB, the tax exemption cannot apply and no further steps are to be taken.

• Step 2 Determine the amount of tax (“the local tax amount”) which is paid in the CFC's territory in respect of the CFC's local chargeable profits arising in the accounting period (applying section 371NC so far as relevant). If the local tax amount is determined under designer rate tax provisions (see section 371ND), the tax exemption cannot apply and step 3 is not to be taken.

• Step 3 In accordance with section 371NE, determine the amount of the corresponding UK tax for the accounting period. The tax exemption applies if the local tax amount is at least 75% of the corresponding UK tax.

Subsection (3) applies if an amount of tax is paid in the CFC's territory by a person (whether or not the CFC) in respect of any of the CFC's local chargeable profits arising in the accounting period taken together with other amounts.

For the purposes of step 2 in subsection (1) the amount of tax is to be apportioned between the CFC's local chargeable profits in question and the other amounts on a just and reasonable basis.

In this Chapter references to the CFC's local chargeable profits are to its profits as determined for tax purposes under the law of the CFC's territory, ignoring any capital gains or losses.