C1C2Part 2Double taxation relief
Pt. 2 applied by 2010 c. 4, s. 269DL(6) (as inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 3 Pt. 3 of the amending Act) by Finance (No. 2) Act 2015 (c. 33), Sch. 3 para. 1)
C2CHAPTER 2Double taxation relief by way of credit
Taking account of foreign tax underlying dividends
57Credit in respect of dividend: taking account of underlying tax
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Subsections (2) and (3) apply if, as a result of provision made by the arrangements, underlying tax is to be taken into account in considering whether any and (if so) what credit is to be allowed against corporation tax, income tax or capital gains tax in respect of a dividend.
2
The amount of underlying tax to be taken into account as a result of the provision is to be calculated—
a
under section 58 if the dividend is one paid by a company resident outside the United Kingdom to a company resident in the United Kingdom, and
b
under section 61 if the dividend is not one paid by a company resident outside the United Kingdom to a company resident in the United Kingdom.
3
No underlying tax is to be taken into account as a result of the provision if, under the law of any territory outside the United Kingdom, a deduction is allowed to a resident of the territory in respect of an amount determined by reference to the dividend.
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See also—
a
section 63 (underlying tax paid in the United Kingdom, or otherwise outside the non-UK territory, treated in some cases as underlying tax paid in the non-UK territory), and
b
section 65 (underlying tax paid in respect of profits of a company which pays a dividend treated in some cases as underlying tax paid in respect of profits of company to which dividend is paid).
Pt. 2 modified by 1988 c. 1, Sch. 19ABA paras. 26-28 (as inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 381(1) of the amending Act) by Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010 (c. 8), s. 381(1), Sch. 8 para. 34(3) (with Sch. 9 paras. 1-9, 22))