Finance Act 2013

Miscellaneous

19 In section 371IB (loans funded out of qualifying resources) after subsection (9) insert—

“(9A) Subsection (9) does not apply if the debt incurred by the member of the CFC group as mentioned in subsection (8) represents the principal on a loan made to the member to which subsection (9B) or (9D) applies.

(9B) This subsection applies to a loan if the member repays it within 48 hours of the loan being made.

(9C) But subsection (9B) does not apply to a loan if the repayment of the loan within the 48 hours occurs under, or is connected (directly or indirectly) with, an arrangement the main purpose, or one of the main purposes, of which is to ensure that subsection (9) does not apply because of—

(a) the loan, or

(b) any other debt which a member of the CFC group incurs (or is expected to incur) in the United Kingdom.

(9D) This subsection applies to a loan if—

(a) there is an issue of shares which meets the requirements of subsection (7)(c)(i) to (iii),

(b) the loan was made before the issue of shares but with the expectation that it would be repaid by the member out of funds deriving (directly or indirectly) from the issue of shares,

(c) the loan is repaid by the member out of such funds within the period of 6 months beginning with the day on which the loan was made, and

(d) the loan—

(i) was made by a person who was not a member of the CFC group, and

(ii) was not made (wholly or partly nor directly or indirectly) out of funds or other assets provided by a member of the CFC group.”