Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988

Valid from 22/07/2004

Additional provisions for medium-sized enterprises U.K.

5C (1) Paragraph 5B(1) above does not apply as respects any provision made or imposed if—

(a) the potentially advantaged person in question is a medium-sized enterprise for the chargeable period in question, and

(b) the Board gives that person a notice under this sub-paragraph (a “transfer pricing notice”) requiring him to compute the profits and losses of that chargeable period in accordance with paragraph 1(2) above in the case of that provision.

(2) A transfer pricing notice may be given in respect of —

(a) any provision specified, or of a description specified, in the notice, or

(b) every provision in relation to which the assumption in paragraph 1(2) above would fall to be made apart from paragraph 5B(1) above.

(3) A transfer pricing notice may be given only after a notice of enquiry has been given to the potentially advantaged person in respect of his tax return for the chargeable period.

(4) A transfer pricing notice must identify the officer of the Board to whom any notice of appeal under this paragraph is to be given.

(5) A person to whom a transfer pricing notice is given may appeal against the decision to give the notice, but only on the grounds that the condition in sub-paragraph (1)(a) above is not satisfied.

(6) Any such appeal must be brought by giving written notice of appeal to the officer of the Board identified for the purpose in the transfer pricing notice in accordance with sub-paragraph (4) above.

(7) The notice of appeal must be given before the end of the period of 30 days beginning with the day on which the transfer pricing notice is given.

(8) A person to whom a transfer pricing notice is given may amend his tax return for the purpose of complying with the notice at any time before the end of the period of 90 days beginning with—

(a) the day on which the notice is given, or

(b) if he appeals against the notice, the day on which the appeal is finally determined or abandoned.

(9) Where a transfer pricing notice is given in the case of any tax return, no closure notice may be given in relation to that tax return until—

(a) the end of the period of 90 days specified in sub-paragraph (8) above, or

(b) the earlier amendment of the tax return for the purpose of complying with the notice.

(10) So far as relating to any provision made or imposed by or in relation to a person—

(a) who is a medium-sized enterprise for a chargeable period,

(b) who does not make an election under paragraph 5B(3) above for that period, and

(c) who is not excepted from paragraph 5B(1) above by virtue of paragraph 5B(4) above in relation to that provision for that period,

the tax return required to be made for that period is a return that disregards paragraph 1(2) above.

(11) Sub-paragraph (10) above does not prevent a tax return for a period becoming incorrect if, in the case of any provision made or imposed,—

(a) a transfer pricing notice is given which has effect in relation to that provision for that period,

(b) the return is not amended in accordance with sub-paragraph (8) above for the purpose of complying with the notice, and

(c) the return ought to have been so amended.

(12) In this paragraph—

• “closure notice” means a notice under—

  (a)

  section 28A or 28B of the Management Act, or

  (b)

  paragraph 32 of Schedule 18 to the Finance Act 1998;

• “company tax return” means the return required to be delivered pursuant to a notice under paragraph 3 of Schedule 18 to the Finance Act 1998, as read with paragraph 4 of that Schedule;

• “notice of enquiry” means a notice under—

  (a)

  section 9A or 12AC of the Management Act, or

  (b)

  paragraph 24 of Schedule 18 to the Finance Act 1998;

• “tax return” means—

  (a)

  a return under section 8, 8A or 12AA of the Management Act, or

  (b)

  a company tax return.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Sch. 28AA paras. 5B, 5C excluded (19.7.2006) by Finance Act 2006 (c. 25), s. 113(6), Sch. 17 para. 12(2)(3)

C2 Sch. 28AA paras. 5B, 5C excluded by The Authorised Investment Funds (Tax) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/964), reg. 69X(6) (as inserted (6.4.2008) by The Authorised Investment Funds (Tax) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/705), regs. 1, 5)