Corporation Tax Act 2009 Explanatory Notes

Chapter 4: Building societies
Overview

1382.This Chapter brings payments in respect of shares in building societies into the loan relationship regime. It provides that dividends and interest payable in respect of shares in, or deposits with, or loans to, a building society should be treated as a liability arising under a loan relationship of the building society.

Section 498: Building society dividends and interest

1383.This section brings dividends and interest payable by building societies into the loan relationship regime so far as they would not otherwise be within it. It is based on section 477A(3), (4), (9) and (10) of ICTA. The corresponding provision for income tax is section 372 of ITTOIA.

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