Corporation Tax Act 2009

97 (1) Amend section 209 (meaning of distribution) as follows.

(2) In subsection (2)(e) at the beginning insert “subject to subsection (6A),”.

(3) After subsection (6) insert—

“(6A) Relevant alternative finance return shall not be treated as a distribution for the purposes of the Corporation Tax Acts by virtue of subsection (2)(e)(iii).

In this subsection “relevant alternative finance return”—

(a) for corporation tax purposes means anything that is alternative finance return for the purposes of Part 6 of CTA 2009 as a result of section 513 of that Act or any part of the redemption payment under arrangements to which section 507 of that Act applies (investment bond arrangements), and

(b) for income tax purposes means anything that is alternative finance return for the purposes of Chapter 5 of Part 2 of the Finance Act 2005 as a result of section 48B(1), 49(2) or 49A(2) of that Act or any part of the redemption payment under arrangements to which section 48A of that Act applies (alternative finance investment bonds).”