Corporation Tax Act 2010 (c. 4)

Part 23 U.K. Company distributions

Chapter 3 U.K. Matters which are not distributions

Purchase of own shares: supplementary U.K.

1044 Advance clearance of payments by Commissioners U.K.

(1) A company may make an application under this section to the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (“the Commissioners”) before making a payment on the redemption, repayment or purchase of its own shares.

(2) If, before the payment is made, the Commissioners notify the company that they are satisfied that section 1033 will apply to it, the payment is treated as one to which section 1033 applies.

(3) If, before the payment is made, the Commissioners notify the company that they are satisfied that section 1033 will not apply to it, the payment is treated as one to which section 1033 does not apply.