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13(1)If a company (“C”) makes a qualifying gift, a portion of C’s tax liability for the relevant accounting period is to be treated as satisfied, as if C had paid that portion when it became due (or on the offer registration date, if the portion became due before that date).
(2)“The relevant accounting period” is the accounting period of C’s in which the offer registration date falls.