Finance Act 2016

Further amendments in ITTOIA 2005

11(1)Section 399 (qualifying distribution received by person not entitled to tax credits) is amended as follows.

(2)For subsection (1) substitute—

(1)This section applies if—

(a)a person’s income for a tax year includes a distribution of a company, and

(b)the person is non-UK resident.

(3)In subsection (2) omit “(but see subsection (7))”.

(4)Omit subsections (3) to (5) (amount of dividend received by non-UK resident to be treated as its grossed-up amount).

(5)Omit subsection (5A) (amounts treated as qualifying distributions for purposes of the section).

(6)Omit subsection (7) (which provides for subsection (2) to be subject to repealed provisions).

(7)For the heading substitute “Tax treated as paid on distributions received by non-UK resident persons”.