Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010

[F1 332B Partnerships: expenses of borrowing U.K.

(1) This section applies where—

(a) a member of the worldwide group is a member of a partnership at any time during a period of account of the worldwide group, and

(b) at any time during the period of account, a liability of the partnership in respect of borrowing (“the partnership liability”) is outstanding.

(2) For the purposes mentioned in subsection (7), the financial statements of the worldwide group for the period of account are to be treated as if—

(a) they did not disclose any amounts falling within section 332(1)(a) to (d) relating to the partnership liability, and

(b) they disclosed instead such amounts as would have fallen within that provision had the financial statements been prepared on the following two assumptions.

(3) The first assumption is that, at each time during the period of account at which the partnership liability was outstanding, each member of the partnership owed the appropriate proportion of the partnership liability to the same person, and on the same terms, as it was in fact owed by the partnership.

(4) In subsection (3) “ the appropriate proportion ”, in relation to a member of the partnership at any time, is the proportion of the partnership's profits to which the member is entitled at that time under the partnership's profit sharing arrangements.

(5) The second assumption is that, during the period of account, each member of the partnership incurred the appropriate proportion of any expenses relating to the partnership liability.

(6) In subsection (5) “ the appropriate proportion ” in relation to a member of the partnership, is the proportion of the partnership's profits to which the member is entitled, over the period of account of the worldwide group, under the partnership's profit sharing arrangements.

(7) The purposes referred to in subsection (2) are the purposes of—

(a) this Chapter, and

(b) any other provision of the Corporation Tax Acts so far as it applies for the purposes of this Chapter.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 332A-332C inserted (retrospectively) by Finance (No. 3) Act 2010 (c. 33), Sch. 5 paras. 27, 36(1)