Explanatory Notes

Income Tax Act 2007

2007 CHAPTER 3

20 March 2007

Commentary on Sections

Part 6: Venture capital trusts

Overview

Chapter 4: Qualifying holdings
Overview
Section 312: Winding up of the relevant company

923.This section provides that if the requirements of this Chapter would be met but for the winding up of the relevant company, they are treated as met. The winding up must be commercial and not entered into for tax avoidance purposes. It is based on paragraph 11 of Schedule 28B to ICTA.

924.This supplements the provisions on winding up in section 294(4) and (5) in relation to the relevant company or any other company (in this case this extends to a dissolution too) and in section 302(3) in relation to a qualifying subsidiary or any other company.