Part 5Loan Relationships

Chapter 8Connected parties relationships: late interest

375Loans to close companies by participators etc

(1)

The case to which this section applies is where—

(a)

there is a time in the actual accrual period when the close company conditions are met, and

(b)

neither the CIS-based close company conditions nor the CIS limited partnership conditions are met

F1and, where subsection (4A) applies, the non-qualifying territory condition is met.

(2)

The close company conditions are that—

(a)

the company which has the debtor relationship (“D”) is a close company, and

(b)

a person (“C”) standing in the position of creditor as respects the loan relationship is—

(i)

a participator in D,

(ii)

the associate of a person who is participator in D,

(iii)

a company of which a participator in D has control,

(iv)

a company in which a participator in D has a major interest,

(v)

a person who controls a company which is a participator in D,

(vi)

the associate of a person within sub-paragraph (v), or

(vii)

a company controlled by a person within sub-paragraph (v).

(3)

The CIS-based close company conditions are that—

(a)

D is a CIS-based close company at all times when the close company conditions are met,

(b)

C is not resident F2for tax purposes in a non-qualifying territory at any such time, and

(c)

D is a small or medium-sized enterprise for the actual accrual period.

(4)

The CIS limited partnership conditions are that—

(a)

the debt is one which is owed to, or to persons acting for, a CIS limited partnership,

(b)

no member of that partnership is resident F3for tax purposes in a non-qualifying territory at any time in the actual accrual period,

(c)

D has received written notice from the partnership containing information from which it appears that the condition in paragraph (b) is met, and

(d)

D is a small or medium-sized enterprise for the actual accrual period.

F4(4A)

This subsection applies if C is a company; and the non-qualifying territory condition is that C is—

(a)

resident for tax purposes in a non-qualifying territory at any time in the actual accrual period, or

(b)

effectively managed in a non-taxing non-qualifying territory at any such time.

(5)

Section 376 applies for the interpretation of this section.