Part 8 U.K. Intangible fixed assets

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. 8 modified (1.1.2010) by Northern Rock plc (Tax Consequences) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3227), regs. 1, 6(1)

C2 Pt. 8 modified (with effect in accordance with s. 1184(1) of the amending Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2010 (c. 4), ss. 601, 1184(1) (with Sch. 2)

C3 Pt. 8 modified (1.10.2011) by Postal Services Act 2011 (c. 5), s. 93(2)(3), Sch. 2 para. 6(1); S.I. 2011/2329, art. 3

C4 Pt. 8 modified (15.11.2011 for specified purposes, 30.3.2012 for E.W.) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), ss., 240(5)(o), Sch. 24 para. 1(3); S.I. 2012/628, art. 3(b)

C5 Pt. 8 modified (1.4.2012) by Budget Responsibility and National Audit Act 2011 (c. 4), s. 29, Sch. 4 para. 3(1); S.I. 2011/2576, art. 5

C6 Pt. 8 modified (with effect in accordance with s. 148 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2012 (c. 14), s. 88(1)(2)(7) (with s. 147, Sch. 17)

C7 Pt. 8 modified (6.4.2020) by Finance Act 2019 (c. 1), Sch. 5 paras. 35, 45 (with Sch. 5 para. 36)

Chapter 9 U.K. Application of this Part to groups of companies

Reallocation of degrouping charge within group and recovery U.K.

795 Recovery of charge from another group company or controlling director U.K.

(1) This section applies if—

(a) a company (“A”) is liable to a degrouping charge,

(b) an amount of corporation tax has been assessed on A for the relevant accounting period, and

(c) the whole or part of that amount is unpaid at the end of the period of 6 months after the time when it became payable.

(2) An officer of Revenue and Customs may serve a notice on the persons to whom this subsection applies (see subsections (3) and (4)) requiring them to pay the lesser of—

(a) the amount of corporation tax referable to the degrouping charge (see section 796(2)), or

(b) the amount that remains unpaid of the corporation tax payable for the relevant accounting period by A.

(3) If A was a member of a group at the relevant time, subsection (2) applies to—

(a) a company that was at that time the principal company of the group, and

(b) any other company that at any time in the period of 12 months ending with the relevant time—

(i) was a member of that group, and

(ii) owned the relevant asset or any part of it.

(4) If at the relevant time A is not UK resident F1 ... , subsection (2) applies to any person who is a controlling director—

(a) of A,

(b) of a company that has control of A,

(c) of a company that had control of A within the period of 12 months ending with the relevant time,

or was such a controlling director during that period.

(5) Section 796 applies for the interpretation of this section and in that section references to “A” must be read in accordance with this section.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 795(4) omitted (6.4.2020) by virtue of Finance Act 2019 (c. 1), Sch. 5 paras. 26, 35 (with Sch. 5 para. 36)