Explanatory Notes

Corporation Tax Act 2010

2010 CHAPTER 4

3 March 2010

Introduction

Part 12: Real Estate Investment Trusts

Chapter 2: Requirements for being a UK REIT
Section 533: Financial statements: supplementary

1660.This section sets out further requirements about the preparation of financial statements under section 532 and also contains a regulation-making power. It is based on paragraphs 31(3) to (7) and 32(8) of Schedule 17 to FA 2006.

1661.In subsection (4) the expression “equity holder” is not governed by the special definition in section 598.

1662.Subsection (5)(c) provides that the Commissioners may make regulations specifying the deadline for submitting a financial statement to an officer of Revenue and Customs. The section refers to an “an officer of Revenue and Customs” in subsection (5)(c) rather than to “the Commissioners”. See Change 5 in Annex 1.