Section 549: Distributions: supplementary
1732.This section makes further provision about section 548. It is based on sections 121(3) to (7) and 134(1) of, and paragraphs 18(1) and (2) and 32(8) of Schedule 17 to, FA 2006.
1733.Subsection (1) provides that section 548 does not apply to certain types of shareholders.
1734.Subsection (2) (together with subsection (3)) provides that neither section 397 of ITTIOA nor section 1109 of this Act (tax credits in respect of (exempt) qualifying distributions) do not apply to distributions made by the principal company of a group UK REIT or by a company UK REIT of profits or gains (or both) of property rental business.
1735.Section 121(8)(b) of FA 2006 applies only to section 121(1) of FA 2006. So it is arguable that it does not apply to the rule in section 121(5). But subsection (4) of this section applies to the same distributions (including distributions of gains) as are dealt with by section 548.
1736.Subsection (4) provides that relevant distributions (as defined in subsection (3)) are treated as profits of a single business separate from the businesses mentioned in subsection (5).
