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Part 5U.K.Group relief

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Pt. 5 applied (with effect in accordance with s. 148 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2012 (c. 14), s. 125 (with s. 147, Sch. 17)

C2Pt. 5 excluded (with effect in accordance with Sch. 18 para. 63 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2016 (c. 24), Sch. 18 para. 20(5)

C3Pt. 5 modified by 2009 c. 4, s. 1218ZDB(2) (as inserted (for specified purposes and with effect in accordance with Sch. 6 paras. 20, 21(1)(a) of the amending Act) by Finance (No. 2) Act 2017 (c. 32), Sch. 6 para. 1 (with Sch. 6 para. 21(3)))

C4Pt. 5 modified (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Risk Transformation (Tax) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1271), regs. 1(1), 10, 11

C5Pt. 5 applied (with modifications) (24.2.2022) by Finance Act 2022 (c. 3), Sch. 2 para. 47(4)

Chapter 4U.K.Claims for group relief

Surrenderable amounts under Chapter 2U.K.

130Group relief claims on amounts surrenderable under Chapter 2U.K.

(1)This section applies in relation to the surrendering company's surrenderable amounts for the surrender period under Chapter 2.

(2)A company (“the claimant company”) may make a claim for group relief for an accounting period (“the claim period”) in relation to those amounts (in whole or in part) if the following requirements are met.

(3)More than one company may make a claim for group relief in relation to any surrenderable amounts (but the giving of group relief in relation to any claim is subject to the provisions of this Chapter).

Textual Amendments

F1Words in s. 130(2)(c) substituted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 6 para. 10 of the amending Act) by Finance (No. 3) Act 2010 (c. 33), Sch. 6 para. 3(a)

F2Words in s. 130(2)(c) substituted (18.11.2015) (with effect in accordance with s. 35(3) of the amending Act) by Finance (No. 2) Act 2015 (c. 33), s. 35(2)(b)(i)

F3Words in s. 130(2)(d) substituted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 6 para. 10 of the amending Act) by Finance (No. 3) Act 2010 (c. 33), Sch. 6 para. 3(b)

F4Word in s. 130(2)(d) substituted (18.11.2015) (with effect in accordance with s. 35(3) of the amending Act) by Finance (No. 2) Act 2015 (c. 33), s. 35(2)(b)(ii)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C7S. 130(2) applied by 1998 c. 36, Sch. 18 para. 70(1) (as substituted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 4 para. 190 of the amending Act) by Finance (No. 2) Act 2017 (c. 32), Sch. 4 para. 114(2))

131The group conditionU.K.

(1)The group condition is met if the surrendering company and the claimant company—

(a)are members of the same group of companies (see section 152), and

(b)are both UK related.

(2)For the meaning of “UK related” in subsection (1)(b) and in sections 132 and 133, see section 134.

132Consortium condition 1U.K.

(1)Consortium condition 1 is met if subsection (2) or (3) applies.

(2)This subsection applies if—

(a)the surrendering company is a trading company or a holding company,

(b)the surrendering company is owned by a consortium,

(c)the claimant company is a member of the consortium, and

(d)both companies are UK related.

(3)This subsection applies if—

(a)the claimant company is a trading company or a holding company,

(b)the claimant company is owned by a consortium,

(c)the surrendering company is a member of the consortium, and

(d)both companies are UK related.

(4)But consortium condition 1 is not met if a profit on a sale within subsection (5) by the company that is the member of the consortium would be a trading receipt of the member.

(5)A sale is within this subsection if it is a sale of—

(a)the share capital the member owns in the company owned by the consortium, or

(b)if that company is owned by the consortium as a result of section 153(3) (consortiums involving holding companies), the share capital the member owns in the holding company in question.

133Consortium conditions 2 and 3U.K.

(1)Consortium condition 2 is met if—

(a)the surrendering company is a trading company or a holding company,

(b)the surrendering company is owned by a consortium,

(c)the claimant company is not a member of the consortium,

(d)the claimant company is a member of the same group of companies as a third company (“the link company”),

(e)the link company is a member of the consortium, F5... [F6and]

[F7(f) the surrendering company and the claimant company are both UK related, F8...

F8(g). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]

(2)Consortium condition 3 is met if—

(a)the claimant company is a trading company or a holding company,

(b)the claimant company is owned by a consortium,

(c)the surrendering company is not a member of the consortium,

(d)the surrendering company is a member of the same group of companies as a third company (“the link company”),

(e)the link company is a member of the consortium, F9... [F10and]

[F11(f) the surrendering company and the claimant company are both UK related, F12...

F12(g). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]

(3)But neither consortium condition 2 nor consortium condition 3 is met if a profit on a sale within subsection (4) by the link company would be a trading receipt of that company.

(4)A sale is within this subsection if it is a sale of—

(a)the share capital the link company owns in the company (“the consortium company”) owned by the consortium as mentioned in subsection (1)(b) or (2)(b), or

(b)if the consortium company is owned by the consortium as a result of section 153(3) (consortiums involving holding companies), the share capital the link company owns in the holding company in question.

F13(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F13(6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F13(7). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F13(8). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F5Word in s. 133(1)(e) omitted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 6 para. 10 of the amending Act) by virtue of Finance (No. 3) Act 2010 (c. 33), Sch. 6 para. 4(2)(a)

F6Word in s. 133(1)(e) inserted (18.11.2015) (with effect in accordance with s. 35(3) of the amending Act) by Finance (No. 2) Act 2015 (c. 33), s. 35(1)(a)(i)

F7S. 133(1)(f)(g) substituted for s. 133(1)(f) (with effect in accordance with Sch. 6 para. 10 of the amending Act) by Finance (No. 3) Act 2010 (c. 33), Sch. 6 para. 4(2)(b)

F8S. 133(1)(g) and preceding word omitted (18.11.2015) (with effect in accordance with s. 35(3) of the amending Act) by virtue of Finance (No. 2) Act 2015 (c. 33), s. 35(1)(a)(ii)

F9Word in s. 133(2)(e) omitted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 6 para. 10 of the amending Act) by virtue of Finance (No. 3) Act 2010 (c. 33), Sch. 6 para. 4(3)(a)

F10Word in s. 133(2)(e) inserted (18.11.2015) (with effect in accordance with s. 35(3) of the amending Act) by Finance (No. 2) Act 2015 (c. 33), s. 35(1)(b)(i)

F11S. 133(2)(f)(g) substituted for s. 133(2)(f) (with effect in accordance with Sch. 6 para. 10 of the amending Act) by Finance (No. 3) Act 2010 (c. 33), Sch. 6 para. 4(3)(b)

F12S. 133(2)(g) and preceding word omitted (18.11.2015) (with effect in accordance with s. 35(3) of the amending Act) by virtue of Finance (No. 2) Act 2015 (c. 33), s. 35(1)(b)(ii)

F13S. 133(5)-(8) omitted (18.11.2015) (with effect in accordance with s. 35(3) of the amending Act) by virtue of Finance (No. 2) Act 2015 (c. 33), s. 35(1)(c)

134Meaning of “UK related” companyU.K.

For the purposes of sections 131 to 133 a company is UK related if—

(a)it is a UK resident company, or

(b)it is a non-UK resident company [F14within the charge to corporation tax].

Textual Amendments

F14Words in s. 134(b) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 24(3) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2019 (c. 1), s. 24(1)

F15134ACompanies “established in the EEA”U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F15S. 134A omitted (18.11.2015) (with effect in accordance with s. 35(3) of the amending Act) by virtue of Finance (No. 2) Act 2015 (c. 33), s. 35(2)(c)