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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/4/section/21/2012-01-15</dc:identifier><dc:title>Corporation Tax Act 2010</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to restate, with minor changes, certain enactments relating to corporation tax and certain enactments relating to company distributions; and for connected purposes.</dc:description><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2026-05-20</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2012-01-15</dct:valid>
					
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