[F1Application of ChapterU.K.
Textual Amendments
F1Pt. 6A inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 10 paras. 18-21 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2016 (c. 24), Sch. 10 para. 1
259KACircumstances in which the Chapter appliesU.K.
(1)This Chapter applies if conditions A to G are met.
(2)Condition A is that a payment or quasi-payment (“the imported mismatch payment”) is made under, or in connection with, an arrangement (“the imported mismatch arrangement”).
(3)Condition B is that, in relation to the imported mismatch payment, the payer (“P”) is within the charge to corporation tax for the payment period.
(4)Condition C is that the imported mismatch arrangement is one of a series of arrangements.
(5)A “series of arrangements” means a number of arrangements that are each entered into (whether or not one after the other) in pursuance of, or in relation to, another arrangement (“the over-arching arrangement”).
(6)Condition D is that—
(a)under an arrangement in the series other than the imported mismatch arrangement, there is a payment or quasi-payment (“the mismatch payment”) in relation to which it is reasonable to suppose that there is or will be—
(i)a hybrid or otherwise impermissible deduction/non-inclusion mismatch (see section 259CB),
(ii)a hybrid transfer deduction/non-inclusion mismatch (see section 259DC),
(iii)a hybrid payer deduction/non-inclusion mismatch (see section 259EB),
(iv)a hybrid payee deduction/non-inclusion mismatch (see section 259GB),
(v)a multinational payee deduction/non-inclusion mismatch (see section 259HB),
(vi)a hybrid entity double deduction amount (see section 259IA(4)), or
(vii)a dual territory double deduction (see section 259KB), or
(b)as a consequence of an arrangement in the series other than the imported mismatch arrangement, there is or will be an excessive PE deduction (see section 259KB),
and in this Chapter “the relevant mismatch” means the mismatch, amount or deduction concerned.
[F2(7)Condition E is that it is reasonable to suppose that the relevant mismatch is not capable of counteraction.
(7A)A relevant mismatch is capable of counteraction to the extent it is capable of being considered, for the purposes of determining the tax treatment of a person, other than P, under the law of a territory that is OECD mismatch compliant.
(7B)If a proportion of the relevant mismatch is not capable of being so considered under the law of any such territory—
(a)Condition E is met in relation to that proportion, and
(b)the remainder of the relevant mismatch is to be ignored for the purposes of this Part.
(7C)A determination about the extent to which a relevant mismatch is capable of being so considered is to be made on a just and reasonable basis.
(7D)A territory is OECD mismatch compliant if under the law of that territory effect is given to the Final Report on Neutralising the Effects of Hybrid Mismatch Arrangements published by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development on 5 October 2015 or any replacement or supplementary publication (within the meaning of section 259BA(3)).]
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(9)Condition G is that—
(a)subsection (6)(a) applies and P is in the same control group (see section 259NB) [F4as a payee], in relation to the mismatch payment, at any time in the period—
(i)beginning with the day the over-arching arrangement is made, and
(ii)ending with the last day of the payment period in relation to the imported mismatch payment,
(b)subsection (6)(b) applies and P is in the same control group as the company in relation to whom the excessive PE deduction arises at any time in that period, or
(c)the imported mismatch arrangement, or the over-arching arrangement, is a structured arrangement.
(10)The imported mismatch arrangement, or the over-arching arrangement, is a “structured arrangement” if it is reasonable to suppose that—
(a)the arrangement concerned is designed to secure the relevant mismatch, or
(b)the terms of the arrangement concerned share the economic benefit of the relevant mismatch between the parties to that arrangement or otherwise reflect the fact that the relevant mismatch is expected to arise.
(11)An arrangement may be designed to secure the relevant mismatch despite also being designed to secure any commercial or other objective.
(12)Section 259KC contains provision for denying all or part of the relevant deduction in relation to the imported mismatch payment by reference to the relevant mismatch.
Textual Amendments
F2S. 259KA(7)-(7D) substituted for s. 259KA(7) (with effect in accordance with Sch. 7 paras. 37-39 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2021 (c. 26), Sch. 7 para. 21(2)
F3S. 259KA(8) omitted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 7 paras. 37-39 of the amending Act) by virtue of Finance Act 2021 (c. 26), Sch. 7 para. 21(3)
F4Words in s. 259KA(9)(a) substituted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 7 paras. 37-39 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2021 (c. 26), Sch. 7 para. 21(4)
259KBMeaning of “dual territory double deduction”, “excessive PE deduction” and “PE jurisdiction”U.K.
(1)This section has effect for the purposes of this Chapter.
(2)A “dual territory double deduction” means an amount that can be deducted by a company both—
(a)from income for the purposes of a tax charged under the law of one territory, and
(b)from income for the purposes of a tax charged under the law of another territory.
(3)A “PE deduction” is an amount that—
(a)may (in substance) be deducted from a company's income for the purposes of calculating the company's taxable profits, for a taxable period, for the purposes of a tax that is charged on the company, under the law of a territory (“the PE jurisdiction”), by virtue of the company having a permanent establishment in that territory, and
(b)is in respect of a transfer of money or money's worth, from the company in the PE jurisdiction to the company in another territory (“the parent jurisdiction”) in which it is resident for the purposes of a tax, that—
(i)is actually made, or
(ii)is (in substance) treated as being made for tax purposes.
[F5(3A)For the purposes of this section a “PE deduction” does not include—
(a)a debit in respect of amortisation that is brought into account under section 729 or 731 of CTA 2009 (writing down the capitalised cost of an intangible fixed asset), or
(b)an amount that is deductible in respect of amortisation under a provision of the law of a territory outside the United Kingdom that is equivalent to either of those sections.]
(4)A PE deduction is “excessive” so far as it exceeds the sum of—
(a)any increases, resulting from the circumstances giving rise to the PE deduction, in the taxable profits of the company, for a permitted taxable period, for the purposes of a tax charged under the law of the parent jurisdiction, and
(b)any amounts by which a loss made by the company, for a permitted taxable period, for the purposes of a tax charged under the law of the parent jurisdiction, is reduced as a result of the circumstances giving rise to the PE deduction.
[F6(4A)For the purposes of subsection (4) any increase in taxable profits or reduction of losses is to be ignored in any case where tax is charged at a nil rate under the law of the parent jurisdiction.]
(5)A taxable period of the company is “permitted” for the purposes of subsection (4) if—
(a)the period begins before the end of 12 months after the end of the taxable period mentioned in subsection (3)(a), or
(b)where the period begins after that—
(i)a claim has been made for the period to be a permitted period for the purposes of subsection (4), and
(ii)it is just and reasonable for the circumstances giving rise to the PE deduction to affect the profits or loss made for that period rather than an earlier period.]
Textual Amendments
F5S. 259KB(3A) inserted (retrospectively) by Finance (No. 2) Act 2017 (c. 32), s. 24(9)(13)
F6S. 259KB(4A) inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 7 para. 19(1) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2018 (c. 3), Sch. 7 para. 6