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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/8/section/87</dc:identifier><dc:title>Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to restate, with minor changes, certain enactments relating to tax; to make provision for purposes connected with the restatement of enactments by other tax law rewrite Acts; 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>2026-09-11</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2026-03-18</dct:valid>
					
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RestrictStartDate="2024-04-06"><Number><CommentaryRef Ref="key-ef004bc9ade9cfdc8f48e6e02db113f1"/>CHAPTER 2</Number><Title>Double taxation relief by way of credit</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/8/part/2/chapter/2/crossheading/schemes-and-arrangements-designed-to-increase-relief-antiavoidance" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2010/8/part/2/chapter/2/crossheading/schemes-and-arrangements-designed-to-increase-relief-antiavoidance" NumberOfProvisions="16" id="part-2-chapter-2-crossheading-schemes-and-arrangements-designed-to-increase-relief-antiavoidance" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I." RestrictStartDate="2018-03-15"><Title><Emphasis>Schemes and arrangements designed to increase relief: anti-avoidance</Emphasis></Title><P1group RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I." RestrictStartDate="2018-03-15"><Title>Section 83(2) and (4): schemes that would reduce a person's tax liability</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/8/section/87" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2010/8/section/87" id="section-87"><Pnumber PuncAfter="">87</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/8/section/87/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2010/8/section/87/1" id="section-87-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>This section applies to a scheme or arrangement if, under the scheme or arrangement, the condition in subsection (2) is met in relation to a person <Addition ChangeId="key-fee7b7b0aae1ac99e184c51188d58858-1563274658132" CommentaryRef="key-fee7b7b0aae1ac99e184c51188d58858">(“P”)</Addition> who for a chargeable period has claimed, or is in a position to claim, any credit that under the arrangements is to be allowed for foreign tax.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/8/section/87/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2010/8/section/87/2" id="section-87-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The condition is that amount A is less than amount B.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/8/section/87/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2010/8/section/87/3" id="section-87-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Amount A is  <Substitution ChangeId="key-23c6413e4f88f2ffe3ab00f8b82bbd7f-1563274758789" CommentaryRef="key-23c6413e4f88f2ffe3ab00f8b82bbd7f">the total amount of </Substitution><Acronym Expansion="United Kingdom"><Substitution ChangeId="key-23c6413e4f88f2ffe3ab00f8b82bbd7f-1563274758789" CommentaryRef="key-23c6413e4f88f2ffe3ab00f8b82bbd7f">UK</Substitution></Acronym><Substitution ChangeId="key-23c6413e4f88f2ffe3ab00f8b82bbd7f-1563274758789" CommentaryRef="key-23c6413e4f88f2ffe3ab00f8b82bbd7f"> tax payable by P and such persons (if any) as are connected with P</Substitution>  in respect of income and chargeable gains arising in the chargeable period.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/8/section/87/4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2010/8/section/87/4" id="section-87-4"><Pnumber>4</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Amount B is  <Substitution ChangeId="key-2d066b7db8c4a892b67a6a3de6dec398-1563274798114" CommentaryRef="key-2d066b7db8c4a892b67a6a3de6dec398">the total amount of </Substitution><Substitution ChangeId="key-2d066b7db8c4a892b67a6a3de6dec398-1563274798114" CommentaryRef="key-2d066b7db8c4a892b67a6a3de6dec398">UK</Substitution><Substitution ChangeId="key-2d066b7db8c4a892b67a6a3de6dec398-1563274798114" CommentaryRef="key-2d066b7db8c4a892b67a6a3de6dec398"> tax that would be payable by P and such persons (if any) as are connected with P</Substitution>  in respect of income and chargeable gains arising in the chargeable period if, in determining that amount, the transactions forming part of the scheme or arrangement were disregarded.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/8/section/87/5" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2010/8/section/87/5" id="section-87-5"><Pnumber>5</Pnumber><P2para><Text>In this section  “<Term id="term-uk-tax">UK tax</Term>” means income tax, corporation tax and capital gains tax.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/8/section/87/6" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2010/8/section/87/6" id="section-87-6"><Pnumber>6</Pnumber><P2para><Text>In this section so far as it relates to capital gains tax  “<Term id="term-chargeable-period">chargeable period</Term>” means tax year (see section 288(1ZA) of <Acronym Expansion="Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act">TCGA</Acronym> 1992).</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/8/section/87/7" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2010/8/section/87/7" id="section-87-7"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="key-1985383ec6563a0e38cbefabc7b779b2-1563274722099" CommentaryRef="key-1985383ec6563a0e38cbefabc7b779b2">7</Addition></Pnumber><P2para><Text><Addition ChangeId="key-1985383ec6563a0e38cbefabc7b779b2-1563274722099" CommentaryRef="key-1985383ec6563a0e38cbefabc7b779b2">For the purposes of this section, whether a person is connected with P is determined in accordance with section 1122 of CTA 2010.</Addition></Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Chapter></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="key-1985383ec6563a0e38cbefabc7b779b2" Type="F"><Para><Text>S. 87(7) inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 31(7) of the amending Act) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2018/3" id="cfs0k7ld3-00015" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2018" Number="3" Title="Finance Act 2018">Finance Act 2018 (c. 3)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cfs0k7ld3-00015" id="cfs0k7ld3-00016" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2018/3/section/31/3/d" SectionRef="section-31-3-d" Operative="true">s. 31(3)(d)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-23c6413e4f88f2ffe3ab00f8b82bbd7f" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in s. 87(3) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 31(7) of the amending Act) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2018/3" id="cfs0k7ld3-00023" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2018" Number="3" Title="Finance Act 2018">Finance Act 2018 (c. 3)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cfs0k7ld3-00023" id="cfs0k7ld3-00024" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2018/3/section/31/3/b" SectionRef="section-31-3-b" Operative="true">s. 31(3)(b)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-2d066b7db8c4a892b67a6a3de6dec398" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in s. 87(4) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 31(7) of the amending Act) by <Citation 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URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2010/8/section/381/1" SectionRef="section-381-1">s. 381(1)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cbfce4vg2-00656" id="cbfce4vg2-00658" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2010/8/schedule/8/paragraph/34/3" SectionRef="schedule-8-paragraph-34-3" Operative="true">Sch. 8 para. 34(3)</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cbfce4vg2-00656" id="cbfce4vg2-00659" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2010/8/schedule/9/paragraph/1" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2010/8/schedule/9/paragraph/9" StartSectionRef="schedule-9-paragraph-1" EndSectionRef="schedule-9-paragraph-9">Sch. 9 paras. 1-9</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cbfce4vg2-00656" id="cbfce4vg2-00660" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2010/8/schedule/9/paragraph/22" SectionRef="schedule-9-paragraph-22">22</CitationSubRef>))</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-ef004bc9ade9cfdc8f48e6e02db113f1" Type="C"><Para><Text>Pt. 2 applied by 2010 c. 4, s. 269DL(6) (as inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 3 Pt. 3 of the amending Act) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2015/33" id="czgrh8gu2-00037" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2015" Number="33" Title="Finance (No. 2) Act 2015">Finance (No. 2) Act 2015 (c. 33)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="czgrh8gu2-00037" id="czgrh8gu2-00038" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2015/33/schedule/3/paragraph/1" SectionRef="schedule-3-paragraph-1" Operative="true">Sch. 3 para. 1</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-fee7b7b0aae1ac99e184c51188d58858" Type="F"><Para><Text>Letter in s. 87(1) inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 31(7) of the amending Act) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2018/3" id="cfs0k7ld3-00007" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2018" Number="3" Title="Finance Act 2018">Finance Act 2018 (c. 3)</Citation>, 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