Details of the Section
2.Subsection (1) sets out that if section applies, then sections 89, 90 and 91 determine the calculation of taxable diverted profits of the foreign company.
3.Subsection (2) signposts section 97, which explains how a designated HM Revenue & Customs officer estimates profits when issuing a preliminary notice under section 93 or a charging notice under section 95.
4.Subsection (3) refers to subsections (4) to (10), which define key expressions used in sections 89, 90 and 91.
5.Subsection (4) imports the meaning of “the foreign company” from section 86.
6.Subsection (5) defines “the notional PE profits”, in relation to an accounting period. These are the profits that would have been chargeable to UK corporation tax on the foreign company, being profits attributable to a trade carried on by that company through a permanent establishment in the UK had “the avoided PE” been a permanent establishment in the UK.
7.Subsection (6) defines “the material provision” which has the same meaning as stated in section 86.
8.Subsection (7) defines “the relevant alternative provision”. This is defined as the provision that would have been made between connected companies if tax had not been a relevant consideration.
9.Subsection (8) states that for the purposes of subsection (7) making or imposing no provision is treated as making or imposing an alternative provision to the material provision.
10.Subsection (9) explains the circumstances in which “the actual provision condition” is met.
11.Subsection (10) defines the “relevant taxable income” of a company.
12.Subsection (11) defines a “connected company”.
13.Subsection (12) imports the meaning of “the mismatch condition” from section 86.
