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127Excluded entitiesU.K.

(1)For the purposes of this Part, excluded entities are to be treated as not being members of a multinational group.

(2)But subsection (1) does not apply for the purposes of the following provisions—

(a)section 126 (and accordingly an excluded entity that is the ultimate parent of multinational group remains the ultimate parent of that group),

(b)this section, and

(c)section 129 (determining whether a multinational group is qualifying).

(3)The following are excluded entities—

(a)a governmental entity;

(b)an international organisation;

(c)a pension fund;

(d)a non-profit organisation;

(e)a qualifying non-profit subsidiary;

(f)a qualifying service entity;

(g)a qualifying exempt income entity.

(4)The following are also excluded entities if they are the ultimate parent of a multinational group, or would be but for the fact they do not produce consolidated financial statements that include assets, liabilities, income expenses and cash flows of entities in which they have ownership interests—

(a)an investment fund,

(b)a UK REIT, or

(c)an overseas REIT equivalent.

(5)An entity is a qualifying non-profit subsidiary in an accounting period if—

(a)it is 100% owned by one or more entities that are non-profit organisations,

[F1(b)the revenue (see section 129(5)) of the multinational group of which the entity is a member, excluding the revenues of each member that is a non-profit organisation, a qualifying service entity or a qualifying exempt income entity—

(i)would not exceed the threshold set out in section 129(4), and

(ii)is less than 25% of the total revenue of the group, and]

F2(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(d)no election under subsection (8) is in force in relation to the entity.

(6)An entity is a qualifying service entity if—

(a)it is 95% owned by one or more qualifying excluded entities,

(b)either—

(i)the entity only carries out activities that are ancillary to the activities of those owners, or

(ii)all, or almost all, of its activities, ignoring activities falling within sub-paragraph (i), consist of the holding of assets or the investment of funds for the benefit of those owners, and

(c)no election under subsection (8) is in force in relation to the entity.

(7)An entity is a qualifying exempt income entity if—

(a)it is 85% owned by one or more qualifying excluded entities,

(b)almost all of the entity’s income is excluded dividends or excluded equity gains (or a mixture of both), and

(c)no election under subsection (8) is in force in relation to the entity.

(8)The filing member of a multinational group (see paragraph 2 of Schedule 14) may make an election that a member of that group that would otherwise be an excluded entity as a result of subsection (5), (6) or (7) is not to be an excluded entity.

(9)Schedule 15 makes provision about elections under this Part.

(10)Paragraph 1 of that Schedule (long term elections) applies to an election under subsection (8).

(11)For the purposes of subsection (5), the reference to an entity being 100% owned by one or more entities that are non-profit organisations is to those entities together having that percentage of ownership interest in that entity.

(12)For the purposes of subsections (6) and (7)

(a)despite section 232(3) (permanent establishments treated as distinct from main entity), the conditions in subsection (6)(b) and (7)(b) are only met in relation to a permanent establishment or a main entity if the conditions are met by the main entity and all of its permanent establishments taken together as if they were a single entity;

(b)an excluded entity is “qualifying” if it is not a [F3pension services] entity, and

(c)references to an entity being 95% or 85% owned by qualifying excluded entities are to those entities together having at least that percentage of the ownership interests in that entity (see section 245 for how to calculate ownership interests in excluded entities).

Textual Amendments

F1S. 127(5)(b) substituted (22.2.2024 with effect for accounting periods beginning on or after 31.12.2023 in accordance with Sch. 12 para. 1(2) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2024 (c. 3), Sch. 12 para. 3(a)

F2S. 127(5)(c) and word omitted (22.2.2024 with effect for accounting periods beginning on or after 31.12.2023 in accordance with Sch. 12 para. 1(2) of the amending Act) by virtue of Finance Act 2024 (c. 3), Sch. 12 para. 3(b)

F3Words in s. 127(12) substituted (22.2.2024 with effect for accounting periods beginning on or after 31.12.2023 in accordance with Sch. 12 para. 1(2) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2024 (c. 3), Sch. 12 para. 48(1)

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