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The Corporation Tax (Implementation of the Mergers Directive) Regulations 2008

Corporation tax

Tax

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King's Printer of Acts of Parliament

2018-03-02

CORPORATION TAX

These Regulations amend primary legislation to ensure that the United Kingdom’s tax legislation is compliant with its obligations under Directive 90/434/EEC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26th October 2005 on cross-border mergers of limited liability companies (OJ L 58, 4.3.2005 p.19) as amended by Council Directive 2005/19/EC of 17 February 2005 on the common system of taxation applicable to mergers, divisions, transfers of assets and exchanges of shares concerning companies of different member states (OJ L 310, 25.11.2005 p.11) (“the Mergers Directive”). It should be read with the Corporation Tax (Implementation of the Mergers Directive) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3186) (the 2007 Regulations).