Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010

[F1 452 Real Estate Investment Trusts U.K.

(1) This section applies if a company (a “property rental business company”)—

(a) is a company which has profits for an accounting period which are not charged to corporation tax as a result of section 534(1) or (2) of CTA 2010, or

(b) is a company to which gains accrue in an accounting period that are not chargeable gains as a result of section 535(1) or (5) [F2 , or section 535A(2),] of CTA 2010.

(2) In this section “the residual business company” means the company which—

(a) so far as it carries on residual business, is treated, as a result of section 541 of CTA 2010, as a separate company distinct from the property rental business company, but

(b) ignoring that section, is in fact the same company as the property rental business company.

[F3 (2A) In applying subsection (2) and giving effect to the remainder of this section, the company is treated, at all times in the accounting period, as carrying on a residual business within the charge to corporation tax (and, accordingly, amounts falling to be brought into account in the accounting period as a result of this section are within the charge to corporation tax).]

(3) In applying the provisions of this Part—

(a) the property rental business company and the residual business company are at all times to be regarded as separate members of the same worldwide group (despite the provisions of section 541(3) of CTA 2010), but

(b) in the case of the application of section 433 (qualifying infrastructure company), the property rental business company and the residual business company are to be regarded as being one company (and any election (or its revocation) is, therefore, regarded as made by each company).

(4) This Part has effect as if—

(a) section 534(1) and (2) of CTA 2010, and

(b) section 535(1) and (5) [F4 , or section 535A(2),] of CTA 2010,

do not apply in relation to the property rental business company for the accounting period [F5 (and, accordingly, the profits mentioned in section 534(1) or (2) of CTA 2010 are not calculated for the purposes of this Part in accordance with section 599 of that Act)].

[F6 (4A) An amount charged on the residual business company as a result of section 543 of CTA 2010 (excessive property financing costs) is treated for the purposes of this Part as if it met condition A, B, C or D for the purposes of section 385 (tax-interest income amounts).]

[F7 (5) The allocated disallowance for the property rental business company (if any) for the accounting period—

(a) is to be taken into account in calculating the profits of the property rental business for the purposes of section 530 of CTA 2010 (condition as to distribution of profits), but

(b) must be limited to such amount as secures that neither subsection (3)(b) nor subsection (5) of that section (distribution of profits not required if would result in unlawful distribution) applies.]

(6) This subsection—

(a) sets out steps to be taken in order to facilitate the operation of Chapter 2 (disallowance and reactivation of tax-interest expense amounts), and

(b) has effect in relation to an accounting period of the residual business company whether or not it has net tax-interest expense referable to that period.

If the residual business company does not have net tax-interest expense referable to that period, it is treated for the purposes of steps 1 to 4 in the rest of this subsection as if it had instead a nil amount of tax-interest expense referable to that period.

• Step 1 Determine the maximum amount that could be the allocated disallowance for the property rental business company for the accounting period if subsection (5) were ignored and the maximum amount that could be the allocated disallowance for the residual business company for the accounting period (ignoring step 5). The sum of those maximum amounts is referred to in this subsection as “the total REIT expenses”.

• Step 2 Determine the amount (if any) that is the allocated disallowance for the property rental business for the accounting period, applying subsection (5) and all other rules in this Part. This amount is referred to in this subsection as “the actual disallowed amount”.

• Step 3 Deduct from the total REIT expenses the actual disallowed amount.

• Step 4 Determine whether so much of the total REIT expenses as remains after step 3 exceeds the net tax-interest expense of the residual business company referable to the accounting period (ignoring step 5).

• Step 5 If the application of step 4 produces an excess, the residual business company is required to bring into account in the accounting period matching tax-interest expense and income amounts in accordance with the following provisions of this section.

(7) The residual business company—

(a) must bring a tax-interest expense amount equal to the excess into account in the accounting period, and

(b) must bring a tax-interest income amount equal to the excess into account in the accounting period,

but nothing in this subsection affects any calculation required under any other provision of this Part in relation to the accounting period of the residual business company.

(8) The bringing into account of a tax-interest expense amount under subsection (7) is subject to the operation of the other provisions of this Part (which may result in some or all of the amount not being brought into account).

(9) The tax-interest expense amount under subsection (7) must be matched in amount and nature to an amount comprised in the total REIT expenses.

Section 377(2) to (4) (which, subject to an election made by the company, set out the order in which amounts are left out of account) apply for the purposes of this subsection.

(10) The tax-interest expense or income amounts under subsection (7) are treated as being of the same nature as each other.

(11) An interest restriction return—

(a) must, in relation to any company carrying on residual business or property rental business, specify that fact, and

(b) must contain information about how the return has taken into account the effect of this section.

(12) Expressions which are used in this section and in Part 12 of CTA 2010 have the same meaning in this section as they have in that Part.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 10: the existing Pt. 10 renumbered as Pt. 11 (except for ss. 375, 376 which are repealed), the existing ss. 372-374, 377-382 renumbered as ss. 499-507 and a new Pt. 10 (ss. 372-498) inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 5 para. 25(1)-(3) of the amending Act) by Finance (No. 2) Act 2017 (c. 32), Sch. 5 para. 1, 10(1)(2)(a)(3) (with Sch. 5 paras. 27, 32-34)

F2 Words in s. 452(1)(b) inserted (22.2.2024) by Finance Act 2024 (c. 3), Sch. 7 para. 11(2)

F3 S. 452(2A) inserted (retrospectively) by Finance Act 2021 (c. 26), s. 38(2)(3)

F4 Words in s. 452(4)(b) inserted (22.2.2024) by Finance Act 2024 (c. 3), Sch. 7 para. 11(3)

F5 Words in s. 452(4) inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 11 para. 22 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2019 (c. 1), Sch. 11 para. 14(2)

F6 S. 452(4A) inserted (retrospectively) by Finance Act 2019 (c. 1), Sch. 11 paras. 14(3), 24

F7 S. 452(5) substituted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 11 para. 22 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2019 (c. 1), Sch. 11 para. 14(4)