Section 554AE | Section 554AA: meaning of “material interest” ^F1F2

(1)Section 68 (meaning of “material interest” in a company) applies for the purposes of section 554AA and, subject to subsection (2), does so as it applies for the purposes of the benefits code.

(2)In section 68 as it applies for the purposes of section 554AA—

(a)each of the following is to be treated as “an associate” of A—

(i)a person (“the promoter”) who, for the purposes of Part 5 of FA 2014, is carrying on business as a promoter in relation to the relevant arrangement, and

(ii)where the promoter is a company, any company which is an associated company of the promoter;

(b)“participator”—

(i)in relation to a close company, means a person who is a participator in relation to the company for the purposes of section 455 of CTA 2010 (see sections 454 and 455(5) of that Act), and

(ii)in relation to a company which would be a close company if it were a UK resident company, means a person who would be such a participator if the company were a close company.

(3)In subsection (2)(a)(ii) “associated company” has the same meaning as it has for the purposes of Part 10 of CTA 2010 (see section 449 of that Act).