Section 259KB | Meaning of “dual territory double deduction”, “excessive PE deduction” and “PE jurisdiction” ^F1

(1)This section has effect for the purposes of this Chapter.

(2)A “dual territory double deduction” means an amount that can be deducted by a company both—

(a)from income for the purposes of a tax charged under the law of one territory, and

(b)from income for the purposes of a tax charged under the law of another territory.

(3)A “PE deduction” is an amount that—

(a)may (in substance) be deducted from a company's income for the purposes of calculating the company's taxable profits, for a taxable period, for the purposes of a tax that is charged on the company, under the law of a territory (“the PE jurisdiction”), by virtue of the company having a permanent establishment in that territory, and

(b)is in respect of a transfer of money or money's worth, from the company in the PE jurisdiction to the company in another territory (“the parent jurisdiction”) in which it is resident for the purposes of a tax, that—

(i)is actually made, or

(ii)is (in substance) treated as being made for tax purposes.

(3A)For the purposes of this section a “PE deduction” does not include—^F2

(a)a debit in respect of amortisation that is brought into account under section 729 or 731 of CTA 2009 (writing down the capitalised cost of an intangible fixed asset), or^F2

(b)an amount that is deductible in respect of amortisation under a provision of the law of a territory outside the United Kingdom that is equivalent to either of those sections.^F2

(4)A PE deduction is “excessive” so far as it exceeds the sum of—

(a)any increases, resulting from the circumstances giving rise to the PE deduction, in the taxable profits of the company, for a permitted taxable period, for the purposes of a tax charged under the law of the parent jurisdiction, and

(b)any amounts by which a loss made by the company, for a permitted taxable period, for the purposes of a tax charged under the law of the parent jurisdiction, is reduced as a result of the circumstances giving rise to the PE deduction.

(4A)For the purposes of subsection (4) any increase in taxable profits or reduction of losses is to be ignored in any case where tax is charged at a nil rate under the law of the parent jurisdiction.^F3

(5)A taxable period of the company is “permitted” for the purposes of subsection (4) if—

(a)the period begins before the end of 12 months after the end of the taxable period mentioned in subsection (3)(a), or

(b)where the period begins after that—

(i)a claim has been made for the period to be a permitted period for the purposes of subsection (4), and

(ii)it is just and reasonable for the circumstances giving rise to the PE deduction to affect the profits or loss made for that period rather than an earlier period.