Section 371CE | Does Chapter 6 apply?

(1)Subject to what follows, Chapter 6 (trading finance profits) applies for a CFC's accounting period if (and only if)—

(a)the CFC has trading finance profits, and

(b)at any time during the accounting period, the CFC has funds or other assets which derive (directly or indirectly) from UK connected capital contributions.

(2)The CFC's trading finance profits are to be treated for the purposes of this Part as if they were non-trading finance profits (and, accordingly, Chapter 6 cannot apply for the accounting period) if—

(a)the CFC is a group treasury company in the accounting period (see section 371CEA), and

(b)a notice is given to an officer of Revenue and Customs requesting that the CFC's trading finance profits be treated as if they were non-trading finance profits.

(3)Profits treated as non-trading finance profits under subsection (2) are not to be taken to fall within section 371CB(3) or (4).

(4)Repealed

(5)Repealed

(6)A notice under subsection (2)(b)—

(a)may be given only by a company or companies determined under subsection (7) or (8), and

(b)must be given—

(i)within 20 months after the end of the accounting period, or

(ii)within such longer period as an officer of Revenue and Customs may allow.

(7)A company may give a notice if—

(a)the company would be a chargeable company were section 371BC (charging the CFC charge) to apply in relation to the accounting period, and

(b)the percentage of the CFC's chargeable profits which would be apportioned to the company at step 3 in section 371BC(1) would represent more than half of X%.

(8)Two or more companies may together give a notice if—

(a)the companies would all be chargeable companies were section 371BC (charging the CFC charge) to apply in relation to the accounting period, and

(b)the percentage of the CFC's chargeable profits which would be apportioned to the companies, taken together, at step 3 in section 371BC(1) would represent more than half of X%.

(9)In subsections (7) and (8) “X%” means the total percentage of the CFC's chargeable profits which would be apportioned to chargeable companies at step 3 in section 371BC(1) were section 371BC (charging the CFC charge) to apply in relation to the accounting period.