Section 376 | Disallowance of deductions: no return, or non-compliant return, submitted

(1)This section applies where—

(a)a worldwide group is subject to interest restrictions in a period of account of the group (“the relevant period of account”),

(b)the relevant date has passed, and

(c)condition A, B or C is met.

(2)In this section “the relevant date” means—

(a)where the appointment of a reporting company has effect in relation to the relevant period of account, the filing date in relation to the period (see paragraph 7(5) of Schedule 7A);

(b)otherwise, the last day of the period of 12 months beginning with the end of the relevant period of account.

(3)Condition A is that no appointment of a reporting company has effect in relation to the relevant period of account.

(4)Condition B is that—

(a)the appointment of a reporting company has effect in relation to the relevant period of account, and

(b)no interest restriction return has been submitted for the period.

(5)Condition C is that—

(a)the appointment of a reporting company has effect in relation to the relevant period of account,

(b)an interest restriction return has been submitted for the period, and

(c)the return does not comply with the requirements of paragraph 20(3) of Schedule 7A (for example by including inaccurate figures).

(6)A relevant company must, in any accounting period to which paragraph 24 of Schedule 7A allocates a pro-rata share of the total disallowed amount that is not nil, leave out of account tax-interest expense amounts that, in total, equal that pro-rata share.

(7)See section 377 for provision as to which tax-interest expense amounts are to be left out of account as a result of this section.

(8)In this section “relevant company” means a company that was a member of the worldwide group at any time during the relevant period of account.