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Finance Act 2013

PART 5 General anti-abuse rule

  • Section 206 General anti-abuse rule
  • Section 207 Meaning of “tax arrangements” and “abusive”
  • Section 208 Meaning of “tax advantage”
  • Section 209 Counteracting the tax advantages
  • Section 209AA Protective GAAR notices
  • Section 209AB Adjustments under section 209: notices under Schedule 43 or 43A
  • Section 209ABA Adjustments under section 209: notices under Schedule 43D
  • Section 209AC Sections 209AA to 209ABA: definitions
  • Section 209A Effect of adjustments specified in a provisional counteraction notice
  • Section 209B Notified adjustments: 12 month period for taking action if appeal made
  • Section 209C Notified adjustments: case within section 209B(4)(c)
  • Section 209D Notified adjustments: case within section 209B(4)(d)
  • Section 209E Notified adjustments: case within section 209B(4)(e)
  • Section 209F Appeals against provisional counteractions: further provision
  • Section 210 Consequential relieving adjustments
  • Section 211 Proceedings before a court or tribunal
  • Section 212 Relationship between the GAAR and priority rules
  • Section 212A Penalty
  • Section 212B Penalty: partnerships
  • Section 213 Consequential amendment
  • Section 214 Interpretation of Part 5
  • Section 215 Commencement and transitional provision
  1. Part 5 · General anti-abuse rule
  2. General anti-abuse rule

Section 206 | General anti-abuse rule

From legislation.gov.uk

(1)This Part has effect for the purpose of counteracting tax advantages arising from tax arrangements that are abusive.

(2)The rules of this Part are collectively to be known as “the general anti-abuse rule”.

(3)The general anti-abuse rule applies to the following taxes—

(a)income tax,

(b)corporation tax, including any amount chargeable as if it were corporation tax or treated as if it were corporation tax,

(c)capital gains tax,

(d)petroleum revenue tax,

(da)RepealedF1

(db)apprenticeship levy,F2

(e)inheritance tax,

(f)stamp duty land tax, and

(g)annual tax on enveloped dwellings.

(h)multinational top-up tax.F3

(i)domestic top-up tax.F4

Notes

  1. F1

    S. 206(3)(da) omitted (for accounting periods beginning on or after 1.1.2026) by virtue of Finance Act 2026 (c. 11), s. 46(2), Sch. 5 para. 3(1)

  2. F2

    S. 206(3)(db) inserted (15.9.2016) by Finance Act 2016 (c. 24), s. 104(2) (with s. 117)

  3. F3

    S. 206(3)(h) inserted (31.12.2023 in relation to accounting periods commencing on or after that date) by Finance (No. 2) Act 2023 (c. 30), s. 264, Sch. 14 para. 68(4)

  4. F4

    S. 206(3)(i) inserted (31.12.2023 in relation to accounting periods commencing on or after that date) by Finance (No. 2) Act 2023 (c. 30), s. 278, Sch. 18 para. 7(4)

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