Finance Act 2024

Amendment of section 817U of Principal Act (outbound payments defensive measures)

46. (1) Section 817U of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) in subsection (1)—

(i) by the deletion of the definition of “foreign company charge”, and

(ii) by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “supplemental tax”:

“ ‘supplemental tax’ means—

(a) a qualified IIR,

(b) a qualified UTPR,

(c) a qualified domestic top-up tax, or

(d) any other tax which is similar to any of the taxes referred to in paragraphs (a) to (c);”,

and

(b) in subsection (6), by the deletion of “, that is resident or situated in a different territory,”.

(2) Subsection (1) shall have effect as respects a relevant payment, or a relevant distribution, both within the meaning of section 817U of the Principal Act, made on or after 1 January 2025.