TTM17701 - Schedule 22 Finance Act 2000: Part XII groups - Para 125 merger - non-qualifying group or company and qualifying non-Tonnage Tax group or company

FA00/SCH22/PARA125

(1) This paragraph applies where there is a merger between a non-qualifying group or company (“NQ”) and a qualifying non-tonnage tax group or company.

(2) In that case, if NQ is the dominant party the group resulting from the merger may make a tonnage tax election having effect as from the date of the merger.

(3) Any such election must be made-

(a) jointly by all the qualifying companies in the group resulting from the merger,

(b) by notice to the Inland Revenue,

(c) within twelve months of the merger.

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Merger between NQ and QNT	TTM12340