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Corporation Tax Act 2009

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778 Relief on reinvestment: acquisition of group company: introduction

(1) Chapter 7 (roll-over relief in case of realisation and reinvestment) applies in accordance with section 779 if— (a) a company (“A”) acquires a controlling interest in another company (“B”), and (b) intangible fixed assets (“underlying assets”) are held by B or one or more other companies within subsection (2). (2) A company is within this subsection if— (a) it was not in the same group as A before the acquisition, and (b) as a result of the acquisition it is in the same group as A immediately after it. (3) For this purpose A acquires a controlling interest in B if— (a) A and B are not in the same group, (b) A acquires shares in B, and (c) as a result of the acquisition A and B are in the same group immediately after the acquisition. (4) A claim for relief under Chapter 7 made because of section 779 must be made jointly by A and the company or companies holding the underlying assets concerned. (5) In this section and section 779 expressions that are defined for the purposes of Chapter 7 have the same meaning as in that Chapter.

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778 Relief on reinvestment: acquisition of group company: introduction

(1) Chapter 7 (roll-over relief in case of realisation and reinvestment) applies in accordance with section 779 if— (a) a company (“A”) acquires a controlling interest in another company (“B”), and (b) intangible fixed assets (“underlying assets”) are held by B or one or more other companies within subsection (2). (2) A company is within this subsection if— (a) it was not in the same group as A before the acquisition, and (b) as a result of the acquisition it is in the same group as A immediately after it. (3) For this purpose A acquires a controlling interest in B if— (a) A and B are not in the same group, (b) A acquires shares in B, and (c) as a result of the acquisition A and B are in the same group immediately after the acquisition. (4) A claim for relief under Chapter 7 made because of section 779 must be made jointly by A and the company or companies holding the underlying assets concerned. (5) In this section and section 779 expressions that are defined for the purposes of Chapter 7 have the same meaning as in that Chapter.

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