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Income Tax Act 2007

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392 Loan to buy interest in close company etc

(1) This section applies to a loan to an individual that is used in one or more of the ways specified in subsection (2). (2) The ways are— (a) acquiring any part of the ordinary share capital of a close company that is not a close investment-holding company, (b) lending to such a company money which is used wholly and exclusively— (i) for the purposes of the business of the company, or (ii) for the purposes of the business of any associated company of the company which is also a close company that is not a close investment-holding company, or (c) repaying another loan to which this section applies. (3) Subsection (2)(a) does not apply if at any time the individual by whom the shares are acquired or that individual's spouse or civil partner— (a) makes a claim for relief in respect of them under Part 5 of this Act or, in the case of shares issued before 6 April 2007, Chapter 3 of Part 7 of ICTA (enterprise investment scheme), or (b) makes a claim in respect of them under Schedule 5B to TCGA 1992 (enterprise investment scheme: reinvestment). (3A) Subsection (2) does not apply if at any time the individual by whom the shares are acquired or the money is lent, or that individual's spouse or civil partner, makes— (a) a claim under Part 5B of this Act for relief in respect of the amount invested in acquiring the shares or (as the case may be) in return for the debentures in respect of the money lent, or (b) a claim in respect of the amount under Schedule 8B to TCGA 1992 (hold-over relief for gains re-invested in social enterprises). (3B) For the purposes of subsection (3A)(a) “debenture” includes any instrument creating or acknowledging indebtedness. (4) In this section and section 393— “close company” includes a company which— is resident in an EEA state ..., and if it were UK resident, would be a close company, “close investment-holding company” is to be read in accordance with section 393A, and “associated company” has the meaning given by section 449 of CTA 2010. (5) This section is subject to section 411 (ineligibility of interest where business is occupation of commercial woodlands).

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392 Loan to buy interest in close company etc

(1) This section applies to a loan to an individual that is used in one or more of the ways specified in subsection (2). (2) The ways are— (a) acquiring any part of the ordinary share capital of a close company that is not a close investment-holding company, (b) lending to such a company money which is used wholly and exclusively— (i) for the purposes of the business of the company, or (ii) for the purposes of the business of any associated company of the company which is also a close company that is not a close investment-holding company, or (c) repaying another loan to which this section applies. (3) Subsection (2)(a) does not apply if at any time the individual by whom the shares are acquired or that individual's spouse or civil partner— (a) makes a claim for relief in respect of them under Part 5 of this Act or, in the case of shares issued before 6 April 2007, Chapter 3 of Part 7 of ICTA (enterprise investment scheme), or (b) makes a claim in respect of them under Schedule 5B to TCGA 1992 (enterprise investment scheme: reinvestment). (3A) Subsection (2) does not apply if at any time the individual by whom the shares are acquired or the money is lent, or that individual's spouse or civil partner, makes— (a) a claim under Part 5B of this Act for relief in respect of the amount invested in acquiring the shares or (as the case may be) in return for the debentures in respect of the money lent, or (b) a claim in respect of the amount under Schedule 8B to TCGA 1992 (hold-over relief for gains re-invested in social enterprises). (3B) For the purposes of subsection (3A)(a) “debenture” includes any instrument creating or acknowledging indebtedness. (4) In this section and section 393— “close company” includes a company which— is resident in an EEA state ..., and if it were UK resident, would be a close company, “close investment-holding company” is to be read in accordance with section 393A, and “associated company” has the meaning given by section 449 of CTA 2010. (5) This section is subject to section 411 (ineligibility of interest where business is occupation of commercial woodlands).

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