ReliefsD4.935 Portfolio shareholdersFA 2009 introduced the exempt distribution regime which broadly provides that most dividends received by a UK company on or after 1 July 2009 (from the UK or overseas) will be exempt from corporation tax (see Division D5.1). The provisions discussed in this article apply to overseas dividends received on or after 1 July 2009 that are not exempt and all other overseas dividends received before 1 July 2009.Where a double taxation agreement grants underlying relief to portfolio shareholders it is usual for the agreement to ensure that relief will include not only the underlying
FA 2009 introduced the exempt distribution regime which broadly provides that most dividends received by a UK company on or after 1 July 2009 (from the UK or overseas) will be exempt from corporation tax (see Division D5.1). The provisions discussed in this article apply to overseas dividends received on or after 1 July 2009 that are not exempt and all other overseas dividends received before 1 July 2009.
Where a double taxation agreement grants underlying relief to portfolio shareholders it is usual for the agreement to ensure that relief will include not only the underlying
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