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(3) Subject to Part 1 and to subparagraph (5) subparagraphs (3B) and (5), credit for tax paid under the law of a territory other than the State in relation to a relevant dividend paid by a company resident in the territory to a company resident in the State company falling within subparagraph (3A) shall be allowed against corporation tax attributable to the profits represented by the dividend.

(1) Where a foreign company pays a dividend to an Irish company a company falling within subparagraph (1A) (in this paragraph referred to as the “relevant company”) and the foreign company is related to the Irish company the relevant company, then for the purpose of allowing credit under any arrangements against corporation tax in respect of the dividend, there shall, subject to Part 1, be taken into account as if it were tax payable under the law of the territory in which the foreign company is resident—

(3) Subject to Part 1 and to subparagraph (5), credit for tax paid under the law of a territory other than the State and computed by reference to income of a company, being a company falling within subparagraph (4), from a trade carried on by it through a branch or agency in that territory shall be allowed against corporation tax in the State computed by reference to that income.

(3) Subject to Part 1 and to subparagraph (5), credit for tax paid under the law of a specified territory and computed by reference to a capital gain of a person from the disposal by the person of a specified asset, shall be allowed against capital gains tax (or as the case may be corporation tax in respect of chargeable gains) in the State computed by reference to that capital gain.

(ii) subject to subclause (iii), a company shall be deemed to be a 25 per cent subsidiary of another company if and so long as not less then 25 per cent of its ordinary share capital would be treated as owned directly or indirectly by that other company if section 9 (other than subsection (1) of that section) were to apply for the purposes of this paragraph,

R is the rate per cent specified in section 21, and

R is the rate per cent specified in section 21(1), and

(a) where income that is chargeable to tax at the rate specified in section 21(1) for the accounting period is treated under paragraph 7(3)(c) as reduced, an amount determined by the formula—

R is the rate per cent specified in section 21(1), and

(a) where the relevant dividend is subject to corporation tax at the rate specified in section 21(1), an amount determined by the formula—

(i) the rate per cent specified in section 21(1), or

(a) is charged at the rate specified in section 21A, the rate of corporation tax payable by the company on its income and chargeable gains for the relevant accounting period shall be the rate so specified,

(2)(a) Where, as respects a relevant dividend received in an accounting period by a company and which is charged to corporation tax in accordance with section 21A, any part of the foreign tax cannot, apart from this paragraph, be allowed as a credit against any of the Irish taxes and, accordingly, the amount of income representing the dividend is treated under paragraph 7(3)(c) as reduced by that part of the foreign tax, then an amount determined by the formula—

R is the rate per cent specified in section 21A(3), and

(3)(a) In this subparagraph “specified dividend” means a relevant dividend which is not charged to corporation tax in accordance with section 21A.

(b) where income that is chargeable to tax at the rate specified in section 21A(3) for the accounting period is treated under paragraph 7(3)(c) as reduced, an amount determined by the formula—

R is the rate per cent specified in section 21A(3), and

(b) where the relevant dividend is chargeable to corporation tax under Case III of Schedule D subject to corporation tax at the rate specified in section 21A(3)(a), the amount determined by the formula—

(b) a dividend which, by virtue of section 21B(4)(c), is not to be taken into account in computing income for corporation tax;

(I) in so far as it is corporation tax charged on profits which under section 26(3) are apportioned to the financial year 2002, 16 per cent, and

(II) in so far as it is corporation tax charged on profits which under section 26(3) are apportioned to the financial year 2003 or any subsequent financial year, 12.5 per cent,

(a) in so far as it is corporation tax charged on profits which under section 26(3) are apportioned to the financial year 2002, 84 per cent, and

(b) in so far as it is corporation tax charged on profits which under section 26(3) are apportioned to the financial year 2003 or any subsequent financial year, 87.5 per cent,

(4) Where as respects any relevant royalties received in an accounting period by a company, any part of the foreign tax cannot, due to an insufficiency of income, be treated as reducing income under paragraph 7(3)(c) or under section 77(6B), then the amount which cannot be so treated shall, for the purposes of this paragraph, be unrelieved foreign tax.

(b) For the purposes of clause (a) “relevant trading charges on income” has the same meaning as in section 243A.

is less than 25 per cent of such profits or assets (as the case may be) of the subsidiary company at such time, and sections 413, 414, 415 and 418 shall, with any necessary modifications but without regards to section 411(1)(c) in so far as it relates to those sections, apply to the determination of the percentage of those profits or assets (as the case may be) to which a company is beneficially entitled as they apply to the determination for the purposes of Chapter 5 of Part 12 of the percentage of any such profits or assets to which a company is so entitled.

is less than 25 per cent of such profits or assets (as the case may be) of the subsidiary company at such time, and sections 413, 414, 415 and 418 shall, with any necessary modifications but without regards to section 411(1)(c) in so far as it relates to those sections, apply to the determination of the percentage of those profits or assets (as the case may be) to which a company is beneficially entitled as they apply to the determination for the purposes of Chapter 5 of Part 12 of the percentage of any such profits or assets to which a company is so entitled.

is less than 25 per cent of such profits or assets (as the case may be) of the subsidiary company at such time, and sections 413, 414, 415 and 418 shall, with any necessary modifications but without regards to section 411(1)(c) in so far as it relates to those sections, apply to the determination of the percentage of those profits or assets (as the case may be) to which a company is beneficially entitled as they apply to the determination for the purposes of Chapter 5 of Part 12 of the percentage of any such profits or assets to which a company is so entitled.

is less than 25 per cent of such profits or assets (as the case may be) of the subsidiary company at such time, and sections 413, 414, 415 and 418 shall, with any necessary modifications but without regards to section 411(1)(c) in so far as it relates to those sections, apply to the determination of the percentage of those profits or assets (as the case may be) to which a company is beneficially entitled as they apply to the determination for the purposes of Chapter 5 of Part 12 of the percentage of any such profits or assets to which a company is so entitled.

is less than 25 per cent of such profits or assets (as the case may be) of the subsidiary company at such time, and sections 413, 414, 415 and 418 shall, with any necessary modifications but without regards to section 411(1)(c) in so far as it relates to those sections, apply to the determination of the percentage of those profits or assets (as the case may be) to which a company is beneficially entitled as they apply to the determination for the purposes of Chapter 5 of Part 12 of the percentage of any such profits or assets to which a company is so entitled.

is less than 25 per cent of such profits or assets (as the case may be) of the subsidiary company at such time, and sections 413, 414, 415 and 418 shall, with any necessary modifications but without regards to section 411(1)(c) in so far as it relates to those sections, apply to the determination of the percentage of those profits or assets (as the case may be) to which a company is beneficially entitled as they apply to the determination for the purposes of Chapter 5 of Part 12 of the percentage of any such profits or assets to which a company is so entitled.

is less than 25 per cent of such profits or assets (as the case may be) of the subsidiary company at such time, and sections 413, 414, 415 and 418 shall, with any necessary modifications but without regards to section 411(1)(c) in so far as it relates to those sections, apply to the determination of the percentage of those profits or assets (as the case may be) to which a company is beneficially entitled as they apply to the determination for the purposes of Chapter 5 of Part 12 of the percentage of any such profits or assets to which a company is so entitled.

(4) Where Chapter 2A of Part 15 applies to a person for a tax year, the specified rate shall be ascertained by dividing the income tax payable by that person for that year in accordance with section 485E by the amount of the individual’s adjusted income, within the meaning of section 485C, for that year.

(4) Where Chapter 2A of Part 15 applies to a person for a tax year, the specified rate shall be ascertained by dividing the income tax payable by that person for that year in accordance with section 485E by the amount of the individual’s adjusted income, within the meaning of section 485C, for that year.

“aggregate income for the tax year” has the same meaning as in section 531AL;

(e) is reduced by virtue of section 644B, by any fraction the rate of corporation tax payable by the company on its income and chargeable gains for the relevant accounting period shall be treated as reduced by that fraction,

(c) is to be computed in accordance with section 713(3) or 738(2), the rate of corporation tax payable by the company on its income and chargeable gains for the relevant accounting period shall be treated as the standard rate of income tax,

(d) is to be computed in accordance with section 723(6), the rate of corporation tax payable by the company on its income and chargeable gains for the relevant accounting period shall be treated as 20 per cent,

(c) is to be computed in accordance with section 713(3) or 738(2), the rate of corporation tax payable by the company on its income and chargeable gains for the relevant accounting period shall be treated as the standard rate of income tax,

Sections 826 and 833.

“arrangements” means arrangements for the time being in force by virtue of section 826 section 826(1)(a) section 826(1) or section 12 of the Finance Act, 1950;

(b) not being such a Member State, an EEA State which is a territory with the government of which arrangements having the force of law by virtue of section 826 section 826(1)(a) section 826(1) have been made;

(2) For the purpose of determining the specified rate, the tax payable by any person for any year shall be computed without any reduction of that tax for any credit allowed or to be allowed under any arrangements having effect by virtue of section 826 section 826(1)(a) section 826(1) but shall be deemed to be reduced by any tax which the person in question is entitled to charge against any other person, and the total income of any person shall be deemed to be reduced by the amount of any income the income tax on which that person is entitled to charge as against any other person.

(c) (i) In this clause “arrangements” means arrangements made with the government of a territory which on completion of the procedures set out in section 826(1) will have the force of law.

(3) Where credit for foreign tax is to be allowed in respect of any income and any relief would but for this subparagraph be allowed in respect of that income under section 830, that relief shall not be allowed.

(c) for any tax in respect of which credit may be allowed under section 831.

Sections 826 and 833.

(2) Subject to paragraph 13, any claim for an allowance by means of credit for foreign tax in respect of any income shall be made in writing to the inspector not later than 6 years from the end of the relevant year of assessment or the relevant accounting period, as the case may be, and, if the inspector objects to any such claim, it shall be heard and determined by the Appeal Commissioners as if it were an appeal to the Appeal Commissioners against an assessment to income tax and the provisions of the Income Tax Acts relating to the rehearing of an appeal and to the statement of a case for the opinion of the High Court on a point of law shall, with the necessary modifications, apply accordingly a person aggrieved by a decision of the inspector in relation to a claim made by that person may appeal the decision to the Appeal Commissioners, in accordance with section 949I, within the period of 30 days after the date of the notice of that decision .

(2) Subject to subparagraph (1), where an individual is assessed to tax in accordance with section 1017 or 1031C and each spouse or civil partner falls to be charged to universal social charge on his or her share of that income, the amount of the credit to be allowed against universal social charge in respect of each share of that income shall not exceed such part of the credit as bears to that credit the same proportion as the share of each spouse or civil partner in that income bears to that income.

(2) Subject to subparagraph (1), where an individual is assessed to tax in accordance with section 1017 or 1031C and each spouse or civil partner falls to be charged to universal social charge on his or her share of that income, the amount of the credit to be allowed against universal social charge in respect of each share of that income shall not exceed such part of the credit as bears to that credit the same proportion as the share of each spouse or civil partner in that income bears to that income.