Commentary on Sections Overview Overview Section 345: Transferee leaving group otherwise than because of exempt distribution
1121.This section provides the first of the degrouping rules: where a company ceases to be a member of a group otherwise than as a result of an exempt distribution under section 213(2) of ICTA. It is based on paragraph 12A(1) to (5) and (9) of Schedule 9 to FA 1996. Because section 213 of ICTA is designed to facilitate demergers, there is no degrouping charge where that section applies to exempt a distribution of the company’s shares. This section deems there to have been a disposal and reacquisition at market value just before the company leaves the group and any resulting credit must be brought into account.
1122.Subsection (4) is designed to ensure parity of treatment between a loan relationship and a derivative contract that is being used to hedge it. The effect is to allow a debit on the loan relationship on deemed disposal if a credit is brought into account on the derivative contract.