Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 section 79C

Exclusion of foreign currency as asset of certain companies

Section 79C provides that foreign exchange gains and losses arising from foreign currency bank deposits held by certain holding companies are chargeable to Corporation Tax rather than Capital Gains Tax, with a formula to ensure the effective tax rate matches the Capital Gains Tax rate.

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