Permanent establishment

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Corporation Tax

Guidance

A company that is not resident in the UK will only be subject to UK corporation tax if it carries on a trade in the UK through a permanent establishment. Where it does so, it will be subject to UK corporation tax on all profits that are attributable to the UK permanent establishment. There are exceptions to this rule for any person:

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dealing in and developing UK land ― see the Transactions in UK land guidance note for further information
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directly or indirectly disposing of UK land ― see the Disposals of UK land by non-resident companies (NRCG regime) ― overview guidance note
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that generates profits from a UK property business ― see the Non-resident landlords scheme (NRLS) guidance note

CTA 2009, s 5(2)

This guidance note outlines when an overseas company will have a permanent establishment in the UK and how to calculate the profits attributable to that permanent establishment.

The same principles may apply when determining whether a UK company has a permanent establishment in another country. In

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Anne Fairpo

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With effect from 1 June 2021, Anne Fairpo is a judge of the First-tier Tribunal sitting in the Tax Chamber. She was previously a fee-paid judge in the same Chamber. Her contributions to LexisPSL Tax and TolleyGuidance were written before her full-time appointment and are her personal view as she is not authorised to write on behalf of the Tribunals Service or the judiciary. Until April 2021, Anne was a tenant at Temple Tax Chambers. She was called to the bar in 2009 after 15 years as a solicitor. Anne’s experience and expertise covers UK and international corporate tax planning and disputes, having acted for a range of clients from small owner-managed businesses to listed multinationals, as well as having advised on intellectual property taxation and UK-US cross-border tax planning, with regard to both direct and indirect tax matters

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