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UK Updates Diverted Profits Tax Guidance

03 January 2019

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Approved Changes

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United Kingdom

On 31 December 2018, UK HMRC published updated guidance on the Diverted Profits Tax (DPT). The DPT was introduced in the UK Finance Act 2015 and generally applies from 1 April 2015. The normal rate of DPT is 25% of the diverted profit plus any true-up interest, which is imposed on large groups that either: Seek to avoid creating a UK permanent establishment that would bring a foreign company into the charge to UK Corporation Tax; or Use arrangements or entities that lack economic substance to exploit tax mismatches either through expenditure or the diversion of income within the group....