INTM164490 - UK residents with foreign income or gains: dividends

Determination of rates of foreign underlying tax - Case V - standard cases - example

The Underlying Tax Group, Fitz Roy House, Nottingham normally only computes a rate of underlying tax (see INTM164010 paragraph (d)) and does not usually require evidence of or comment on the direct tax (see INTM164010 paragraph (c)) charged on a dividend. Exceptionally they will compute an inclusive rate (see INTM164500).

In a standard case where the rate relates only to underlying tax, then the starting point of the calculation of the Case V income is the gross dividend before deduction of any foreign direct tax.

Example

£
Gross dividend200,000
Direct tax (5%)10,000
Underlying rate (as notified by
UTG)
24%
Case V computation
£
Gross dividend200,000
Gross at 24%
(200,000/0.76 x 0.24)

63,157
Case V income263,157
£
Corporation Tax at 30%78,947
 
Less Tax credit relief
 
Underlying tax63,157
Direct tax10,000
73,157
Net Corporation Tax payable5,790

The starting point in the Case V computation must be the net dividend in some other cases: see INTM164500 onwards.