Section 202C — Finance Act 2014: “Inflated member-related expenditure”

“Inflated member-related expenditure” 202C 1 This section applies for the purposes of section 202B. 2 “ Inflated member-related expenditure ” means—

a employment expenditure incurred in respect of the employment of a member of the club, by the company, where that employment is otherwise than on an arm's length basis, or b expenditure incurred on a supply of goods and services to the club by—

i a member of the club, or ii a member-controlled body, otherwise than on an arm's length basis.

3 But if the features of an employment or supply which cause it to be otherwise than on an arm's length basis, when taken together, are more advantageous to the company than if the employment or supply had been on an arm's length basis, any expenditure incurred in respect of the employment or on the supply is not inflated member-related expenditure.

4 A company is “member-controlled” if a member of the club has (or two or more members acting together have) the power to secure—

a by means of the holding of shares or the possession of voting power in relation to that or any other body corporate, or b as a result of any powers conferred by the articles of association or other document regulating that or any other body corporate, that the affairs of the company are conducted in accordance with the wishes of the member (or, as the case may be, members).

5 A partnership is “member-controlled” if a member of the club has (or two or more members acting together have) the right to a share of more than half the assets, or of more than half the income, of the partnership.

6 In this section any reference to a member of the club includes a reference to a person connected with a member of the club.

7 For the purposes of subsection (2)(a), the Treasury may by regulations specify—

a descriptions of expenditure which is to be treated as employment expenditure incurred in respect of the employment of a member of a club;

b descriptions of expenditure which is not to be so treated.

8 Section 1171(4) (orders and regulations subject to negative resolution procedure) does not apply to any regulations made under subsection (7) if a draft of the statutory instrument containing them has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the House of Commons.