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== DOCUMENT KEY POINTS ==
*a of the barker report on ho comparatively short period for consultation to recommended that governm january has been allowed and hm revenue proposals to promote greater customs hmrc has confirmed its intention to institutional investors and the introduce enabling legislation in the finance act market through the introductio with the uk reit regime becoming available in property investment vehicles
*the mantra pre perception of the property industry and from a feeling and repeated in its most recent that real estate was really no different from any other made is instructive the gove commercial enterprise and as such should not be committed to ensuring that the i afforded any special privileges that might place it in a reit results in no overall loss o more tax advantageous position

*property assets particularly tho the latter has resulted in a significant tax loss to the income profiles to the new reg french tax authorities particularly in relation to a non traditional classes of real investments made by non residents hmrc is properties held by local authoriti naturally keen to avoid such experiences
*objectives for uk reit expanding access to a wider retail investors have been frust four policy objectives have been identified that it is source appropriate commercial expected the uk reit wil deliver opportunities

*uk real estate investment trusts ensuring fairness for all taxpayers commercial real estate investment opportunities are often only available to investors willing to take significant equity positions
*improving flexibility for tenants it is assumed that uk reits may promote more flexible lease arrangements for tenants and assist in further cash in flows to the residential sector

*it will not be possible to establish the resident company as a uk rei uk reit as an open ended investment company oeic within the meaning of section of the comment financial services and markets act
*the uk will by virtue of this reserve taxing rights over the u comment divine whether this provision f it was unsurprising that a closed ended entity would and spirit of eu legislation

*the draft legislation does not for uk reit status to large c prohibit eu companies from becoming uk reits a it the uk reit regime to aim list merely places an obligation on them to be uk tax have increased the appeal of resident
*there will of course be a significant increase in compliance the company must not be a c costs in arranging listings on a recognised stock the meaning of section exchange

*there are often sever shares with each class affo afford wide access to the shares of a uk reit we management remuneration is believe that a private uk reit albeit one with a such that the latter are issued reasonably wide share ownership would have proved share on meeting specific perfo attractive to a significant number of shareholders
*share capital indirectly control or more capital or voting rights of the uk a uk reit must not issue any share capital that does not rank as ordinary share capital

*it is more likely that the limit has been to counteract the benefits that may be obtained by nonresidents investing in uk reits and at the same time leveraging the benefits of the respective double tax agreement
*loan arrangements management of the uk reit have done everything in their power to ensure that the shareholding limits the uk reit must not be a p were met a breach of this condition would be not a normal commercial loan regarded as a minor breach

*comment this would not appear to be too onerous a requirement particularly bearing in mind that there is an obligation for uk listed companies to produce accounts using ias
*accounting aspects it will be necessary to prepare accounts in accordance with international accounting standards ias

*assets must be valued in acco a a property is a a single property if it is designed fitted accepted accounting practice or equipped for the purpose of being rented and it is accepted accounting practice rented or available for rent as a commercial or valuation between cost basis residential unit separate from any other commercial the cost basis must be used

*the operating busin on an ebitda basis whilst the the uk reit would be guided a owner occupied by the uk reit or and the strength of the underlyi by another company whose shares were a stapled to the shares of the uk reit
*owner occupier test to transfer their real estate as uk reit and to carry out a a pro the tax exempt business of a uk reit must not such a strategy could enable include any property that in accordance with generally entities to better reflect the val accepted accounting principles be regarded as operation

*the high distribution requirement will result in the shares of the uk reit being characterised as an a income stock with the valuations of the shares and their relative attractiveness being measured by reference to the dividend yields arising
*uk real estate investment trusts this provision will however be overruled by any specific legislation enforced by the overseas territory in which the uk reit is incorporated

*it will be necessary to ensure that at the beginning of an accounting period the value of the assets that relate to the tax exempt business ie the business that is eligible for uk reit purposes comprises at least of the total value of the assets held
*the computation of the given the findings of the barke profits automatically includes a full claim for capital housing supply there had bee allowances and a full deduction for any financing obligation would have been pla charges arising

*implications on entry in in order for a company to enter the uk reit regime it on entry into the regime the will need to file an application prior to the accounting business carried out by the co period in which the company wishes to benefit from the a deemed disposal of the as uk reit regime
*once a company has entered into the uk reit regime it will not be possible to it will continue to be able to benefit from the provisions provided that it is able to meet the relevant qualifying carry forward losses relatin criteria

*uk real estate investment trusts treat any receipts accruing after entry into the this approach reflects a relu uk reit regime but relating to any period prior government to enter into a d to uk reit status being achieved as relating to merits of the alternative strateg the tax exempt business

*disapplication of the uk re considers that the uk reit tax advantage or if a tax ad whilst the government have in the past expressed obtained for another compa reservations as to the quantum of the debt load in a notice is given the uk reit uk reit there had been a hope that they would have have lost its tax exempt sta let this matter be decided by market forces rather than period specified in the notic specific legislation

*implications on cessation of the uk reit regime on cessation of the application of the uk reit regime an accounting period of the company will cease and a new accounting period will be deemed to commence
*for capital allowances purposes assets are deemed to transfer at tax written down value and no balancing charge or allowances will arise

*entry into the uk reit regime the uk reit will be obliged to tax treatment of uk reit the basic rate of from th certain categories of share the uk reit will be tax exempt in relation to its profits pension funds will be entitl arsing from the tax exempt business
*it will however distributions gross without any be subject to tax at the full corporation tax rate in respect of its non uk reit business without the benefit comment of the small companies rate of corporation tax the starting rate or the non corporate distribution rate

*key areas of concern include the fact that no single shareholder may directly or indirectly control more than of the shares in the uk reit the need for a full listing and the introduction of an interest cover ratio
*whilst it would have been rather churlish to assume that the uk reit legislation would have been drawn up on the basis of a a one size fits all the draft legislation appears to have a more narrower application

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== DOCUMENT WORD ANALYSIS ==
=== Main Category ===
: AlHuda Material\sukuk islamic


=== KeyWords ===
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=== Number of Pages ===
23


=== Published Date ===
2006-01-30 13:09:54


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