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A transaction which solely involves the exchange of two different currencies:
''Taxation - UK.''


  (i) on a specific future date
(REIT).
  (ii) at a fixed foreign exchange rate which is pre-agreed at the outset of the contract.


Foreign exchange forward contracts are used - among other purposes - for hedging forward foreign exchange exposures.
Under UK law and tax rules, a real estate investment trust is a UK company that invests in properties let to third parties, and distributes at least 90% of its profits to shareholders.
For example known or likely future currency receivables and payables.


They are priced by adjusting the spot foreign exchange rate to reflect the interest rate differential between the two currencies involved for the forward period.
The qualifying activities of REITs are exempt from UK Corporation Tax.


Shareholders in the REIT are taxed on distributions of related profits and gains from the REIT, in such a way as to leave them in the same after-tax position as if they had invested directly into the properties held by the REIT.


Also known as a Forward foreign exchange contract, or a Foreign exchange forward.


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Hedging]]
* [[Bricks and mortar]]
* [[Non-deliverable forward]]
* [[Corporate real estate]]
* [[Synthetic]]
* [[Corporation Tax]]
* [[Distribution]]
* [[Investment]]
* [[Investment company]]
* [[Investment trust]]
* [[Law]]
* [[Open-ended investment company]]
* [[Property]]
* [[Real]]
* [[Real economy]]
* [[Real estate]]
* [[Security]]
* [[Tax]]
* [[Unit trust]]
 
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Revision as of 15:19, 9 July 2022

Taxation - UK.

(REIT).

Under UK law and tax rules, a real estate investment trust is a UK company that invests in properties let to third parties, and distributes at least 90% of its profits to shareholders.

The qualifying activities of REITs are exempt from UK Corporation Tax.

Shareholders in the REIT are taxed on distributions of related profits and gains from the REIT, in such a way as to leave them in the same after-tax position as if they had invested directly into the properties held by the REIT.


See also