Market leading insight for tax experts
View online issue

Ask an expert: Transfer pricing and distant relatives

Jackie Wheaton provides tax advice for a medium-sized company which took on a loan from a Jersey company.

Question

My client is a medium-sized UK company which has taken a loan from a Jersey company. The controlling shareholder of the UK company and the controlling shareholder of the Jersey company are distantly related being second cousins (their grandmothers are sisters). Do I need to be concerned about transfer pricing and will the interest be fully deductible for UK corporation tax purposes?

Answer

Transfer pricing

The UK’s transfer pricing provisions contained in TIOPA 2010 Part 4 require UK companies to adopt arm’s length pricing terms in computing their taxable profits and losses where a transaction (labelled ‘provision’ in the legislation) takes place between related parties. Such an advantage...

If you or your firm subscribes to Taxjournal.com, please click the login box below:

If you do not subscribe but are a registered user, please enter your details in the following boxes:

Alternatively, you can register free of charge to read a limited amount of subscriber content per month.
Once you have registered, you will receive an email directing you back to read this article in full.
Please reach out to customer services at +44 (0) 330 161 1234 or 'customer.services@lexisnexis.co.uk' for further assistance.
EDITOR'S PICKstar
Top