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The New Financial 'Degrouping' Charges

Karen Hughes, corporate tax partner, Lovells, discusses the practical implications of the new loan relationships and derivative contracts 'degrouping' charges

 
Karen Hughes corporate tax partner Lovells discusses the practical implications of the new loan relationships and derivative contracts 'degrouping' charges
 
The thing about the scattergun approach is that innocents may suffer. So it is with the Finance (No 2) Act 2005. A number of the anti-avoidance measures introduced by this Act were designed to counter schemes which had become apparent to HMRC through the tax disclosure rules. However the drafting of many of these measures is wide enough to catch more than tax avoidance schemes. The new 'degrouping' charges introduced in the context of the loan relationship and derivative contract rules are examples of this. This article outlines the...

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