What is the tax and accounting treatment of the repayment of a contributed surplus from a subsidiary company to a parent company and how should this be treated in the parent company’s books? Jackie Wheaton (BDO) considers the key points.
Steven Bone (The Capital Allowances Partnership Ltd) answers a reader query.
Michael Hunter sets out some of the main issues to be thought through when advising on a capital contribution. He focuses on the risk of the contribution being taxed as trading income and on the tax treatment of the person making the contribution.