Associated Companies: Navigating the Return of the Rules and HMRC's Renewed Interest

In this short Mercia podcast, I take a look at Associated Companies, an area that's quietly become a hot topic again. With Corporation Tax rates and bands shifting, HMRC are clearly paying attention, and we're seeing a steady stream of "nudge" letters landing on agents' desks asking them to revisit their associated company position. I walk through why the rules feel particularly tricky right now, the remit for direct or indirect control is extremely broad, the attribution rules pull in family members anywhere in the world, and the "substantial commercial interdependence" test hasn't been tested in court for over a decade, leaving a lot of subjectivity in play. With interest rates where they are, getting your quarterly instalment payments wrong could be an expensive mistake. If you'd like to go deeper, I'm running a one-off course on this on 21 May, available live or on-demand. https://www.mercia-group.com/courses/associated-companies-with-mark-morton/

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