CIRD40020 | Intangible assets: groups: significance of

Why does it matter if there is a group relationship?

Whether there is a group relationship affects a number of other provisions. In particular:

• transfers of chargeable intangible assets (CIRD20035) between group members generally take place on a tax-neutral basis (CIRD40200);

• as a consequence there is a ‘degrouping’ adjustment on a company leaving a group while holding an asset that has been transferred to it on tax-neutral terms (CIRD40500);

• a taxable credit on degrouping can be reallocated between group members (CIRD40705);

• in certain circumstances unpaid tax arising from a degrouping charge can be recovered from (principally) some other group members (CIRD40720),

• expenditure on new assets by other group members may count for reinvestment relief (CIRD20400); and

• reinvestment relief may also be available when the reinvestment takes the form of shares in another company that becomes a group member as a result (CIRD20420).