Corporation Tax Act 2010

“Associated company”

408 “Associated company”

(1) This section gives the meaning of “associated company” for the purposes of this Chapter.

(2) References to an associated company in any provision other than subsection (6)(b) are to a company which is an associated company of the company that is the relevant company for the purposes of that provision on the day that is the relevant day for those purposes.

(3) A company is an “associated company” of another company on any day if, at the start of that day—

(a) one of the two has control of the other, or

(b) both are under the control of the same person or persons,

(4) Section 450 (meaning of “control” for the purposes of Part 10 (close companies)) applies for the purposes of subsection (3).

(5) Subsection (6) applies if at the start of any day a company (“the consortium company”)—

(a) is owned by a consortium, or

(b) is a qualifying 90% subsidiary of a company owned by a consortium.

(6) On that day the following companies are also associated companies of the consortium company—

(a) any relevant member of the consortium on that day, and

(b) any company which is an associated company of any relevant member of the consortium on that day.

(7) For the purposes of subsection (6) a member of the consortium is a “relevant” member on any day if—

(a) it is a member of the consortium at the start of the day,

(b) one or more qualifying changes of ownership occur in relation to the consortium company on that day, and

(c) any of those changes occur in a case where the member of the consortium is regarded as “E” for the purposes of section 394 (consortium relationships).