Taxation logo taxation mission text

Since 1927 the leading authority on tax law, practice and administration

Change in functional currency and UK GAAP

14 January 2019
Issue: 4679 / Categories: Tax cases
Ball UK Holdings Ltd v CRC, Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber), 10 December 2018
Ball UK Holdings was a UK intermediate holding company indirectly owned by a US corporation Ball US. Ball UK’s activities were limited to holding the shares in its subsidiaries and borrowing from and making loans to group companies. 
 
At the end of 2006 on advice from PwC Ball UK implemented a scheme to change its functional currency to dollars (anti-avoidance provisions were introduced in FA 2011 to counteract these arrangements). The aim of this was to trigger the right to move from statement of standard accounting practice (SSAP) 20 to financial reporting standard (FRS) 23. This would enable the company to make a tax loss...

If you or your firm subscribes to Taxation.co.uk, please click the login box below:

If you are not a subscriber but are a registered user or have a free trial, please enter your details in the following boxes:

Alternatively, you can register free of charge to read a limited amount of subscriber content per month.
Once you have registered, you will receive an email directing you back to read this item in full.

Please reach out to customer services at +44 (0) 330 161 1234 or 'customer.services@lexisnexis.co.uk' for further assistance.

back to top icon