Corporation Tax Act 2009 section 789

Merger carried out for genuine commercial reasons

Section 789 provides an exemption from the degrouping charge rules where a company leaves a group as part of a genuine commercial merger, so that legitimate business reorganisations are not penalised by unexpected tax liabilities on intangible fixed assets.

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