CIRD47060 - Intangible assets: international issues: application of transfer pricing rules

Interaction between intangibles provisions and transfer pricing rules

For the most part the provisions in FA02/SCH29 apply to the exclusion of the general CT rules that apply to the same subject matter, except where they are specifically attracted. See CIRD10110 - ‘legislative approach’. The provisions specifically attracted do not, however, include those concerned with transfer pricing in ICTA88/SCH28AA (see INTM430000 onwards and INTM460000 onwards).

That is because the transfer pricing provisions, unlike the other general rules, are expressed in terms of the computation of profits and losses, rather than by reference to specific items of income or expenditure, and are therefore not overridden by the priority rule referred to above. A special provision to ensure they apply to transactions within Schedule 29 is therefore unnecessary and Schedule 29 is drafted on the basis that the transfer pricing rules can apply to these transactions. See for example the provision governing the interaction of the transfer pricing rules and the market value rule in FA02/SCH29/PARA92 ( CIRD45040).

Where valuation of intangible assets is an issue see CIRD10240.