The tests to be applied in determining the residence of a company incorporated outside the UK for UK tax purposes have evolved through the courts in a number of cases, the more important of which are summarised below. The principle was established that a company was resident in the place where its central management and control was exercised, often referred to as (the 'case law test').
Following the introduction of the incorporation rule (see D4.103), the case law rule has a more limited application, as follows:
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•ÌýÌýÌýÌý in determining residence where a company incorporated in the UK qualifies for the exception to the incorporation rule (see D4.103) and the central management and control is outside the UK1, or
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Practical implications of the case law test
HMRC regard the question of where a company's central management and control is exercised as being essentially one of fact, but more detailed guidance as to its interpretation
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