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What are the differences between intercompany agreements and ‘normal’ agreements?

15 March 2018   Paul Sutton

This question came up on Tuesday, with the lovely people at Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE Transfer Pricing in Canary Wharf. Here’s a brief run-down of the main differences: Intercompany agreements (also known as ‘ICAs’) are usually much shorter. For example, a typical distribution agreement between unconnected parties would often be 40 to 50 pages in length,…

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Your future for this week

12 March 2018   Paul Sutton

Since it’s Monday morning, you may as well decide to have an amazing week, like the hero you are! Here’s a quote from Neale Donald Walsch I think you’ll like. “The future, the future, always the future! That is where your life is, not in the past. The future. That is where your truth is,…

This is not an axe

5 March 2018   Paul Sutton

Now that we’re officially ‘country bumpkins’ down here in West Sussex, we’ve allowed ourselves the luxury of using the open fireplaces at Chateau Sutton. In fact, during the extra-cold temperatures last week, it felt like more of a necessity than a luxury. This means we need firewood. So I’ve bought myself a new toy, which…

Free Report: Top 5 Ways That Developers And Property Professionals Can Raise Funds

2 March 2018   Paul Sutton

I’ll get straight to the point today – we’ve just published an updated and expanded version of our special report on the top 5 ways that property developers can raise development finance from private investors, without falling foul of the FCA. These structures can also provide a way for contractors, architects and other built environment…

Sage Advice For Someone Who Wants To Start A Property Fund

1 March 2018   Paul Sutton

It was a rainy morning at LCN’s Global Headquarters, and I was preparing myself for a call with a “first timer” who had submitted an enquiry through our website about setting up a property fund. This guy had completed the information form that we send to everyone with this kind of enquiry, so I had…

Intercompany agreement review service for multinational groups.

26 February 2018   Paul Sutton

This article appears in the February edition of our International Corporate Structures Newsletter. We help you to spot and correct issues in your existing documentation (including identifying gaps) before they become a problem for you, by reviewing your existing template agreements, and giving you feedback as to how they can be improved. Our healthcheck review…

Intercompany Agreements

Is your group structure ready for the tax inspectors? I mean, really ready?

26 February 2018   Paul Sutton

This article appears in the February edition of our International Corporate Structures Newsletter. If you are a regular reader of this newsletter, and of our regular emails, publications, legal resources and guides, you will know that we are advocates of effective intercompany agreements and related structures for multinational groups. Of course we are; a group…

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Intercompany Agreements

The LCN Tax Interview: Martin Ng

26 February 2018   Paul Sutton

We recently had the very good fortune to catch up with Martin Ng, the highly experienced, Shanghai-based Managing Partner of WTS China, to pick his brains about Transfer Pricing and related risks for foreign corporates in China, and also to uncover some of the personal motivations behind his professional role. A section of his interview…

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