DSG agrees £52.7m deal with HMRC
DSG International agrees to pay HMRC £52.7m, after long-running dispute over transfer pricing arrangements
DSG International agrees to pay HMRC £52.7m, after long-running dispute over transfer pricing arrangements
A long-running dispute between
DSG
International, owner of
Dixons, and HM Revenue
and Customs over transfer pricing arrangements has been settled with an
agreement that the electronics retailer owes the taxman £52.7m.
A statement in documents for DSG’s recent £300m rights issue reveals the
settlement is expected to be recorded in the company’s 2008/09 financial year
accounts.
Transfer pricing disputes arise when goods are sold between two parts of the
same group and the taxman believes the prices on the assets have been set at a
level that will help avoid tax.
DSG is not expected to make an additional cash payment to HMRC as part of the
settlement because the cost is already included in tax liabilities. According to
one source, HMRC was seeking as much as double the amount agreed upon, while
others believe £85m had been discussed.
DSG International said in its rights issue documents: ‘The key elements of
the agreement in principle are such that a small proportion of the liability is
not currently payable and the remainder will be offset against the income tax
receivable which the group holds on its balance sheet.’
The Special Commissioners concluded last year that DSG had set prices on its
assets that ‘confers a potential advantage in relation to United Kingdom
taxation’ on the insurance of extended warranties.
Neither DSG nor HMRC had returned calls at the time of going to press.
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