{"id":3248,"date":"2021-02-18T10:00:04","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T09:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.steuerberaterin-huber.de\/?p=3248"},"modified":"2021-02-16T14:39:12","modified_gmt":"2021-02-16T13:39:12","slug":"tax-requirements-for-clearing-accounts-between-cross-border-affiliated-companies-parent-subsidiary-companies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.steuerberaterin-huber.de\/en\/tax-requirements-for-clearing-accounts-between-cross-border-affiliated-companies-parent-subsidiary-companies\/","title":{"rendered":"Tax requirements for clearing accounts between cross-border affiliated companies (parent- \/ subsidiary companies)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tax requirements for clearing accounts between cross-border affiliated companies
(parent- \/ subsidiary companies)<\/p>\n\n\n

In the case of group structures, clearing accounts between the affiliated companies involved are to be regularly accounted for.<\/p>\n

On the one hand, service relationships between the affiliated companies are mapped via these clearing accounts. They are on the other hand, often used to secure liquidity and (mostly short-term) financing within the corporate group.<\/p>\n

This also applies for cross-border participation structures.<\/p>\n

In the case of domestic sales subsidiaries, for example, commission income from the sale of products of the foreign parent company or other foreign group companies is often shown in such clearing accounts.<\/p>\n

Often there are also financial contributions from the foreign parent company regarding the business activities of the domestic subsidiary, for example in the course of transfer pricing agreements such as the cost-plus procedure for domestic service subsidiaries.<\/p>\n

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Conversely, purchases in the group or group allocations are regularly debited to the subsidiary’s clearing accounts. Excess liquidity of the subsidiary is partially made available to other companies in the group.<\/p>\n

When designing these clearing accounts, tax requirements must be observed. Basically questions always revolve around the extent to which the conditions agreed between the companies correspond and withstand the arm’s length principle.<\/p>\n

Particularly the following points regarding clearing accounts between group companies are taken up and questioned by the tax authorities, for example in the context of external tax audits or assessments:<\/p>\n