Section 11 Meaning of "control" in certain contexts
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For the purposes of, and subject to, the provisions of the Corporation Tax Acts which apply this section, "control", in relation to a company, means the power of a person to secure-
(a) by means of the holding of shares or the possession of voting power in or in relation to that or any other company, or
(b) by virtue of any powers conferred by the articles of association or other document regulating that or any other company,
that the affairs of the first-mentioned company are conducted in accordance with the wishes of that person and, in relation to a partnership, means the right to a share of more than 50 per cent of the assets, or of more than 50 per cent of the income, of the partnership.
When am I considered to "control" a company?
Where this definition is applied for corporation tax purposes, you are regarded as controlling a company if either through holding shares or through special voting powers, you can ensure that the company's affairs are conducted in accordance with you...
