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Cases · Tax, finance & assurance · International tax planning & transfer pricing
Fund a new overseas subsidiary
How should we put money into our new subsidiary abroad: equity or a loan?
WONE Global compares equity, loan and other funding routes on tax, exchange control and repatriation, and documents the chosen route.
Countries in the typical case United Kingdom · Nigeria
The situation
What is happening
What is at stake
Funding the wrong way can trap cash, trigger tax or breach exchange-control rules.
A scenario
Engineering services companyMid-sized company · from United Kingdom · in Nigeria
It is funding a new Nigerian subsidiary and will need to bring the money back later.
Where it ends Money in, and a way to get it out.
A representative scenario of the work WONE Global coordinates, not a specific client’s matter.
Also asked as “Capitalising a foreign subsidiary”“Minimum share capital and funding rules abroad”
The solution
How WONE Global handles it
WONE Global compares equity, loan and other funding routes on tax, exchange control and repatriation, and documents the chosen route.
Usually led by Treasury and funding, with Tax and structuring, Banking and capital and Setting up and running a company.
Step by step, in the scenario
- Week 1WONE Global compares equity and loan routes.
- Week 2Exchange-control registration planned.
- Week 3Funds sent and documented.
- ThenRepatriation route kept open.
Timings are typical. They depend on the countries, the authorities involved and how quickly documents are available.
Decisions
The decisions involved
- 01Equity, loan or a mix
- 02Capital rules, thin-capitalisation and exchange controls
- 03How funds can come back later
Outcomes
What you receive
- A funding structure for the subsidiary
- Loan or subscription documents
- Exchange-control filings where needed
This is a general guide. Your WONE Global professional confirms the work, timing and fees for your markets before anything starts.
Services
The services involved
One area of expertise usually leads; the others move with it. WONE Global keeps them connected across every country involved.
Who handles it
Treasury and funding, market by market
The status of the lead service in the markets that matter for this case. A named WONE Global Partner acts under their own licence; where none is in place yet, WONE Global confirms availability before anything else.
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- United Kingdomin the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- Canada WONE Global Partner Haider Khan Fabers · Director of Advisory Services Brief this Partner →
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