90Requiring information and documents in relation to a group of undertakings
(1)This section applies where an undertaking is a parent undertaking in relation to another undertaking (a “subsidiary undertaking”).
(2)Where a third party notice is issued to any person for the purpose of checking the tax position of a parent undertaking and any of its subsidiary undertakings—
(a)the references in sections 87(2)(a), (3) and (4) and 88(3)(d) to the taxpayer have effect as if they were references to the parent undertaking, and
(b)section 87(3) is to be treated as also requiring the notice to state its purpose.
(3)Where a third party notice is issued to a parent undertaking for the purpose of checking the tax position of more than one subsidiary undertaking—
(a)the notice must state its purpose,
(b)sections 87(2)(a) and (3) and 88(3)(d) do not apply, and
(c)section 100 (taxpayer notices following a tax return) applies as if the third party notice were a taxpayer notice issued to each subsidiary undertaking (or, if the third party notice names the subsidiary undertakings to which it relates, to each of those undertakings).
(4)In this section, “parent undertaking”, “subsidiary undertaking” and “undertaking” have the meanings given in section 1162 of, and Schedule 7 to, the Companies Act 2006 (c. 46).