Confusion over arm’s length pricing rise amid COVID-19

Josh White,

Mattias Cruz Cano

July 14 2020

Chaos means lower rates for some companies

Businesses are finding it difficult to deal with transfer pricing (TP) data and how to apply an arm’s-length analysis in a global economy that looked completely different just six months ago.

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Josh White

Special Projects Editor ITR

Josh covers transfer pricing, BEPS, tax disputes and other direct tax matters for ITR’s audience. He covers a range of tax issues in these areas and how companies are dealing with them, as well as the influence of politics on tax developments.

Mattias Cruz Cano

Senior Reporter ITR

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