It is likely that many tax disputes will arise from the new definition of hard to value intangibles (HTVI) in the OECD's transfer pricing (TP) guidelines.
In our last article, we described the challenges that the digital transformation poses for transfer pricing (TP). In this article, we want to show how emerging business interdependencies can be translated into new TP models.
This article describes the challenges that the digital transformation of the economy poses for transfer pricing. In the next article of the series, it will show how these interdependencies can be translated into new transfer pricing models.
The combined effect of the globalisation of entrepreneurial responsibilities within multinationals and the OECD's BEPS initiative puts traditional one-sided transfer pricing (TP) methods under increased pressure. NERA Managing Director Dr Yves Hervé and Associate Director Philip de Homont show how transactional net margin method (TNMM)-type TP solutions can be made sustainable for the future.
In a previous article in this series, we described the necessity of rethinking transactional net margin method (TNMM) studies and enhancing them with economic analysis. NERA Economic Consulting Managing Director Yves Hervé and Associate Director Philip de Homont describe how economic adjustments can be used to improve the quality of benchmarking analyses.
In TP audits around the world, tax authorities are starting to use the development, enhancement, maintenance, protection, and exploitation of intangibles (DEMPE) concept that was recently established by the OECD.