Maria Cherkasova

Maria is a Partner in KPMG in Canada’s Transfer Pricing practice bringing over 20 years of public accounting experience with over 13 of those years focusing on Transfer Pricing. Some of Maria’s focuses include, but are not limited to, structuring, developing and implementing practical end-to-end transfer pricing frameworks that are based on a value chain and include processes, procedures and robust documentation to minimize tax risk and tax exposure while meeting transfer pricing requirements in Canada and relevant jurisdictions. She is dedicated to supporting companies with designing and adapting transfer pricing frameworks to reflect expansion to new regions as well as changes to operating models due to business evolution, acquisitions or divestitures.

Maria has extensive experience with analyzing and documenting transfer prices employed by organizations for products, services and intangibles transferred between related entities. Maria works with clients to address transfer pricing documentation needs and support through international tax and transfer pricing audits, including assistance with dispute resolution through locally available channels (appeals, taxpayer relief program), obtaining relief from double tax through channels available under the Treaties and with planning and obtaining transfer pricing certainty. Maria also has extensive experience in applying transfer pricing concepts in non-conventional setting (buyer-seller dispute resolution, justification for allocation of costs in the context of government grant application etc.).

Maria is well-versed in the industry and its rules and regulations, and serves clients across a wide range of industries, including asset management, consumer & industrial products, software & technology, financial services, infrastructure and real estate, and retail.