Tax News Flash | Transfer Pricing

TaxNewsFlash | Transfer Pricing

TaxNewsFlash | Transfer Pricing — KPMG's reports of transfer pricing developments from across the globe

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February 2020

27 Feb - South Africa: Transfer pricing measures in budget 2020-2021

26 Feb - Belgium: Final version, circular letter on transfer pricing

25 Feb - Nigeria: Benchmarking related-party transactions, transfer pricing methods (tribunal decision)

25 Feb - Turkey: Country-by-country reporting, transfer pricing documentation guidance

24 Feb - Germany: Arm’s length principle, proposed amendments

21 Feb - Hong Kong: Possible implications of OECD transfer pricing guidance on financial transactions

21 Feb - China: Country-by-country reporting update; transfer pricing audit risks

21 Feb - Australia: More considerations for Australian businesses of OECD transfer pricing guidance for financial transactions

20 Feb - Australia: Implications for Australian businesses, OECD transfer pricing guidance on financial transactions

20 Feb - Australia: Transfer pricing risks and offshore drilling-related leasing arrangements (final guidance)

18 Feb - South Africa: Uncertainty about transfer pricing treatment of financial transactions

17 Feb - OECD: “BEPS 2.0” and taxation of digitalised economy, in a nutshell

13 Feb - KPMG report: Insights on OECD’s revised “Unified Approach” to tax challenges of digitalisation

13 Feb - KPMG report: OECD transfer pricing (final) guidance on financial transactions: Initial impressions

13 Feb - OECD: Webcast on tax challenges of digitalisation; Pillar One and Pillar Two proposals

12 Feb - Czech Republic: Transfer pricing issues identified in financial statement reviews

11 Feb - OECD: Transfer pricing guidance on financial transactions

11 Feb - KPMG report: Summary of recent transfer pricing developments, “brave new world”

10 Feb - UK: Arbitration directive-related rules; enhancing cross-border dispute resolution

6 Feb - OECD: Consultation document on review of country-by-country reporting (BEPS Action 13)

5 Feb - Panama: Country-by-country reporting deadline for 2018 extended

4 Feb - Botswana: Overview of transfer pricing rules

4 Feb - Brazil: Possible alignment of transfer pricing rules to OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines

3 Feb - India: Transfer pricing proposals in Union Budget 2020

July 2019

31 Jul - Argentina: Extended compliance deadlines for transfer pricing

29 Jul - EU: Statistics of APAs and MAPs for 2018

29 Jul - KPMG report: Evaluating transfer pricing as part of risk management

25 Jul - France: Digital services tax (3%) is enacted

25 Jul - New Zealand: Update on digital services tax consultation

23 Jul - Australia: Transfer pricing rules, recharacterizing cross-border financing arrangement as debt or equity

22 Jul - G7 finance ministers, agreement on taxation of digital economy

22 Jul - Hong Kong: Guidance concerning transfer pricing documentation, country-by-country reports

19 Jul - Botswana: Transfer pricing regulations, effective July 2019

19 Jul - Canada: APA statistics for 2018

19 Jul - UK: Transfer pricing and evolving operating models for financial institutions

18 Jul - Costa Rica: Transfer pricing guidance

17 Jul - Brazil: Project to align Brazil's transfer pricing rules to OECD guidelines

16 Jul - Sweden: Benchmark analysis and arm’s length determination (transfer pricing court case)

12 Jul - Czech Republic: Companies receiving investment incentives face transfer pricing issues

12 Jul - Czech Republic: New instructions for related-party transactions, transfer pricing guidelines

12 Jul - Netherlands: EC publishes non-confidential version, state aid investigation of Dutch tax rulings

12 Jul - KPMG report: BEPS and asset management; implications for investment funds and asset managers

12 Jul - Austria: Update on proposals for digital services tax

12 Jul - UK: Initial impressions of digital services tax draft legislation

11 Jul - France: Digital services tax approved by parliament

11 Jul - UK: Proposal for digital services tax, in draft Finance Bill

11 Jul - UAE: Country-by-country reporting requirements

10 Jul - United States: Country-by-country reporting updates from IRS

8 Jul - Czech Republic: Update on digital services tax

8 Jul - Qatar: Update on country-by-country reporting requirements

8 Jul - Switzerland: LIBOR phaseout implications for tax and transfer pricing

3 Jul - Thailand: Draft regulatory proposals for transfer pricing documentation

2 Jul - Netherlands: Final policy statement, international tax rulings

2 Jul - Vietnam: Taxation of e-commerce transactions, remote digital sales

March 2019

27 Mar - United States: APMA program, APA statistics for 2018

27 Mar - India: Arrangement for country-by-country report exchanges with United States is signed

22 Mar - OECD: Taxation of digital economy, public consultation update

22 Mar - United States: Foreign-initiated adjustments, competent authority guidance (IRS practice unit)

20 Mar - Canada: Transfer pricing measures in federal budget

20 Mar - India: No transfer pricing adjustment, profit margin greater than comparables

19 Mar - EU: Taxation of digital economy; considering possible outcomes

18 Mar - Poland: Application of transfer pricing regulations clarified for 2018 transactions

15 Mar - Australia: Guidance on inbound distribution arrangements, transfer pricing policies and arm’s length nature

15 Mar - India: Agreement with United States, exchange of country-by-country reports

14 Mar - India: Criteria for selecting transfer pricing comparable companies

14 Mar - Peru: Extended deadlines for filing country-by-country reports for 2017, 2018

13 Mar - Canada: MAP program summary, statistics for 2017

12 Mar - Peru: Tax authorities communication regarding local filing of country-by-country reports for FY 2017

11 Mar - UK: Proposed digital services tax; overview and possible implications for U.S. businesses

11 Mar - United States: IRS transfer pricing teams must consult competent authority

8 Mar - United States: Competent authority process, under tax treaty’s MAP article

8 Mar - Hong Kong: Transfer pricing compliance for 2018-19 year of assessment

8 Mar - OECD: KPMG comments concerning consultation on tax challenges of digitalisation

8 Mar - UK: Insight into HMRC’s profit diversion compliance facility

7 Mar - Luxembourg: EC state aid investigation, tax rulings granted Finnish-headquartered company

6 Mar - France: Draft proposal for digital services tax

4 Mar - Serbia: Related-party interest rates for 2019, transfer pricing documentation implications

4 Mar - United States: “Functional cost diagnostic model” for review of APA requests

1 Mar - UK: HMRC profit-diversion compliance facility; verifying transfer pricing and BEPS compliance

September 2018

28 Sep - KPMG report: Post-BEPS issues concerning cost sharing arrangements in transfer pricing 

27 Sep - Andorra: Country-by-country reporting and notification rules

26 Sep - Korea: Transfer pricing-related proposals in 2019 tax revision legislation

25 Sep - Panama: New version of form for transfer pricing report

21 Sep - UK: Implications of Ireland’s proposed changes to transfer pricing regime for UK groups with Irish financing structures

19 Sep - Luxembourg: Non-taxation of U.S. multinational corporation not illegal state aid (EC investigation)

18 Sep - Nigeria: Public notice published, country-by-country reporting regulations

18 Sep - OECD: Saudi Arabia signs BEPS multilateral convention

18 Sep - United States: IRS reminders relating to Form 8975 “Country-by-Country Report”

17 Sep - Poland: Interactive forms available, simplified transfer pricing reports

13 Sep - Ireland: Proposed controlled foreign company (CFC) regime; profit determined using arm’s length, transfer pricing principles

13 Sep - OECD: Updated country-by-country reporting guidance; dividends received, employee numbers

12 Sep - Asia Pacific: Transfer pricing review (2018)

12 Sep - Malta: Reminder to file country-by-country reporting notification

10 Sep - China: WCO guide customs valuation and transfer pricing (2018 edition); implications for Chinese entities

10 Sep - KPMG report: OECD discussion draft, transfer pricing aspects of financial transactions

7 Sep - OECD: New transfer pricing country profiles (Costa Rica, Greece, South Korea, Panama, Seychelles, South Africa, Turkey)

July 2018

25 Jul - Canada: Statistics from 2017 advance pricing arrangement (APA) program; record number of APA cases

25 Jul - United States: IRS updates country-by-country reporting guidance, information

24 Jul - United States: Ninth Circuit reverses Tax Court, upholds cost-sharing regulations

24 Jul - Australia: Proposal to expand “significant global entity” definition, aligning country-by-country reporting with OECD model requirements

24 Jul - Belgium: Civil penalties for transfer pricing documentation compliance failures

20 Jul - Poland: Proposed changes to transfer pricing rules

18 Jul - Netherlands: Implications of Dutch transfer pricing decree on OECD discussion draft on transfer pricing of financial transactions

17 Jul - United States: Transfer pricing in the age of tax reform

16 Jul - India: “Substantive revision” of bilateral APA with UK

13 Jul - Nigeria: Country-by-country reporting guidelines

12 Jul - Czech Republic: What to expect in a transfer pricing inspection

12 Jul - France: Transfer pricing documentation requirements, clarified and detailed

11 Jul - KPMG report: Initial impressions of OECD discussion draft on transfer pricing for financial transactions

10 Jul - Curaçao: Legislation implementing BEPS recommendations includes transfer pricing reporting obligations

6 Jul - New Zealand: New BEPS law enacted, includes transfer pricing measures

5 Jul - Hong Kong: Passage of transfer pricing legislation (BEPS bill); most provisions effective from assessment year 2018/2019

5 Jul - India: Guidance on confidentiality, appropriate use of country-by-country reports

3 Jul - Nigeria: Transfer pricing update, including country-by-country reporting

3 Jul - OECD: BEPS discussion draft, transfer pricing aspects of financial transactions

March 2018

30 Mar - United States: APMA program, APA statistics for 2017

30 Mar - United States: IRS guidance on country-by-country reporting by “specified national security contractors”

26 Mar - Argentina: Country-by-country notification deadline extended to 2 May 2018

26 Mar - India: APA authorities accept customs valuation as arm’s length price for transfer pricing purposes

23 Mar - UK: Voluntary preparation of Master file, Local file documentation; UK-parented multinational entities

22 Mar - OECD: Additional guidance on attribution of profits to permanent establishments (BEPS Action 7)

21 Mar - EU: Proposals for taxation of digital businesses

21 Mar - Spain: Retroactive transfer pricing adjustments, considerations for customs valuation purposes

20 Mar - Nigeria: Country-by-country reporting to be added to transfer pricing rules

19 Mar - Dominican Republic: Tax authorities requesting transfer pricing studies, verifying interest deductibility of related-party transactions

16 Mar - OECD: Interim report, tax challenges from digitalisation (BEPS)

16 Mar - Singapore: Discussion of revised transfer pricing guidelines

16 Mar - Poland: Extended deadline for transfer pricing documentation requirements

16 Mar - India: Lower house passes Finance Bill 2018; changes to country-by-country reporting, Master file rules

16 Mar - Serbia: Arm’s length interest rates “rulebook” for 2018; transfer pricing documentation implications

13 Mar - EU: Disclosure rules, reportable cross-border arrangements by tax advisers

12 Mar - OECD: Improving tax dispute resolution mechanisms under BEPS Action 14, including MAP access

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