Transfer Pricing Blog

What is a Transfer Pricing Policy template?

A transfer pricing policy template is a document that provides a framework for setting transfer pricing policies within an organization. Transfer pricing refers to the pricing of goods or services that are transferred between related parties, such as between different...

Benefits of using TPGenie and having an external tax advisor

When using TPGenie for creating local files for your MNE group entities, it could be that in some countries (for example India or China) you still have external tax advisors handling your transfer pricing documentation. How to deal with this in TPGenie? Is there a way...

What is the CbCR Survey?

What is the CbCR Survey?

Don't waste your time on sending back and forth Excels and lots of emails! TPGenie transfer pricing software is equipped with the CbCR Survey. The CbCR Survey is easy to use workflow software that enables you to gather your local CbC data across your group entities....

Dutch Country-by-Country Reporting specifications v4.0

Dutch Country-by-Country Reporting specifications v4.0

On April 21th 2021 the Dutch Tax Authorities released an update of specifications in the Country-by-Country Reporting Guide, version 4.0. The overview includes new specifications and updated XML schemas for the Dutch CbCR XML delivery. From August 4th 2021 it is only...

Attribution of profits to a permanent establishment

Attribution of profits to a permanent establishment

Transfer pricing with respect to permanent establishments deserves separate attention. Whereas the OECD guidelines are primarily aimed at transactions between legal entities, the allocation of profits to permanent establishments requires a different approach. Here it...

Public Country-by-Country Reporting

Public Country-by-Country Reporting

As of June 1, 2021, a new phenomenon came to stage: Public Country-by-Country Reporting. The key difference under this new regime is that much of the information from the CbC-reports would now become publicly available on the company’s website and on a central...

Transfer Pricing Basics: How to set the correct transfer price?

Transfer Pricing Basics: How to set the correct transfer price?

For a number of years now, tax authorities have been paying increasing attention to transfer pricing. But, how to set the correct transfer price? Transfer pricing involves determining arm's length transfer prices for transactions between related entities. In other...

Software update: IAM integration for TPGenie

TPGenie has been updated with Identity Access Management (IAM) features. IAM, also known as identity and access management (IAM or IdAM) is a framework of policies and technologies for ensuring that the right users (in an enterprise) have the appropriate access to...

What is operational transfer pricing?

What is operational transfer pricing?

For many MNEs, transfer pricing is one of the major tax risks. This is because if an MNE and the tax authorities cannot agree on the arm's length price, this can result in fines or disputes. This is not only bad for the company's finances but also for its reputation....

What is the arm’s length principle?

What is the arm’s length principle?

Multinationals carry out activities in various countries with the aim of making a profit. The shareholders of multinationals are interested in the total, consolidated profit of the group in which they hold their shares. Where exactly this profit originates is...