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An annual study has called for African countries to deal with transfer pricing abuse to help move towards more effective, efficient and fair taxation across the continent. While in South Africa, new transfer pricing proposals fail to cover all the changes that were hoped for. June 02, 2010
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Franz Tomasek, head of legislative research and development for the South African Revenue Service (SARS), explains how companies are selected for audit and reveals the many possible methods for dispute resolution available in the country. April 21, 2010
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Batanayi Katongera of Olswang explores the practicalities of designing and implementing a dynamic global transfer pricing policy document. April 14, 2010
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Maxim Alekseyev, Olga Chugunova and Olga Roslova of ALRUD law firm explain what taxpayers need to be aware of before significant changes are introduced to the transfer pricing rules in Russia. April 12, 2010
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Jan-Paul Borman and Amit Chadha of PricewaterhouseCoopers in South Africa discuss how economic pressures and the recent budget have sharpened the tax authorities’ attentions on transfer pricing. April 12, 2010
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Transfer Pricing Associates (TPA) has entered into a strategic alliance with Bar-Zvi & Ben-Dov, a leading transfer pricing firm in Israel. March 24, 2010
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The deputies of the lower house of the Kazakhstan Parliament (known as the Majilis) have passed a bill of amendments and additions to the country’s laws on transfer pricing. March 17, 2010
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TPWeek is adding to the library of documentation guides on TPWeek. This week, Belgium, Japan, Malta and Romania are new. March 03, 2010
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Ionut Simion and Blanca Kovari, of PwC in Bucharest, explain the Romanian tax authorities’ attitude towards transfer pricing documentation. March 01, 2010
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Amr El Monayer, assistant to the deputy minister of the Egyptian Ministry of Finance explains what the new guidelines will cover, and when they will be released. February 25, 2010
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AJ Bamidele of the Nigerian Federal Inland Revenue Service explains to TPWeek how Nigeria administers its transfer pricing regime. February 17, 2010
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The head of the Egyptian tax authority has announced that a circular containing transfer pricing guidelines will soon be released. February 10, 2010
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Multinational taxpayers in Africa will have to start developing their transfer pricing policies and documentation to deal with the increasing number of countries in the region putting guidelines in place or reforming what it already has. December 02, 2009
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Russia’s long-awaited new transfer pricing law has been submitted to the government and could be implemented in July next year. November 11, 2009
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Five months after the Sultanate of Oman released information on the country’s first ever set of transfer pricing rules, little is still known about what they cover. November 04, 2009
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Taxpayers in Africa need to be well prepared with robust transfer pricing documentation to face scrutiny of their arrangements, panellists at a recent conference said. October 14, 2009
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Tax authorities are bulking up their dedicated transfer pricing resources and gearing up for more audits and disputes, a major international survey says. October 07, 2009
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Transfer pricing has never been under so much scrutiny from taxpayers and tax authorities. Profits and, consequently, tax receipts are dwindling, as the recession in the global economy has put company balance sheets and national revenues under extreme pressure September 03, 2009
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Nigerian taxpayers need to make greater efforts to comply with the country’s transfer pricing rules, a leading government official has said. July 29, 2009
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Businesses are paying for less external advice as they try to save money during the economic downturn. Some have turned to software to help with transfer pricing documentation. July 28, 2009
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Governments should strengthen transfer pricing regulations and enact a general anti-avoidance rule to address cross-border-compliance risks in the recession, an IMF report has said July 21, 2009
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Russian tax professionals believe the country’s new transfer pricing regulations will bring in mo revenues, amid widespread transfer pricing abuses in the country’s natural resource sector. July 15, 2009
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Transfer pricing has never been under so much scrutiny from taxpayers and tax authorities. Profits and, consequently, tax receipts are dwindling, as the recession in the global economy has put company balance sheets and national revenues under extreme pressure July 07, 2009
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Transfer Pricing Associates, an independent provider of global transfer pricing and valuation services, is establishing operations in two new jurisdictions. July 02, 2009
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The Sultanate of Oman has finally released details for the country’s first ever set of transfer pricing rules. June 22, 2009
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Oman is set to introduce transfer pricing rules in an effort to attract further investment to the country June 03, 2009
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The Russian tax authorities have issued a framework for the country’s long-awaited transfer pricing reform, meaning taxpayers will soon have to start revising their policies. May 27, 2009
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As a result of the global economic downturn, governments all over the world are tightening their transfer pricing rules. Uganda's is the latest to examine these matters in more detail
April 29, 2009
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A UK charity has called on the world’s leaders to target transfer pricing abuses, amid the fear that it is depriving the world’s poorest countries of an estimated $160 billion. April 22, 2009
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Russia will adopt its long awaited revised transfer pricing legislation later this year, a government representative has said April 15, 2009
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Egyptian taxpayers with related-party transactions will soon be required to provide a transfer pricing study to support such transactions under planned changes to the country’s tax laws. April 08, 2009
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The issue of control was a key talking point at a conference on the transfer pricing aspects of business restructuring in London last week February 25, 2009
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Australia and the Isle of Man have signed up to a mutual agreement procedure in transfer pricing disputes February 03, 2009
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The Czech Republic government has changed the country's thin-capitalisation rules for the second time in a year. January 12, 2009
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Tax authorities around the world are beginning to note the importance of looking at both transfer pricing and customs valuations when assessing multinational companies’ operations. January 06, 2009
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It is now clear to tax authorities and taxpayers, says Pamesh Sharma of Thomson Reuters, that the economic downturn will offer unique challenges to the arm’s-length standard and the continuing search for evidence to support expected profit levels by economic function. December 17, 2008
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Reforming transfer pricing in India will not be top of the agenda in next year’s budget, despite fears that the present system is too aggressive and a hindrance to business development. December 10, 2008
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Poor countries have been warned against giving too many tax incentives and allowing transfer pricing abuses in their bid to encourage international companies to invest in their economies December 03, 2008
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The South African Revenue Service has said it will crack down on transfer pricing abuse amid concerns that multinationals are using the method to boost balance sheets. November 26, 2008
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Paul Flignor and Alan Granwell of DLA Piper investigate four of the major economic considerations for companies as a result of the OCED draft report. November 25, 2008
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Batanayi Katongera of Thomson Reuters warns corporations everywhere that business restructurings are under more scrutiny than ever before in light of the OECD discussion draft on the topic. November 18, 2008
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As world markets plunge, even one of the world’s poorest nations is beginning to worry about the implications for them, and is turning to transfer pricing revenues as a means of survival November 11, 2008
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The Israeli Tax Authority (ITA) recently released the Income Tax Circular No. 3/2008 concerning transfer pricing November 05, 2008
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Relaxing transfer pricing regulations is one method under consideration to assist Kazakh miners in trouble November 03, 2008
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Russia’s weak transfer pricing regime is hindering the countries development and making the country less attractive to foreign investment, says a leading professional firm November 03, 2008
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Mary Bennett, head of the tax treaty and transfer pricing division at the OECD, has defended the discussion draft on the transfer pricing aspects of business restructuring October 22, 2008
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The Ministry of Mines and Energy in Namibia wants to amend a section of the existing Minerals Act to impose a royalty on all minerals mined or discovered during prospecting operations October 14, 2008
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Ramazan Biçer, senior transfer pricing specialist in the transfer pricing division of the Turkish revenue administration, highlights the key issues of advance pricing agreements in Turkey October 08, 2008
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John Hughes of Mayer Brown explains how taxpayers must raise the bar on transfer pricing documentation to stay inline with the new OECD discussion draft. October 06, 2008
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Taxpayers in South Africa have been pushing the boundaries of tax compliance by taking contentious positions on transfer pricing, the annual report of the South African Revenue Service (SARS) says. September 30, 2008
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Patrick Breslin from The Ballentine Barbera Group reports on the potential problems of US-Chinese cost sharing arrangements
September 29, 2008
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Discussions on comparability and profit methods for transfer pricing purposes are set to continue after the OECD announced it would be holding face-to-face discussions with the business community.
September 25, 2008
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Joanna Faith reports on the eighth Global Transfer Pricing Forum which drew together top names for two days in Rome September 25, 2008
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Arbitration in transfer pricing is growing in importance and is becoming a popular alternative to litigation for tax authorities and taxpayers.
September 22, 2008
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The OECD Committee on Fiscal Affairs has released for public comments a discussion draft on the transfer pricing aspects of business restructurings. September 22, 2008
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Batanayi Katongera, senior transfer pricing manager at Thomson Reuters, discusses why there soon could be a heightened interest in comparability analysis in transfer pricing documentation.
September 22, 2008
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Transfer Pricing Associates (TPA) Global has opened six new offices in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Switzerland and the US.
September 19, 2008
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Transfer Pricing Associates (TPA) Global has opened six new offices in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Switzerland and the US.
September 19, 2008
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The OECD is expected to release a draft discussion on transfer pricing issues in business restructuring next week. September 17, 2008
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The Indian government is set to decontrol the pricing of coal and give wide ranging powers, including determining transfer pricing in respect of captive coal and lignite (brown, lowest rank coal) mines, to the regulator.
September 12, 2008
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New Zealand’s new double tax agreement with the Czech Republic has come into force as trade and investment between the two countries grows.
September 12, 2008
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An increasing number of countries worldwide are introducing transfer pricing rules in an effort to widen their tax bases and improve enforcement, says a report by KPMG.
September 11, 2008
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Taxpayers should take a more systematic approach to setting and documenting inter-company transactions as tax authorities worldwide seek to apply transfer pricing regulations more stringently, a new study says.
August 20, 2008
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has vowed to tighten transfer pricing regulations after he publicly accused one of the country’s leading steelmakers Mechel, of tax evasion.
August 07, 2008
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A global audit board has taken steps to tackle the involvement of related parties in major corporate scandals by releasing new guidance. July 30, 2008
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Khadir opens international tax practice in Bahrain
June 12, 2008
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Government also introduces fees for advance pricing agreements June 12, 2008
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ATO reports faster conversion from risk reviews into fully fledged audits
May 08, 2008
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New amendment gives SARS much wider authority on disclosure April 17, 2008
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Jonathan Lubick, of Ballentine Barbera, and Henriette Fuchs, of Tadmor Attorneys, in Tel Aviv, examine similarities in approach April 10, 2008
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Jonathan Lubick, of Ballentine Barbera, and Henriette Fuchs, of Tadmor Attorneys, in Tel Aviv, describe the documentation evironment in Israel April 09, 2008
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Mining contracts come under renewed scrutiny in Congo April 03, 2008
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Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwandi and Burundi seek year end implementation March 25, 2008
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Eran Shif, of Ernst & Young in Israel, describes the approach of the Israeli tax authorities to transfer pricing audits March 14, 2008
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TP Week correspondent Jacques Van Rhyn, of PricewaterhouseCoopers, explains the environment for transfer pricing audits in South Africa March 14, 2008
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Jacques van Rhyn, of PwC in South Africa, describes the policy of the South African Revenue Service (SARS) on transfer pricing documentation March 03, 2008
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New Dubai assignment for Finnish TP practitioner February 14, 2008
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Philip Muema, of KPMG in Kenya, outlines the documentation rules in Kenya February 13, 2008
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Australian Taxation Office wants to stop flight of revenues January 24, 2008
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Nick Houseman, Bill Yohana and Geoffrey Morris of PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia examine the implications of a new determination January 16, 2008
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Deloitte in Turkey reports on key developments in Turkey’s transfer pricing policy January 03, 2008
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East African government seeks to avoid transfer pricing on oil imports November 21, 2007
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Preliminary result of a study by Ernst & Young in South Africa forecasts more transfer pricing audits November 13, 2007
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The Israeli tax authorities have published a form for the reporting of cross-border transactions. November 01, 2007
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South Africa’s draft Revenue Laws Amendment Bill, 2007 contains a group of changes to the South African transfer pricing rules. October 19, 2007