Global: A wave of uncertainty: Transfer pricing risk in the 21st century

June 26 2012

Despite trends towards simplification and clarification of rules, transfer pricing has become more complicated and the trend is leaning towards more uncertainty. Thomas Borstell and Loren Ponds, of Ernst & Young’s global transfer pricing team, explain how taxpayers can manage their transfer pricing risk in the changing environment.

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