MNEs struggling with multiple transfer pricing challenges in 2021

Josh White,

Mattias Cruz Cano

February 04 2021

Transfer pricing (TP) arrangements are being revised faster than planned as business models change because of COVID-19. Meanwhile, TP knowledge gaps among tax authorities and the pandemic’s impact on benchmarking data is creating headaches for taxpayers.

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Josh White

Special Projects Editor ITR

Josh covers transfer pricing, BEPS, tax disputes and other direct tax matters for ITR’s audience. He covers a range of tax issues in these areas and how companies are dealing with them, as well as the influence of politics on tax developments.

Mattias Cruz Cano

Senior Reporter ITR

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