Companies opt for insurance over tax rulings to manage M&A TP risks

Danish Mehboob,

February 25, 2021

Not every M&A deal has to be a gamble

More companies are paying for tax risk insurance policies to protect them in M&A deals where transfer pricing (TP) integration is not possible or an advance ruling has been delayed.

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Danish Mehboob

Senior Reporter ITR

Danish reports on all matters of direct tax and BEPS. He covers a range of tax issues in these areas and what multinationals are doing to manage the tax burdens. Danish also specialises in tax technology and data management.

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.

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