Germany: Transfer pricing and intangible transactions

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Germany: Transfer pricing and intangible transactions

January 03 2012

Intangible transactions are one of the most challenging topics in the transfer pricing area, not only from a theoretical perspective but also because of the increasing number and size of the disputes regarding their recognition and valuation. Oliver Wehnert and Jakob Frotscher of Ernst & Young provide an outline of the major challenges in the identification and valuation of intangible assets

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