Companies reject OECD’s proposed CbCR changes

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Companies reject OECD’s proposed CbCR changes

Anjana Haines
March 12 2020
The extra compliance burdens and TP exposures are worrying many companies

Multinational companies like Anglo American and Astra Zeneca rejected proposals that would increase the data included in country-by-country (CbC) reports, potentially allowing tax authorities to use the data as the primary tool for transfer pricing audits.

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