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  • The German approach to determining the arm’s-length price for intangibles/intellectual property (IP) is based on the relevant German tax code and related administrative guidance, explain Richard Schmidtke, Bjorn Heidecke and Oskar Glaser of Deloitte. If other methods are used to determine the arm’s-length price for IP, this may result in non-compliance in Germany.
  • Andre Schaffers and Filip Vanluydt of Deloitte explain the concept of embedded intellectual property (IP), providing detailed guidelines for readers on how to identify and quantify it.
  • There is a lot of discussion about the future of the financial services sector, write Ralf Heussner and Enrique Marchesi-Herce of Deloitte. New technologies and automation, a changing regulatory landscape, and the entry of new market players are reshaping the industry. On top of this, the industry is undergoing further consolidation while having to respond to shifting customer demands and new distribution models.

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