Expert Analysis

In 2011, Russia enacted revised transfer pricing (TP) rules. However, over the last 18 months the Russian Tax Authority (RTA) has issued various letters clarifying its views on the new TP rules. Evgenia Veter, Steve Cawdron, Anuar Mukanov and Filip Vukovic of Ernst & Young have interpreted these clarifications and their potential impact for businesses as they attempt to comply with the revised legislation.

Transfer pricing regulations and documentation requirements have been in effect for almost nine years, since the end of 2004, and the Taiwanese tax authorities have accumulated more and more experience and knowledge. Paulson Tseng of PwC gives an overview of the Taiwanese tax authorities’ comments on how taxpayers should prepare transfer pricing reports and discusses recent tax auditing practice.

Historically, transfer pricing rules in Ukraine have been vague and were seldom applied by the Ukrainian tax authorities. Konstantin Karpushin, Anna Korobova and Oleksandra Tovkun of KPMG explain why taxpayers need to adopt a long-term view on their transfer pricing strategy.

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Join ITR for a free webinar on February 4 as senior tax practitioners from BDO India analyse a highly significant ruling by the Indian Supreme Court

Interview with Candy Ye Tang, tax and business advisory leader, Deloitte China

Antonio Ruiz and Alejandra Arguedas of EY Central America, Panama and Dominican Republic explain how tax, geopolitical factors, and trade agreements shape foreign investment in Central America, offering guidance for companies navigating the region

David Hamzah Damian of DDTC Consulting examines recent procedural changes in Indonesia’s tax disputes process and the Supreme Court’s stance on tax evidence, highlighting key implications for taxpayers facing audits, objections, and appeals

Eddie Morris, Josep Serrano Torres, and Jen Breeze of Deloitte compare transfer pricing controversies in the pharmaceutical and automotive sectors, highlighting how DEMPE functions, regulation, and intangibles drive both common themes and sector-specific challenges

Federico Vincenti and Carola Valente Della Rovere of Valente Associati GEB Partners/Crowe Valente examine the challenges and methodologies involved in determining arm’s-length prices for transactions involving intangible assets, addressing how to ensure compliance and mitigate tax risks

The regime has modernised the taxation of employee equity, but several lingering shortcomings leave room for enhancement, say João Riscado Rapoula, Miguel Gonzalez Amado, and Ana Francisca Ribeiro of VdA

Sandra Benedetto and Paula Campusano of PwC Chile analyse recent Chilean Internal Revenue Service rulings that adopt a new methodology compared with the criteria set in previous administrative instructions