PwC Chile

Over the years, the Chilean IRS has issued a number of rulings on how to apply Article 12 (royalties) of double tax agreements (DTAs). These have been particularly in regard to the taxation over payments made from Chile to overseas countries for distribution rights, and their characterisation as intangible property.

Without much fanfare, a tax reform in Chile in December 2017 broadened the rules on the parties considered related for transfer pricing purposes, write Roberto Carlos Rivas and Gregorio Martínez of PwC.

Bearing in mind that nowadays more than half of the population of the US plays video games and that live gaming events have been watched more than the NBA finals, the importance of the video game industry and its impact on the market has increased substantially during recent years.