Which transactions are not subject to documentation obligations? There are transactions or activities between related entities that may at first glance imply transfer pricing obligations. They are actually not controlled transactions in the context of TP regulations. Since Local File is compiled for a ‘controlled transaction’, you should verify that the business event in question…
To document a loan, or not, that is the question! Financial transactions are among the most frequently documented transactions taxpayers make with related parties. In fact, they accounted for over 40% of the reported transactions according to the TPR-C forms filed for 2019. Due to the discrepancies following the interpretation of the CIT Act in…
Another exemption unavailable for tax haven transactions Taxpayers for the first time need to identify possible transfer pricing obligations resulting from the so-called Indirect Tax Haven Transactions. The matter still raises a number of doubts. One of them was highlighted in the individual tax ruling of 15 June 2022 (ref. no. 0111-KDIB1-2.4010.676.2021.1.DP). Determining obligations triggered…
Authorities must also exercise diligence while preparing benchmarking analyses When preparing benchmarking analyses in the course of audits, tax authorities should perform them as diligently as is expected of taxpayers. Such conclusions follow from the ruling of the Supreme Administrative Court of 29 June 2022 (II FSK 3050/19)[1]. It dismissed the cassation appeal of the…
A benchmarking analyses is a key part of the transfer pricing documentation – it confirms the arm’s length nature of intra-group transactions. It is an important tool for taxpayers and tax authorities. The latter can use it to examine the arm’s length nature of transaction terms agreed between related entities. Do the authorities always correctly…
The National Revenue Administration (KAS) has released the latest statistical data on APAs. Briefly: in Q1 2022, only 14 advance pricing agreements were made (all of them unilateral). Although a record was broken in 2021 for the number of agreements made (101), the data for Q1 2022 are not optimistic. Progress – based on data…
TP documentation obligations: more than Local File and TPR or the Master File explained. For many taxpayers transfer pricing is only about compiling Local File or filling in the TPR form. From 2022, the so-called indirect tax haven transactions also trigger some obligations. There are still more questions than answers in this respect. Our focus…
Yesterday, a draft amendment to the CIT Act was published on the website of the Government Legislation Center. It seeks to simplify and adapt to the current economic situation the provisions introduced as part of the Polish Deal. The draft introduces regulations previously announced by the Ministry of Finance (which we mentioned in our post…
Not every adjustment to transaction prices is a transfer pricing adjustment Related parties often apply transaction price adjustments in their settlements. The so-called contractual adjustment and transfer pricing adjustment within the meaning of Article 11e of the CIT Act are perceived differently in terms of CIT. Choosing the right category in a particular case raises…
In recent days, Artur Soboń – Deputy Minister of Finance – announced changes in CIT aimed at simplifications and solutions aligned with the current economic situation. The Ministry of Finance proposes simplified rules concerning the documentation of tax haven transactions and increasing the related documentation thresholds (currently at PLN 100,000 for direct tax haven transactions…