Setting up a consortium and transfer pricing obligations
A consortium is a collaboration of at least two businesses to achieve a predetermined goal or to carry out a specific project for mutual benefits.
Risk of losing PGK status for non-arm’s length transfer prices
Remuneration in transactions between related parties should be determined on an arm’s-length basis: on such terms as third parties would determine between themselves. Otherwise, in the event of an audit, their arm’s length nature is expected to be challenged.
Comparability adjustment – how to make your benchmarking analysis more reliable?
One of the key matters for preparing a benchmarking analysis is the comparability of underlying data. What if the data are not perfectly comparable? If that is the case, it may be necessary to apply comparability adjustments When comparability adjustment is a good thing? The comparability adjustment seeks to increase the reliability of a benchmarking…
What is WIRON and will it affect transfer pricing?
Not long ago, the global financial market was heavily discussing the topic of LIBOR index being replaced with a new interest rate. In Poland, the process of replacing the reference rate is underway and is scheduled to be completed in late 2024/early 2025. Our local change and the replacement of WIBOR and WIBID by WIRON…
TP-R form for 2022 – the only constant is change
The Ministry of Finance has already made us look forward to annual changes in the TP-R form. Transfer Pricing information gets more and more detailed and complicated every year. This one is no different. We already know that the TP-R form will be expanded to include the so-called statement. By the way, the statement itself…
Points to remember when analyzing intra-group loans from arm’s length perspective
During audits, tax authorities often scrutinize the increase/decrease in the interest rate on loans with reference to the results of the benchmarking. It may happen that the newly determined interest rate in an intra-group loan is considered non-arm’s length, which paves the way to estimating the taxpayer’s income. The ruling of the VAC in Bialystok[1]…
What transfer pricing exemptions are available for 2022?
Over the past few years, tax regulations on transfer pricing have been significantly amended at least several times. A number of transfer pricing exemptions have also evolved with the emergence of new obligations. The following is a practical summary of exemptions available for 2022 transactions. Domestic exemption The obligation to prepare local file does not…
Benchmarking offers more than you thought – what exactly?
Transfer pricing – your basic use of a benchmarking analysis Benchmarking analysis is a tool to verify whether the terms set in transactions between related parties correspond to the arm’s length principle. It allows examining whether the conditions in a transaction between related entities correspond to those that third parties have set or would set.…
Benchmarking studies – do Polish tax authorities accept group analysis?
Magdalena Marciniak and Marta Klepacz of MDDP lay out the challenges and complexities of attempting group analysis in Poland, and outline the approach of the domestic tax authorities. Benchmarking studies are a well-known topic in most tax jurisdictions. Just like anything else in life, there is no common understanding of how it should ultimately look.…
Safe harbour across world’s major economies
An increasing number of countries are introducing safe harbour mechanisms. This is a significant convenience for taxpayers in settlements with related parties. Among the world’s largest economies, these regulations are in place in the US, India, South Korea, Russia, Australia, Spain, Mexico, Austria or the Netherlands. Most jurisdictions have chosen to adopt safe harbour solutions…