About us Services Locations InsightsCareers Cyprus Search Share Home ServicesTaxationTransfer Pricing Transfer Pricing Transfer pricing is considered the most important international tax issue facing business operations of companies operating across borders. However, the laws surrounding transfer pricing are becoming ever-more complex and today, and tax affairs of multinational companies are facing scrutiny from media and the public. To minimise risk and to make sure you take the right approach to compliance, you need expert advice. Our HLB Transfer Pricing professionals invest their time in getting to know your business needs. We can help you create strategic advantage by using transfer pricing as a core management tool. Our experienced professionals go beyond simply avoiding the threat of double taxation. We help you by dealing with the various taxing authorities so that you can focus on your business objectives. Are you prepared for a transfer tax audit? A recent survey of multinational companies found there is a 50% chance of having to defend profits in a transfer pricing examination anywhere in the world. In cases involving adjustments, nearly half the firms reported that transfer pricing adjustments resulted in double taxation. Transfer pricing is one of the most disputable arenas of international tax. If your firm faced a transfer tax audit, how well would you be able to defend your profits to authorities? Instead, let us help you make transfer pricing part of your global strategic planning. Taking a proactive approach to transfer pricing can minimise your company’s worldwide taxes, coordinate your global business strategy and improve profitability. Transfer Pricing is a dynamic issue. For example, the strict US-initiated transfer pricing model is quickly spreading to other countries world-wide and adding to the strain multinational companies face. An integrated global documentation approach to transfer pricing can help companies successfully compete while minimising the risk of double taxation. How we can help The Transfer Pricing experts within the HLB network will work with you to develop a transfer pricing strategy suited to your multinational company. Your objectives will depend upon your firm’s overall structure and international tax planning position. For example, if you have significant offshore low-tax manufacturing operations, you may prefer to maximise the amount of income earned by these operations. Or if most of your company’s transactions are between high-tax jurisdictions, it may be more important to minimise the chance of double taxation. Additionally, your HLB team will prepare the documentation necessary to prevent any transfer pricing penalties in the event of an adjustment upon audit. Your HLB team will assist in defining your strategy, helping you evaluate the many factors affecting your transfer pricing policy – including the dispute resolution forum you prefer. You may choose to resolve potential disputes by obtaining an Advance Tax Ruling, in which case your approach should be tailored to the Tax Authorities’ ruling. Or if your company expects to resolve transfer pricing disputes through competent authority, your analysis should focus on methods most likely to be acceptable to both sides. Taking a team approach Optimising your company’s transfer pricing strategy calls for a team approach, with your accounting, finance and sales departments working with HLB experts in international taxation and finance. This analytical process includes: Clarifying the transaction to be analysed and confirming that their structure and risk allocations serve your firm’s transfer pricing objectives. Preparing functional profit and loss statements for all legal entities involved in the transaction being analysed. Analysing potential transfer pricing methods to determine which are best for your company’s circumstances. Conducting a thorough comparables search both internally and externally Reviewing pricing methodologies to select the best method and developing support for the chosen methodology. Devising a documentation approach for avoiding penalties. Considering the advisability of applying for an APA or a mini-APA. Evaluating whether any additional work is needed to defend the transfer pricing methods used in foreign countries. 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