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New UN transfer pricing manual released
The Manual is focused on transfer pricing in a global environment, while it provides guidance on design principles and policy considerations. It also addresses the practical implementation of a transfer pricing regime in developing countries and shares examples of country practices from developing countries, such as Brazil, China, India, Kenya, Mexico, and South Africa.Continue Reading
OECD releases new MAP peer review reports
The reports evaluate the progress made by these eight jurisdictions in implementing any recommendations resulting from their stage 1 peer review. They take into account any developments in the period January 2018- August 2019 and build on the MAP statistics for 2016-2018.Continue Reading
Mexican 2020 Tax Reform: key international tax proposals
By Ricardo Rendón (Partner, Chevez, Ruiz, Zamarripa y CĆa, S.C., Mexico)
On September 8, 2019, the Executive Branch of the Mexican Government submitted to the Congress Tax Reform for 2020, which includes key tax changes to the countryās tax law primarily inspired by the OECDās base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) project.Continue Reading
Mutual Agreement Procedure Statistics Published for 2017
The OECD on October 10 published its 2017 mutual agreement procedure (MAP) statistics covering 85 tax jurisdictions.
According to the 2017 MAP statistics, new transfer pricing MAP cases are up by 25 percent and other MAP cases by 50 percent. Anecdotal evidence suggests that the increase in new MAP cases is due to a range of factors including the effects of the new reporting framework and increased awareness of and expectations from taxpayers about MAP, the OECD noted.Continue Reading
MAP Peer Review Reports Out for Australia, Ireland, Japan, Five Others
The author is Alex Hunter, Editor, TP News.Ā HeĀ oversees and updates the publication and also Ā regularly writes news stories about transfer pricing and international tax law. Alex is reachable on email (editor@transferpricingnews.com) and by phone (+447808558597).Ā
The OECD on August 30 published stage 1 mutual agreement procedure (MAP) peer review reports of the following eight jurisdictions: Australia, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Malta, Mexico, New Zealand, and Portugal.Continue Reading
Switzerland Adopts Dispatch on BEPS Convention
The author is Alex Hunter, Editor, TP News.Ā HeĀ oversees and updates the publication and also Ā regularly writes news stories about transfer pricing and international tax law. Alex is reachable on email (editor@transferpricingnews.com) and by phone (+447808558597).Ā
The Swiss Federal Council on Wednesday adopted the dispatch on the OECDās Multilateral Convention to implement tax treaty-related base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) measures.Continue Reading
Transfer Pricing Adjustment Rules Amended in Mexico
By Ricardo Rendón (Partner, Chevez, Ruiz, Zamarripa y CĆa, S.C., Mexico)
The Mexican tax authorities last month issued the Second Resolution of modifications to the 2018 Miscellaneous Tax Resolution (MTR) in which the rules regarding transfer pricing adjustments were amended and certain additional provisions were included. This article discusses the relevant modifications to the miscellaneous tax rules on transfer pricing adjustments.Continue Reading
New Mexican Transfer Pricing Adjustment Regulations Explained
By Guillermo Villaseñor-Tadeo (Partner, SÔnchez Devanny, Mexico) and Pedro Palma-Cruz (Attorney, SÔnchez Devanny, Mexico)
Mexicoās Tax Administration Service on July 11, 2018, updated the countryās existing regulations concerning transfer pricing adjustments as set out in rules 3.9.1.1 to 3.9.1.5 of theĀ Resolución MiscelĆ”nea Fiscal. The changes are aimed at clarifying many questions that arose from the enactment of the first set of regulations on transfer pricing adjustments last year. In broad terms, the regulations can be classified as: definition and types, application, requirements, and timing issues and deadlines. These are discussed below.Continue Reading