Transfer Pricing Brief: October 2014
Australia Intangible Property-The ATO is increasing the amount of resources devoted to examining business restructurings, marketing hubs and intangible assets.Financial Services- Under Draft Taxation Determination TD 2013/D3 support payments
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Australia Transfer Pricing Documentation Requirement-Draft practice statement PS LA 3673 sets out the responsibilities in respect of transfer pricing under self-assessment.Penalty in cases of Adjustments- Draft practice statement PS LA 3672
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Australia Financial services-With effect from 1 July 2014 the permitted debt to equity ratio has been reduced from 3:1 to 1.5:1. Chile Main corporate income tax rate-Under the provisions of a modified tax bill published by the government the
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Brazil Financial Service- a tax on financial transactions also applies in the case of foreign exchange transactions. Germany Transfer Pricing Rules- Guidance issued by the BMF in June 2014 defines important terms for transfer pricing
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Canada Penalty for documentation failurePenalties may apply if the taxpayer does not make reasonable efforts to arrive at the arm's length price.Transfer pricing documentation requirement The documentation must outline the organization of the
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Australia Corporate Income Tax rate 30% for periods to 2013/14.Capital Gain Tax rate-Taxed at the same rate as business income. China Main Corporate Income tax- A lower 15% incentive corporation tax rate applies to specified industries in
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Australia Tax assessment-The taxpayer should have a "reasonably argued position" on all transfer pricing issues to support the self-assessment return.Transfer pricing rule-TR 2014/D3 gives guidance on factors relevant for identifying the
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Austria Intangible property-From 1 March 2014 interest and royalty payments to certain related parties are not deductible for tax purposes if the recipient corporation is not subject to tax due to an exemption.Financial Services-From 1 March 2014
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Argentina Transfer Pricing Requirements (TP)- TP requirements also apply to transactions carried out with individuals or legal entities located, organized or established in low or no tax jurisdictions. Australia Financial Services- On 16
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Argentina From 3 January 2014 there is a monthly reporting requirement for certain domestic transactions on the Argentinian market using Form F968. France Draft legislation introducing a presumption that profits are received if functions and
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Australia The ATO's Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) team is undertaking a compliance initiative called the International Structuring and Profit Shifting Project (ISAPS project). Brazil Penalties may also apply for non-reporting of
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Australia Under Draft Taxation Determination TD 2013/D3 support payments made by an Australian parent company to a foreign related entity would be considered as capital payments and would not be tax deductible for the Australian parent.Profit
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Azerbaijan A Bill on transfer pricing is being re-introduced to parliament and if approved will take effect from 1 January 2014. Brazil Thin capitalization rules apply to restrict the interest deduction unless the value of the debt does not
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Brazil Under Ordinance 427/2013 where the taxpayer is the lending party a spread of 2.5% is to be added to the minimum interest rate. Ordinance 427/2013 sets a maximum spread of 3.5% for purposes of calculating the tax deduction for
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Indonesia Certain small and medium enterprises may be taxed on the basis of 1% of turnover. Israel Lower rates apply to companies eligible under the Law for the Encouragement of Capital Investment. Malaysia A Transfer Pricing Audit Framework
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Australia TPA Rule- New subdivisions 815-B to 815-E ITAA 1997 was enacted on 2 July 2013. Brazil Applicable Methods- Updates on applicable methods for import transactions. Germany TPA Rule-Legislation passed on 29 June 2013 and effective
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Australia Intangible property-Arrangements for the license or transfer of intangibles must conform to the arm's length principle. Financial services-A consultation on the thin capitalization rules was announced in the 2013 budget. Brazil Main
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Argentina Resolución General N° 3476 introduced new Form F4501, for filing the transfer pricing documentation report. Finland Main corporate income tax rate has been reduced to 20%. India Circular 2/2013 clarifies that the profit split
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