Intangibles, DEMPE and Corporate Reorganizations - What to Whatch Out for Transfer pricing

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Intangibles, DEMPE Analysis and Corporate Reorganizations and What to Consider for Transfer Pricing.

In this article, we set out the transfer pricing complexities that can result from different forms of corporate restructuring.

Corporate reorganizations often involve the centralization of intangible assets and risks, and the related potential profit – our article delves into some points to take into consideration to minimize potential risk exposure.

We will be pleased to share views on this topic with you. Please feel free to circulate to clients should you find interesting.


Pubblicato su: ITR (International Tax Review) – March 17, 2023
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Intangibles and DEMPE analysis: on tax authorities’ radars worldwide

Federico Vincenti and Alessandro Valente discuss the importance of DEMPE analysis and the subsequent challenges in national Courts.

The article focuses also on the difficulty of both Italian Courts and Tax Authorities in implementing the OECD TP principles with reference to the remuneration of intangibles through the application of DEMPE analysis.


Pubblicato su: ITR (International Tax Review) – Febraury 21st, 2023

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Italian Revenue Agency Issues Clarifications On Arm’s-Length Range

Federico Vincenti and Alessandro Valente of Valente Associati GEB Partners/Crowe Valente explain how Circular Letter No. 16/E will affect transfer pricing (TP) calculation in Italy.
On May 24 2022, the Italian Revenue Agency published Circular Letter No. 16/E (referred to hereafter as the Circular), clarifying the correct definition of the arm’s-length range for TP purposes.
The arm’s-length range concept was covered in Article 6 of the Decree of the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance, dated May 14 2018 (hereafter referred to as the Decree).

Pubblicato su: ITR (International Tax Review) - 20 luglio 2022

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L’OCSE Rinnova le Linee Guida sul Transfer Pricing

L’OCSE ha pubblicato la nuova versione delle “Transfer Pricing Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and Tax Administrations”. Le nuove linee guida hanno recepito le indicazioni relative all’applicazione del Transactional Profit Split Method, al trattamento dei cd. Hard-to-Value Intangibles nonché la disciplina sui prezzi di trasferimento inerenti alle transazioni finanziarie. Con riguardo alle transazioni finanziarie, un elemento da valutare attiene al timing: in dettaglio, al fine di valutare se una transazione controllata possa o meno essere conforme ai principi di libera concorrenza occorrerà tenere in considerazione i principi, delineati dalle Linee Guida in materia di prezzi di trasferimento, vigenti al momento in cui tale transazione è stata posta in essere.

Pubblicato su: Ipsoa - 1 febbraio 2022

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Italy Releases Circular on TP Documentation Rules

The Italian Revenue Agency published a circular aimed at providing clarifications on the subject of transfer pricing (TP) documentation on November 26 2021. The circular took into account the comments made by professionals during the public consultation that ended on October 12 2021. 
The purpose of the circular is to provide further operational instructions on the new features introduced by the regulation published on November 23 2020, regarding the suitability of the declaration which allows companies to make use of the penalty protection.

Pubblicato su: ITR (International Tax Review) - 9 dicembre 2021

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Clarification on TP Documentation in Italy Starts Moving Forward

On September 20 2021, the Italian Revenue Agency (IRA) published the draft circular letter (the Circular) aimed at providing a vast range of clarifications on the transfer pricing (TP) documentation’s legal framework.
The Circular has been drafted to provide further operational instructions on the changes introduced by the Administrative Provision No. 360494 of November 23 2020 (containing the new rules on TP documentation).
The Circular was released for public consultation for comments and proposals. The consultation closed on October 12 2021.

One of the most significant changes concerns the obligation of digital signature with the time stamp of the master file and local file. Indeed, before the date of submission of the tax return for the relevant tax year (i.e. November 30 2021), the two documents must be digitally signed and temporally marked by the legal representative of the taxpayer or his delegate.

Pubblicato su: ITR (International Tax Review) - 21 ottobre 2021

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Transfer Pricing: Nuove Giurisdizioni e Nuove Sezioni nei TP Country Profiles

L’OCSE ha pubblicato l’aggiornamento dei “Transfer Pricing Country Profiles”, che riflettono la legislazione nazionale in vigore e la prassi di 20 Paesi in materia di transfer pricing. Oltre all’inserimento di alcune nuove giurisdizioni - ad esempio Angola, Romania e Tunisia - l’OCSE ha pubblicato l’aggiornamento dei Country Profiles di alcuni Stati (tra cui Australia, Giappone, Paesi Bassi e Svizzera) includendo nuove sezioni in merito alle transazioni finanziarie e all’applicazione dell’Authorised OECD Approach per l’attribuzione dei profitti alle stabili organizzazioni. Un ulteriore aggiornamento dei TP Country profiles verrà condotto durante la seconda metà del 2021 e la prima metà del 2022.

Pubblicato su: Ipsoa - 7 settembre 2021

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Italian Supreme Court Rules on uneconomical inter-company Transactions

In early 2021, two decisions of the Italian Supreme Court dealt with the issue of certain inter-company transactions that were not performed according to the arm’s-length principle due to the existence of an overall advantage for the multinational group.

Pubblicato su: ITR (International Tax Review) - 28 aprile 2021

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The Importance of Mutual Agreement Procedures in International Tax Disputes

The mutual agreement procedure (MAP) is an instrument for the resolution of international tax disputes whenever a person considers that the actions of one or both of the contracting states’ tax administrations result or will result in taxation not in accordance with the provisions of a tax convention or of a tax treaty.
To this end, the MAP allows competent authorities designated from the governments of the contracting states to interact with the intent to resolve the international tax dispute. On October 10 2017, the Council of the European Union issued Directive (EU) 2017/1852 with the purpose of increasing tax certainty in the single market. With Legislative Decree No. 49/2020 published on June 10 2020, the Italian legislator approved the decree implementing EU Directive 2017/1852.

Pubblicato su: ITR Transfer Pricing Special Focus 2021 - 24 marzo 2021

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A Review of Advance Tax Agreements in Italy

Advance tax agreements are binding agreements between taxpayers and the Italian Revenue Agency aimed at enhancing tax compliance and promoting the business of multinational enterprises by providing certainty on international tax issues in advance.
The arrangements are based on mutual cooperation and transparency between taxpayers and the Italian Revenue Agency. An advance tax agreement may be requested by resident companies conducting international activities, meeting a set of requirements.
The 2021 Italian Budget Law modified the advance pricing agreement (APA) procedure, including new aspects about the ‘roll-back’ and providing the payment of a fee in order to start these procedures.

Pubblicato su: ITR Italy Special Focus 2021 - 16 marzo 2021

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