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In 2017, the UK implemented a detailed set of hybrid mismatch rules to combat cross-border tax advantages arising from hybridity for example, the differing tax treatments of entities, transactions or instruments. The...
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Official statistics published this week on HMRC’s transfer pricing and diverted profits tax (DPT) activity show that HMRC’s increasing international focus has been effective in achieving its intended results. The statistics highlight the sustained increase in the risks faced by multinational corporate groups dealing with the complex and ever changing international tax environment.

Anton Hume and Andrew Stewart (BDO) examine a range of transfer pricing financing arrangements used within groups.
 

Pierre-Régis Dukmedjian and Alejandro Dominguez (Simmons & Simmons) assess the EC’s ruling in the Amazon state aid case.

Malcolm Joy and Duncan Nott (BDO) explain the new requirements for the robust transfer pricing of intangible assets in the OECD’s updated transfer pricing guidelines.
 
Maya Forstater (Center for Global Development) examines the accuracy of the studies claiming that addressing transfer price manipulation could generate huge sums of revenue for developing countries.
 

HMRC has published its transfer pricing and diverted profits tax (DPT) statistics for 2016/17 showing a massive increase in tax adjustments, report Peter Steeds & Paul Fields (KPMG).

Substance, not legal form, should drive an arm’s length transfer pricing policy. Paul Daly and Duncan Nott (BDO) provide a practical guide.

Rupert Shiers and Graham Poole (Hogan Lovells) review the likely areas for disputes in the coming year.

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