Italian Free-Guarantee Ruling Boosts Transfer Pricing Toolkit

The Italian Supreme Court’s recent acceptance of a subsidiary’s no-fee guarantee for a parent company’s loan highlights what some tax practitioners see as growing willingness by courts to accept purely economic reasons for not charging intragroup fees, at least in the area of corporate finance.

Australia Needs More Tax Power for News, TV Broadcasters Say

The Australian Tax Office needs additional tools to discourage transfer pricing by tech companies hoping to avoid paying for local news content, the country’s commercial television broadcasters say.

IRS Says Periodic-Adjustment Memo Continues Arising in Audits

An IRS legal memo on the agency’s ability to adjust a company’s profits continues to come up in audits of companies’ transfer pricing, an IRS official said Wednesday.

EU Urges Luxembourg, Malta to Bolster Tax Dodging Deterrents

The European Commission pushed Luxembourg and Malta to strengthen measures against aggressive tax planning, warning both countries they’re susceptible to companies shifting profits to low-tax jurisdictions.

OECD Clarifies Intragroup Services in Proposed Guide Update

The OECD launched a public consultation Monday focused on updating transfer pricing guidance to clarify existing principles and provide practical examples for identifying and pricing intragroup services.

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SALT Deduction Cap Falls Short in Design, Not Constitutionality

Critics of the state and local tax deduction cap should accept its constitutionality but push for changes such as eliminating the cap’s marriage penalty, smoothing its phaseout, and requiring the Treasury Department to rationalize the treatment of pass-through entity taxes, Andrew Leahey writes.

South Africa and Nigeria Drive AI-Enabled Transfer Pricing Audits

Robust taxpayer protection policies, transparent AI governance, strong data integrity practices, and meaningful human oversight are essential to ensuring that digital transformation enhances rather than undermines fairness, KPMG practitioners, Christian Wiesener, Barbara Mbaebie, and Akaoma Osele, say.

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OECD Seeks Comments on Proposed Amendments to Transfer Pricing Guidelines for Intra-Group Services

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) June 1 opened a consultation on proposed amendments to the transfer pricing guidelines for intra-group services. The proposals include measures to: 1) ...

Bahrain Tax Agency Posts Transfer Pricing Guide for Pillar 2 Minimum Top-Up Tax in English

The Bahraini National Bureau for Revenue June 7 posted online a guide, in English, on transfer pricing under the domestic minimum top-up tax (DMTT) law, aligned with OECD Pillar two ...

Sweden, Ireland Sign Second Protocol to 1986 DTA

The Swedish Ministry of Finance June 3 announced the same date signing of a second protocol to the 1986 DTA with Ireland. The protocol introduces new minimum standards for tax ...

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