There is a wide variety of financial instruments in the open market that present very different features and attributes, which may affect the pricing of those products or services. Consequently, when pricing controlled transactions, it is important to document the transactions’ features and attributes.
TPG2020 Chapter X paragraph 10.28
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Category: OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines (2017) | Tag: Economically relevant characteristics, Financial instrument, Financial transactions
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