Germany’s new record keeping obligation – Transaction Matrix

Germany has issued guidance on a recent addition to German taxpayers’ transfer pricing documentation obligations.

The transaction matrix now required under Section 90 (3) sentence 2 no. 1 AO is a structured, tabular overview of relevant information on the taxpayer’s transactions and business relationships with related parties and permanent establishments, which is intended to support risk-oriented case and audit field selection.

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