Bayer Inc, is a Canadian subsidiary of Bayer AG Germany. Bayer is a multinational group of companies in the pharmaceutical and life sciences industry . Since 2016, the Canada Revenue Agency has been auditing Bayer Inc. 2013-2015 taxation years. Between December 2017 and August 2018, the CRA made a series of requests to Bayer Canada for copies of agreements that had been negotiated at arm’s length with respect to the activities that are being examined in the audit. On August 21, 2018, the CRA issued Query No 17 to Bayer Canada, in which it revised its previous requests as follows: Pursuant to our discussion on July 18, 2018, we would like to audit agreements made between any member of the Bayer Group with third party(s) in force during the 2013 and 2014 taxation years that perform some or all of the following activities in regards to pharmaceutical products: ‐  Are located in an Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (“OECD”) member ... Read more

Monsanto Chile, Since 2018 a subsidiary in the Bayer group, had been issued a tax assessment related to FY 2009 and 2010 resulting in additional taxes of approximately $800.000.000. and penal interest of 1,5% per month in an amount of $2.216.759.197. Monsanto filed an appeal in regards to the penal interest of $2.216.759.197. In the appeal the company argued, that the interest should be inapplicable since the case has been delayed by Courts due to both lack of activities and COVID 19. Decision of the Court In a split decision the Constitutional Court ruled in favor of Monsanto and declared the penal interest inapplicable. “For all the reasons stated in this ruling, this Court concludes that the application of the penal interest provided for in the third paragraph of Article 53 of the Tax Code, in this specific case, contravenes the constitutional guarantees contained in numbers 2 and 3, paragraph 6, of Article 19 of the Constitution. For this reason, ... Read more

Monsanto Chile – since 2018 a subsidiary of Bayer – is engaged in production of vegetable seeds and Row Crop seeds. The company uses its own local farmers and contractors, employs some 250 people and hires a maximum of 2,000 temporary workers in the summer months. It receives parental seed from global planners in the US and other countries and then multiplies these seeds in Chile on its own or third-party farms. The seeds are then harvested, processed and shipped to locations specified by global planners. Following an audit of FY 2009-2010 an adjustment was issued related to the profitability obtained in the operations of the “Production” segment (sale of semi-finished products to related parties) and “Research and Development” carried out on behalf of related parties abroad. The adjustment was determined by the tax authorities using the a Net Margin method. The tax authorities found that the income obtained under the production segment and in the research and development business ... Read more