TPG2022 Chapter II paragraph 2.73

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There may also be difficulties in determining an appropriate corresponding adjustment when applying the transactional net margin method, particularly where it is not possible to work back to a transfer price. This could be the case, for example, where the taxpayer deals with associated enterprises on both the buying and the selling sides of the controlled transaction. In such a case, if the transactional net margin method indicates that the taxpayer’s profit should be adjusted upwards, there may be some uncertainty about which of the associated enterprises’ profits should be reduced.

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