TPG2022 Chapter IV Annex II paragraph 36

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The MAP APA may cover all of the transfer pricing issues of a taxpayer (or of the members of a MNE group) or may be more limited, for example to a particular transaction, sets of transactions, product lines or to only some members of a MNE group. Some countries, whilst recognising the need for flexibility in the process, have concerns over the appropriateness of specific issue APAs. It may be difficult to evaluate some issues in isolation, for example where the transactions covered by the proposal are highly interrelated with transactions not covered by the proposal, or where there is a need to analyse transfer pricing issues in a wider context because intentional set offs are involved (see paragraphs 3.13-3.17 of the Guidelines).

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TPG2022 Chapter IV Annex II paragraph 34If the taxpayer wishes to pursue a MAP APA request, it will need to make a detailed proposal to the relevant tax administration, pursuant to any domestic procedural requirements, e.g. a requirement to file the request with a designated part of the domestic tax administration. For a MAP APA, the...
TPG2022 Chapter IV Annex II paragraph 39In terms of the supporting information and documentation to be included, the guidance in Chapter IV (paragraphs 4.165-4.168) and Chapter V of the Guidelines on documentation requirements should be borne in mind. However, because of the prospective nature of the agreement sought, different types of information may need to be...
TPG2022 Chapter IV Annex II paragraph 52The success of the MAP APA process, as an alternative to relying solely on traditional audit or examination techniques, depends to a large extent on the commitment of all the participants. The ability of the relevant competent authorities to reach agreement in a prompt manner will be determined both by...
TPG2022 Chapter IV Annex II paragraph 66The MAP APA will be in the form of a written document and the content, layout etc. will be decided by the participating competent authorities. In order to achieve the objective of providing a clear record of the mutual agreement and for the agreement to be effectively implemented, the mutual...
TPG2022 Chapter IV Annex II paragraph 21The desire for certainty has resulted in an emerging trend for taxpayers to seek multilateral MAP APAs covering their global operations. The taxpayer approaches each of the affected jurisdictions with an overall proposal and suggests that it would be desirable if the negotiations be conducted on a multilateral basis involving...
TPG2022 Chapter IV Annex II paragraph 20When deciding whether a MAP APA is appropriate, a key consideration is the extent of the advantage to be gained by agreeing a method for avoiding the risk of double taxation in advance. This requires the exercise of judgement and the need to balance the efficient use of limited resources,...
TPG2022 Chapter III paragraph 3.15Recognition of intentional set-offs does not change the fundamental requirement that for tax purposes the transfer prices for controlled transactions must be consistent with the arm’s length principle. It would be a good practice for taxpayers to disclose the existence of set-offs intentionally built into two or more transactions between...
TPG2022 Chapter IV Annex II paragraph 83The validity of the transfer pricing methodology is dependent on the critical assumptions continuing to apply for the duration of the MAP APA. The MAP APA and any domestic confirmation or agreement should therefore require the taxpayer to notify the affected tax administrations of any changes. If, after evaluation by...
TPG2022 Chapter IV Annex II paragraph 85The revised MAP APA should state the date from which the revision is effective and also the date on which the original MAP APA is no longer effective. If the date of the change can be precisely identified, then normally the revision should take effect from that date but if...
TPG2022 Chapter IV Annex II paragraph 41The MAP APA proposal should provide a full description of the chosen methodology. In cases involving associated enterprises, the chosen methodology should also respect the guidance found in the Guidelines on applying the arm’s length principle of Article 9 of the OECD Model Tax Convention. It is stated at paragraph...