TPG2022 Chapter IX paragraph 9.104

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Category: OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines (2022), TPG2022 Chapter IX: Transfer Pricing Aspects of Business Restructurings | Tag: , , ,
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Some differences in the starting position of the restructured entity compared to the position of a newly set up operation can relate to the established presence of the operation. For instance, if one compares a situation where a long-established full-fledged distributor is converted into a limited risk distributor with a situation where a limited risk distributor is established in a market where the group did not have any previous commercial presence, market penetration efforts might be needed for the new entrant which are not needed for the converted entity. This may affect the comparability analysis and the determination of the arm’s length remuneration in both situations.

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