When applying valuation techniques, including valuation techniques based on projected cash flows, it is important to recognise that the estimates of value based on such techniques can be volatile. Small changes in one or another of the assumptions underlying the valuation model or in one or more of the valuation parameters can lead to large differences in the intangible value the model produces. A small percentage change in the discount rate, a small percentage change in the growth rates assumed in producing financial projections, or a small change in the assumptions regarding the useful life of the intangible can each have a profound effect on the ultimate valuation. Moreover, this volatility is often compounded when changes are made simultaneously to two or more valuation assumptions or parameters.
TPG2022 Chapter VI paragraph 6.158
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Category: OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines (2022), TPG2022 Chapter VI: Special Considerations for Intangibles | Tag: Discounted Cash Flow (DCF), Intangibles, Sensitivity, Valuation, Valuation method, Valuation technique, Volatile
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