Intercompany agreements

Multinational groups constantly evolve, grow, and consolidate, and operational facts and circumstances always change. Say a growing company decides to expand internationally. It may choose to incorporate new foreign subsidiaries that will operate a manufacturing facility in one country and a limited-risk distributor in another.

The tax department will probably pay a lot of attention to the proper transfer pricing for transactions between these related parties of the growing multinational group. When it does so, it should ensure that the intercompany transactions, including the arm’s-length pricing, are memorialized in written intercompany agreements. We’ll address the most common questions you might have about these agreements.Continue Reading How Intercompany Agreements Can Mitigate Transfer Pricing Risk

Multinational Enterprises (“MNE”) that are looking to mitigate their exposure to market changes provoked by crisis may find themselves considering the termination or suspension of intercompany agreements with non-performing parties. Terminating an existing intercompany agreement can very well be a key step that an MNE undertakes to protect its business; however, MNEs should also be aware that terminating arrangements could lead to unintended transfer pricing and tax consequences and may ultimately impact the structure of the group.
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