Let's agree to agree on the importance of intercompany agreements. In this episode, we delve into the critical role that intercompany agreements play in the realm of transfer pricing and global business operations. As businesses navigate the complexities of today's economic landscape, these agreements serve as essential tools for delineating risk, ensuring compliance, and maintaining audit readiness. Join our host Brittany Hardin Tanguay as she, along with her guest Mark Horowitz (Principal, Tax...
Feb 11, 2025•21 min
Let's agree to agree on the importance of intercompany agreements. In this episode, we delve into the critical role that intercompany agreements play in the realm of transfer pricing and global business operations. As businesses navigate the complexities of today's economic landscape, these agreements serve as essential tools for delineating risk, ensuring compliance, and maintaining audit readiness. Join our host Brittany Hardin Tanguay as she, along with her guest Mark Horowitz (Principal, Tax...
Jan 14, 2025•21 min
Understanding the critical link between Pillar 2 and transfer pricing. Delve into the intricate relationship between Pillar Two and transfer pricing in this episode of the KPMG Exploring Transfer Pricing podcast. As the OECD's Inclusive Framework introduces Pillar Two to ensure a minimum level of taxation for multinational groups, understanding its implications on transfer pricing has become paramount. How does Pillar Two affect the preparation and use of Country-by-Country reports? What are the...
Nov 25, 2024•17 min
Reflecting on the international and transfer pricing landscape of 2024, and anticipating what's on the horizon for 2025. As the curtain falls on 2024, we take a retrospective journey back through the key tax initiatives that have carved the contours of the transfer pricing arena this year. This episode casts its navigational net wide, exploring topics from foreign derived intangible income (FDII) and base erosion and anti-abuse tax (BEAT) Planning, to generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), ...
Oct 17, 2024•15 min
From development to exploitation, refining our understanding of DEMPE in transfer pricing. Dive into the ever-changing world of DEMPE (Development, Enhancement, Maintenance, Protection and Exploitation) in this episode of the KPMG TaxRadio podcast Exploring Transfer Pricing, where we reflect on insights from the DEMPE session during the KPMG 2024 U.S. Cross-Border Tax Conference. Building on the results of our live survey with a diverse group of tax professionals representing multinational enter...
Sep 26, 2024•17 min
From the Samba to Merengue, exploring the tax dance in the Latin American region. Rhumba-ing into the complicated dance of transfer pricing controversy, this episode discusses the tax controversy trends seen in the region of Latin America, or LATAM. What avenues are there for companies to address tax certainty and controversy in LATAM? Which transactions draw the most scrutiny for the LATAM tax authorities? And how can companies look to mitigate some of the risks of operating in the LATAM region...
Sep 04, 2024•17 min
From cliffs to castles, exploring the tax terrain of Ireland and the UK. Diving into the stormy seas of transfer pricing disputes, this episode unveils the escalating challenges and evolving trends in the United Kingdom and Ireland. How has Brexit reshaped the transfer pricing relationship between the competent authorities in Ireland and the UK? What impact has the OECD and G20's Base Erosion and Profit Shifting, or BEPS, initiative had on transfer pricing disputes in these regions? And how effe...
Aug 06, 2024•16 min
Trim down with legal entity rationalization and streamline your transfer pricing. Legal entity rationalization, a strategic method of streamlining corporate structures, plays a pivotal role in enhancing business efficiency and cost-effectiveness. But how does this process help businesses meet their objectives? And what is its significance in the face of ever-changing tax landscapes and regulatory requirements? In this episode, we discuss how businesses are assessing their current legal entity st...
Jun 28, 2024•16 min
Unlocking the potential of GenAI throughout the Transfer Pricing lifecycle. Within the complex landscape of transfer pricing, the introduction of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is stirring up a new era of possibilities. But how is GenAI influencing this multifaceted field? What novel trends are emerging, propelled by GenAI advancements? And how should we incorporate this cutting-edge technology into the traditional transfer pricing approach? Delve into the discussion as we navigate t...
Jun 06, 2024•18 min
From canals to autobahns, traversing the European tax controversy landscape. In the intricate realm of transfer pricing, tax controversies and disputes present a unique set of challenges. But how are these challenges being addressed in Europe, particularly in Germany and the Netherlands? What trends are emerging in these jurisdictions? And how is the concept of joint audits being leveraged as a potential solution? Join our host Brittany Hardin Tanguay as she explores these questions with Jens La...
Apr 29, 2024•17 min
Beyond Controversy: The collaborative landscape of transfer pricing disputes. In the complex world of transfer pricing, setting the right price for intercompany transactions is both a science and a subjective process. But how does this play out in the face of international disputes? Where do treaty-based resolutions like the Mutual Agreement Procedure (MAP) and the Advance Pricing Agreement (APA) fit into this puzzle? And just how pivotal are these tools in providing certainty and preventing dou...
Mar 20, 2024•14 min
Cupid's arrow has struck the heart of many curious people, leading them to transfer pricing. Prepare to be smitten as we delve into the hearts of multiple transfer pricing professionals, the matchmakers of the corporate world, who work to harmonize the rhythm of regulatory compliance with the melody of business objectives in a symphony of economic strategy. Whether it was love at first sight or a slow-burning passion, their stories are a testament to the dynamic, challenging, and rewarding natur...
Feb 14, 2024•16 min
Charting out the OECD's 2022 Mutual Agreement Procedure (MAP) Statistics to appreciate how effective MAP is in resolving transfer pricing disputes. The OECD released the 2022 Mutual Agreement Procedure (MAP) Statistics and announced its much heralded MAP Awards, the Transfer Pricing equivalent of the Oscars. When a multinational is subject to a transfer pricing adjustment, MAP is a process the taxpayer can invoke to avoid double taxation. The MAP statistics provide multinationals with important ...
Jan 26, 2024•15 min
Our host Brittany Hardin Tanguay is joined by Maggie Fritz, a Tax Principal and the global banking leader for transfer pricing, and Brie Siciliano, a Managing Director for Tax specializing in financial services. Together, they'll unravel the complexities that the banking industry encounters when enacting transfer pricing.
Dec 21, 2023•15 min
2023 has been a rollercoaster in the world of international tax and transfer pricing - and 2024 looks to be more of the same. As 2023 draws to a close, we delve into the key tax initiatives that have shaped the transfer pricing landscape over the past year. This episode navigates through topics ranging from the OECD's Pillar One and Pillar Two, to the adoption of the OECD Guidelines by Brazil and the impact of economic uncertainty and evolving business models on transfer pricing. Our host Britta...
Nov 20, 2023•16 min
Hammering out transfer pricing challenges in the building, construction, and real estate industry. Building on our Transfer Pricing Industries Series, we have constructed an episode on the specialized transfer pricing issues faced by the building, construction, and real estate, BCRE, industry. The uniqueness of the underlying assets influence how transactions are valued, and how to price the associated transactions around it. With a large diversity in the types of transactions and assets, transf...
Oct 20, 2023•16 min
Our host Brittany Hardin Tanguay is joined by Stephen Giordano, KPMG Partner, Washington National Tax, focused on Business Tax Services - Passthroughs, and Sharon Liu, KPMG Principal, Tax - Transfer Pricing, to discuss some of the key issues of transfer pricing within the REITs realm.
Sep 26, 2023•16 min
Our host Brittany Hardin Tanguay is joined by Diane Shkodina, Managing Director, Tax - Transfer Pricing, and Nick Stavrakis, Managing Director, Tax - Transfer Pricing to discuss the challenges transfer pricing practitioners are facing with developing an arm's-length transfer pricing range for North American retail distribution companies and beyond
Aug 31, 2023•17 min
Going Dutch on testing financial transactions! In this episode we explore the Chapter 10 OECD Guidelines involving financial transactions with our KPMG Netherlands colleagues. The Netherlands has long been known as a financial services transaction hub and integral for multinational enterprises' treasury functions - why has this historically been the case? What are some of the major transfer pricing issues involving these Dutch financial entities? How does the Dutch Tax Authority reconcile the OE...
Jul 28, 2023•17 min
If Amount B is supposed to simplify transfer pricing, why does it seem so complicated? Listen as we break it down. In this episode we explore the major announcement regarding Amount B released this week by the OECD with our KPMG knowledge leader from London. On Monday July 17, we got the latest update from the OECD on its efforts to simplify transfer pricing through Amount B, part of its BEPS 2.0 initiative to address the tax challenges of digitalization. What will this mean for multi-nationals ...
Jul 21, 2023•14 min
Your transfer pricing is in good hands, because we've seen a situation or two. The insurance industry and its representatives exist to make people's bad days less bad. Insurance provides protection for what matters most, but how do you transfer price for managing risk? If you're unsure how reinsurance works for cross-border intercompany transactions, we've got you covered! As part of our Industry Series, Exploring Transfer Pricing tours different industries with specialists to discuss some of wh...
Jun 30, 2023•17 min
Why can't all my profit just go to an offshore haven? KPMG explains Asset Management transfer pricing in a post-BEPS world. Investment committees, sub-advisors and referral fees - Oh My! How should asset management tax practices battle the nuances of splitting highly lucrative asset management returns across their global footprints? In an industry which faces commercial pressure, non-tax regulators, and a minefield of BEPS exclusions, navigating the specific intercompany relationships within ass...
May 31, 2023•15 min
Perform a check-up on your company's financial health before stressing it with debt. We've established that everybody borrows, meaning that multinational enterprises in every industry are likely to engage in some level of intercompany financing. But how is it actually done? What parts of the business need to work together, and what considerations often get overlooked when setting interest rates on these loans between related parties? Join us to learn more, and to appreciate some of the nuances t...
Apr 20, 2023•12 min
Listen in to learn why some subsidiaries can be viewed as the black sheep of the family, while others as the next in line to run the business.
Apr 14, 2023•15 min
Open your eyes to the often complex and always fascinating world of transfer pricing in the life sciences industry.
Feb 24, 2023•17 min
The largest economy in South America has always been the exception when it comes to global transfer pricing, all of which appears likely to change
Jan 11, 2023•13 min
Have you ever thought transfer pricing could be simpler and more standardized? Are you tired of arguing about routine distribution returns? If you are, Amount B might be the solution for you.
Dec 15, 2022•14 min
There's a lot for transfer pricing to account for in the financial services industry. Because it can be a bit of a balancing act - listen to this episode to have it make cents!
Nov 17, 2022•15 min
Plug in, reboot, and join us for our latest version - er, episode - where we look at transfer pricing as it relates to the technology industry. It's a little more complicated than just clicking CTRL-ALT-DELETE.
Oct 19, 2022•15 min
What's it like to be in the driver's seat of practicing transfer pricing in the Industrial Manufacturing Automotive industry? Strap in to learn from industry veterans.
Sep 26, 2022•15 min
