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The Fiona Show: Transfer Pricing

CrossBorder Solutionswww.crossborder.ai
On the Fiona Show, we discuss current issues in the transfer pricing world. Whether you’re new to transfer pricing, or you’ve been around the international tax block, learn about the latest trends in the global regulatory environment and technology in one weekly podcast.

Episodes

Episode 28: The Untouchables

When it comes to transfer pricing, intangible transactions present their own unique challenges. Here, some tips to help conquer them. CrossBorder Solutions

Dec 11, 20191 hr 2 min0

Episode 26: The End Game

With a little planning—and a little help from CrossBorder Solutions’ amazing new software--you can maximize your transfer pricing and minimize your tax bill. Here’s everything you need to know to get started. CrossBorder Solutions

Nov 20, 201932 min0

Episode 23: Merging Your Transfer Pricing

What should MNEs consider during a merger or acquisition? Expert Clay Ayers reveals—from firsthand experience--how two companies can get their transfer pricing on the same page. CrossBorder Solutions

Oct 30, 201951 min0

Episode 22: Transfer Pricing in China

Scrutiny, customs-specific audits, dawn raids, and now a trade war. What makes transfer pricing in China so complicated? Well, how much time do you have? CrossBorder Solutions

Oct 23, 201946 min0

Episode 19: Tax Certainty, Fact or Fiction?

When it comes to transfer pricing, there are no guarantees that your taxable income is really your taxable income. But the OECD’s International Compliance Assurance Program can certainly help improve the odds. In this frank discussion, the OECD’s Dr. Achim Pross and Mark Johnson tell you all about it. CrossBorder Solutions

Oct 02, 20191 hr 6 min0

Episode 18: Transfer Pricing in a Recession

Transfer pricing may be tricky on a good day, but comparisons and analysis get even more complicated during a time of losses. In this eye-opening discussion, tax attorney Barbara Mantegani strategizes about transfer pricing in tough times. CrossBorder Solutions

Sep 19, 20191 hr 10 min0

Episode 17: The OECD-Brazil Project

When it comes to transfer pricing, Brazil is a real anomaly. But change may be on the horizon. In the OECD-Brazil Project, the OECD and Brazil are working together to see how the country can better align its transfer pricing regulations with OECD guidelines. In this fascinating discussion, Tom Balco, the head of the transfer pricing unit at the Center for Tax Policy at the OECD, reveals the Project’s takeaways and possible next-steps for Brazil. CrossBorder Solutions...

Sep 13, 201958 min0

Episode 16: Meet Tradeshift's Katya Ewing

Red Bubble, Google, Tradeshift, this XBS client has navigated all kinds of transfer pricing challenges. Here, she shares them all. CrossBorder Solutions

Sep 04, 201935 min0

Episode 15: The Services Cost Method and What it Means for the BEAT

There are so many reasons to love the services cost method—it’s simple and straightforward, of course. And in some cases, it excuses you from paying the BEAT. CrossBorder Solutions experts Adam Sandford and Andrei Enoui discuss the details. CrossBorder Solutions

Aug 28, 201929 min0

Episode 14: Intracompany Service Transactions

What methods are used to analyze intracompany outsourcing? XBS experts Adam Sanford and Andrei Enoiu talk about why service transactions are so important--and how to prove these complex arrangements are arm's length. CrossBorder Solutions

Aug 21, 201932 min0

Episode 13: Intercompany Agreements and What You Need To Know Now

Intercompany agreements are a regular part of required local transfer pricing documentation, and that alone is a pretty compelling reason to prepare them. But don’t just take our word for it. Hear about these brilliant, lawful, and some might say, necessary agreements from Paul Sutton and Leiza Bladd-Symms of the U.K.-based LCN Legal, a company that specializes in intercompany transfer pricing agreements. CrossBorder Solutions

Aug 14, 201953 min0

Episode 12: The Client

What’s it really like navigating transfer pricing 2019? In this revealing podcast, we hear from an in-house transfer pricing executive who has just about every iron in the international tax fire: digital tax implications, entities in super scrutinizing countries all over the world, transfer pricing from mergers and acquisitions, even past audits. If you’re in the transfer pricing weeds, this is one discussion you don’t want to miss. CrossBorder Solutions

Aug 08, 20191 hr 1 min0

Episode 11: Argentina Under the Microscope

Increased scrutiny. Stricter regulations. An eye on the digital economy. When it comes to transfer pricing, Argentina is stepping up its game. Here, CrossBorder Solutions’ South American specialist, Adam Sandford, discusses a few recent changes and what they mean for the future. CrossBorder Solutions

Aug 02, 201931 min0

Episode 10: Altera vs the IRS—and What the Outcome Means for You

Josh White, a tax writer for International Tax Review and TP Week, has reported on the Altera case for TP Week and written about what it means from a transfer pricing perspective. Today, he talks to us about why the case is so important and why Altera isn’t the only company that stands to be affected by the verdict. CrossBorder Solutions

Jul 24, 201931 min0

Episode 9: Red Flags for Audits

How do tax authorities pick their auditing targets? OECD tax advisor Manuel de los Santos joins CrossBorder Solutions from Paris to discuss the process for various member countries and other jurisdictions. CrossBorder Solutions

Jul 17, 20191 hr 1 min0

Episode 8: The Truth About Generic Transfer Pricing Reports

Sorry folks, but generic reports just aren’t cutting it anymore in the transfer pricing world. Here, a few of CrossBorder Solutions’ top execs explain why tax authorities reject them—and why big consultancies are still producing them. (Spoiler alert: it’s easier!) CrossBorder Solutions

Jul 11, 201946 min0

Episode 7: Benchmark Requirements 101

Solid benchmarking begins with the right comparables, not necessarily the obvious ones. Here, CrossBorder Solutions’ Chief Economist Mimi Song and Senior Transfer Pricing Analyst Michael Quirk discuss the finer points of benchmark analyses. Learn how solid benchmarking studies can prove arm’s length transactions—and also, teach you a thing or two about your own business. CrossBorder Solutions

Jun 26, 201936 min0

Episode 6: Profit-Based Transfer Pricing Methodologies

On today's episode, CrossBorder Solutions' VP of Economic Operations Andrei Enoiu and Chief Economist Mimi Song discuss how profit-based analysis can help determine if a transaction is arm’s length. CrossBorder Solutions

Jun 19, 201955 min0

Episode 4: The Implication of AI on Tax Departments with CrossBorder CEO Don Scherer

CrossBorder Solutions' CEO Don Scherer stops by the Fiona Show to discuss why the changing global regulatory environment for transfer pricing necessitates the use of artificial intelligence to keep up, but unlike other industries impacted by technology, also accentuates the role that humans will always play in the process. CrossBorder Solutions

Jun 05, 201949 min0

Episode 3: The Digital Economy with Erin Perks

We're discussing all the hot debates at the crossroads of transfer pricing and the digital economy with Erin Perks, head of global transfer pricing at Marsh & McLennan live from CrossBorder Solutions' quarterly summit in beautiful Sarasota, Florida. CrossBorder Solutions

May 29, 201954 min0

Episode 1: Worldwide Transfer Pricing Compliance

Fiona and Matt walk through the challenges of global compliance with CrossBorder Solutions' chief economist Mimi Song, founding senior account executive Christy McDonald, and director of sales operations Michael Wallack. From the changing regulatory environment to how countries with developing markets are looking to transfer pricing to increase their tax revenue -- this is what every multinational company needs to know now. CrossBorder Solutions

May 15, 201952 min0