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TP Talks - PwC's Global Transfer Pricing podcast

PwC partners and thought leaders discuss and provide valuable insights on transfer pricing developments around the world. Our podcasts not only provide you the latest regulatory changes and developments, but also inform you how they can impact your business.

Episodes

Episode 81: Special Edition – Financial Transactions Transfer Pricing

In this Financial Transactions Transfer Pricing quarterly podcast, Bob Ritter (PwC’s US Financial Transactions Transfer Pricing leader) is joined by Laura Valestin (Partner in PwC’s National Tax practice in Washington DC, specializing in financial products), and Chad Clark (Director in PwC’s Financial Markets and Real Estate practice, based in Austin, TX) to discuss LIBOR and the final regulations released by the IRS and US Treasury that provide tax guidance with respect to alterations to debt i...

Feb 17, 202223 minSeason 1Ep. 81

Episode 80: Putting the TP into ESG

In this episode, we feature an excerpt from PwC’s Global Transfer Pricing Conference, focusing on ESG factors as drivers of value creation and levers to manage risks, concentrating on supply chain/value chain analysis, tax transparency, intercompany financial transactions, and deals. The panelists included Ronan Finn (Ireland TP country leader and PwC’s global TP ESG leader), Jayde Thompson (Transfer Pricing partner – PwC Australia), Noor Sanders (Transfer Pricing partner – PwC Netherlands), and...

Jan 27, 202226 minSeason 1Ep. 80

Episode 79: Special Edition – TP in the oilfield services industry (Part 2)

In this TP Talks episode, Lauren Dangelmayr (Principal, Transfer Pricing - PwC US), Hamish McElwee (Partner, Transfer Pricing - PwC Australia), Szymon Wlazlowski (Transfer Pricing - Energy, Utilities and Resources Leader for EMEA), Ivan Williams (Partner, Transfer Pricing - PwC Canada), and Thushara Corea (Director,Transfer Pricing - PwC Canada) discuss the oilfield services industry, focusing on planning related to leasing and IP, ESG, as well as pragmatic approaches to transfer pricing documen...

Dec 22, 202122 minSeason 1Ep. 79

Episode 78: Special Edition – TP in the oilfield services industry (Part 1)

In this TP Talks episode, Lauren Dangelmayr (Transfer Pricing Principal, PwC US), Hamish McElwee (Transfer Pricing Partner, PwC Australia), Szymon Wlazlowski (Transfer Pricing - Energy, Utilities and Resources Leader for EMEA), and Ivan Williams (Transfer Pricing Partner, PwC Canada) discuss the changing regulatory environment around the world and the impact on the oilfield services industry. The speakers also discuss the controversy environment and how companies in the industry are managing ris...

Dec 16, 202122 minSeason 1Ep. 78

Episode 73: Financial Transactions Transfer Pricing – June 2021

This Financial Transactions Transfer Pricing quarterly podcast features a discussion of the end of LIBOR, focusing on why and when the majority of LIBOR term rates will expire and the replacement rates; certain exceptions with regard to US dollar LIBOR tenors; the general tax and transfer pricing considerations; potential challenges converting from the old overnight LIBOR to the new overnight reference rates, and available options for reference rates with a longer maturity; developments across A...

Jun 29, 202116 minSeason 1Ep. 73

Episode 72: Domestic US Transfer Pricing - what state taxing authorities have on their agenda

In this TP Talks podcast, Drew Kim (Partner, PwC’s State and Local Tax practice), Jana Lessne (Transfer Pricing Managing Director, PwC’s Washington National Tax Services), and Matthew Lindeman (Director, PwC’s State and Local Tax practice) discuss the current landscape related to domestic US transfer pricing, including how state tax authorities are looking to raise revenue and increasingly scrutinizing domestic intercompany transactions. They also highlight considerations for companies related t...

Jun 21, 202122 minSeason 1Ep. 72

Episode 71: China transfer pricing updates – a focus on clarity and simplification

In this TP Talks episode, transfer pricing professionals discuss the latest progress related to transfer pricing in China to help manage risk and enhance tax certainty, including the issuance of a Q&A on the administration of forex cash in-flows and out-flows of transfer pricing adjustments, China State Taxation Administration’s issuance of a Consultation Draft on the simplified procedure for unilateral Advance Pricing Arrangements and the potential benefits, as well as other observations. F...

May 14, 202119 minSeason 1Ep. 71

Episode 69: Financial Transactions Transfer Pricing – March 2021

In this Special Edition Financial Transactions Transfer Pricing podcast, David Ledure (Transfer Pricing Partner, PwC Belgium), Tanja Keser (Transfer Pricing Partner, PwC Germany), Erin Venter (Transfer Pricing Partner, PwC New Zealand), and Agustin Aila (Transfer Pricing Senior Manager, PwC Argentina) discuss new developments, including pending legislation in Germany related to new requirements for interest deductions; New Zealand’s recently enacted Restricted Transfer Pricing rule for inbound r...

Mar 31, 202128 minSeason 1Ep. 69

Episode 68: Advance Pricing Arrangements – a reliable tool for managing TP risk on the path forward

In this episode, our Transfer Pricing professionals discuss their recent experience with APAs in Japan and the US generally, as well as touch on bilateral APAs between the US and Japan. The panelists focus on lessons from prior economic downturns and how an APA can be a tool to manage uncertainty. The panelists also discuss maximizing the utility of an APA for triangle transactions, US APMA’s outlook on APAs, and takeaways. Support the show...

Mar 22, 202125 minSeason 1Ep. 68

Episode 67: TP Automation – efficiencies for projects of any size

This episode features a discussion of how companies can utilize automation for both large and small scale transfer pricing transactions, including automation of transfer pricing adjustments, profit monitoring and allocation, and specific processes and transfer pricing calculations. Support the show

Feb 16, 202115 minSeason 1Ep. 67

Episode 65: TP Readiness amid economic uncertainty – Using third-party behavior to support business decisions

This episode features a discussion of how companies may address the impact of the pandemic on their business for transfer pricing purposes. The panelists address how companies can use publicly available information on third-party behavior to support their business decisions stemming from economic disruptions, focusing on actions to take in the immediate, near term, and a long term. Support the show...

Dec 17, 202013 minSeason 1Ep. 65

Episode 64: Transfer pricing issues raised by the digitalization of the economy — A closer look at the OECD Pillar One Blueprint

This TP Talks episode features an in-depth discussion of the October 12 OECD Blueprint on Pillar One, focusing on important considerations with regard to scoping, sourcing rules, and segmentation — when to segment, how to segment. The speakers also focus on the uncertainties surrounding the arm’s-length principle, and fixed returns for routine marketing and distribution activities. Finally, the speakers discuss open items, including dispute resolution options. Support the show...

Nov 24, 202033 minSeason 1Ep. 64

Episode 63: TP readiness amid economic uncertainty — Tax controversy: Is transfer pricing low hanging fruit for tax authorities?

TP readiness amid economic uncertainty —Tax controversy: Is transfer pricing low hanging fruit for tax authorities? This TP Talks Special Edition podcast focuses on transfer pricing controversy, specifically as it relates to government subsidies in response to the current economic crisis and the resulting transfer pricing challenges multinationals may face when governments look to recover subsidies. The panelists provide insights on what steps companies can take today to prepare for potential tr...

Nov 10, 202021 minSeason 1Ep. 63

Episode 62: TP readiness amid economic uncertainty: Comparability considerations and challenges

In this TP Talks Special Edition podcast, Kartikeya Singh (Transfer Pricing Partner, PwC US), Marta Milewska (Transfer Pricing Partner, PwC Mexico), and Paul Tang (Transfer Pricing Partner, PwC China) discuss transfer pricing benchmarking and data limitations impacting comparability, delineating atypical conditions, and adjustments or refinements that may be considered to improve comparability in light of the current economic climate. Support the show...

Aug 21, 202030 minSeason 1Ep. 62

Episode 61: TP readiness amid economic uncertainty: Financial Transactions

In this TP Talks Special Edition podcast, Bob Ritter (PwC US Financial Transactions Transfer Pricing Leader), Edwin Baghdasarayan (PwC Australia Transfer Pricing Partner), and Jessica Yin (PwC China Transfer Pricing Partner) discuss issues and solutions related to existing intercompany financing arrangements arising as a result of the pandemic, considerations for new intercompany financing arrangements, and some key main focus areas. Support the show...

Jul 23, 202027 minSeason 1Ep. 61

Episode 59: TP readiness amid economic uncertainty: Customs and trade

In this podcast, Chris Desmond (PwC US Transfer Pricing Partner), Lionel Van Reet (PwC Belgium Customs and International Trade Partner), and Maytee Pereira (PwC US Customs and International Trade Managing Director) discuss transfer pricing and the interrelationship with customs and trade, focusing on the impact on consumer markets - markdown vs drawback optimization, managed margin and trade impact considerations, as well as key takeaways. Support the show...

May 11, 202021 minSeason 1Ep. 59

Episode 58: TP readiness amid economic uncertainty: Operations and supply chain

In this podcast, Andrew Fairfoull (Transfer Pricing Partner, PwC Singapore), Stehan Rasch, (Transfer Pricing Partner, PwC Germany), Jie Hong Liao (Transfer Pricing Partner, PwC Singapore), and Marc Philipp, (Management Consulting Partner, PwC South East Asia Consulting) discuss how multinational corporations are responding to the business disruption from an operations and supply chain management perspective, as well as the transfer pricing aspects of operations and supply chain from a short and ...

Apr 20, 202022 minSeason 1Ep. 58

Episode 57: Mexican tax reform from a transfer pricing perspective

In this podcast, PwC professionals discuss important transfer pricing considerations related to the General Anti-avoidance rule (GAAR), permanent establishment, new limitations on payments to “preferred regimes,” and reportable transactions. Support the show

Apr 10, 202027 minSeason 1Ep. 57