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OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and Tax Administrations 2022

In a global economy where multinational enterprises (MNEs) play a prominent role, governments need to ensure that the taxable profits of MNEs are not artificially shifted out of their jurisdiction and that the tax base reported by MNEs in their country reflects the economic activity undertaken therein. For taxpayers, it is essential to limit the risks of economic double taxation. The OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines provide guidance on the application of the “arm’s length principle”, which is the international consensus on the valuation of cross-border transactions between associated enterprises. This January 2022 edition includes the revised guidance on the application of the transactional profit method and the guidance for tax administrations on the application of the approach to hard-to-value intangibles agreed in 2018, as well as the new transfer pricing guidance on financial transactions approved in 2020. Finally, consistency changes have been made to the rest of the OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines. The OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines were approved by the OECD Council in their original version in 1995.

Published on January 20, 2022 Latest available edition in: French, Chinese, Czech, German, Hungarian, Italian, Serbian, Slovene, Spanish, Turkish, Ukrainian

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Foreword
Preface
Abbreviations and Acronyms
Glossary
The Arm's Length Principle
Transfer Pricing Methods
Comparability Analysis
Administrative approaches to avoiding and resolving transfer pricing disputes
Documentation
Special Considerations for Intangibles
Special Considerations for Intra-Group Services
Cost Contribution Arrangements
Transfer Pricing Aspects of Business Restructurings
Transfer pricing aspects of financial transactions
Appendix. Recommendation of the Council on the Determination of Transfer Pricing between Associated Enterprises [C(95)126/Final, as amended
Annexes13 chapters available
Annex to the OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines
Annex I to Chapter II. Sensitivity of Gross and Net Profit Indicators
Annex II to Chapter II. Examples to illustrate the guidance on the transactional profit split method
Annex to Chapter III. Example of a working capital adjustment
Annex I to Chapter IV. Sample Memoranda of Understanding for Competent Authorities to establish bilateral safe harbours
Annex II to Chapter IV. Guidelines for conducting Advance Pricing Arrangements under the Mutual Agreement Procedure (MAP APAs)
Annex I to Chapter V. Transfer pricing documentation – Master file
Annex II to Chapter V. Transfer pricing documentation – Local file
Annex III to Chapter V. Transfer pricing documentation – Country‑by‑Country Report
Annex IV to Chapter V. Country-by-Country Reporting Implementation Package
Annex I to Chapter VI. Examples to illustrate the guidance on intangibles
Annex II to Chapter VI. Guidance for tax administrations on the application of the approach to hard-to-value intangibles
Annex to Chapter VIII. Examples to illustrate the guidance on cost contribution arrangements
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