Research in Brief

Problems of Transfer Pricing and Possibilities for its Simplification

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This ICTD Research in Brief is a two-page summary of ICTD Working paper 86 by Sol Picciotto. This series is aimed at policy makers, tax administrators, fellow researchers and anyone else who is big on interest and short on time. The international system for taxation of the profits of multinational enterprises (MNEs) is deeply dysfunctional. The recent attempts at reform have only patched up the system, and alternative approaches should be considered (Picciotto 2017). In the meantime, developing countries sorely need practical guidance, especially on the methods for allocation of profits. These are known as transfer pricing rules.

Authors

Sol Picciotto

Sol is an emeritus professor at Lancaster University, a Senior Adviser of the Tax Justice Network, coordinator of the BEPS Monitoring Group, and a member of the UN Tax Committee's subcommittee on dispute resolution. As a Senior Fellow of the ICTD, his research focuses on the taxation of transnational corporations with special reference to developing countries.
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Publication Details

Publisher: ICTD
Date: November 2018
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