Determining arm's length remuneration for a Czech manufacturing affiliate under different transfer pricing models.

Topics: Return on Assets Contract Manufacturer Royalty Rates Tax Controversy TNMM/CPM

This litigation raised an oft-seen issue as to the correct definition of “sales” for transfer pricing approaches that rely on the Comparable Uncontrolled Transaction (Price) method.

Topics: Intangibles Comparable Uncontrolled Transaction (Price) Method Portugal Royalty Base Royalty Rates

A 2008 restructuring transferred the European rights to the McDonald’s intangibles to McD Europe Franchising Sàrl, a Luxembourg-resident subsidiary with branches in both Switzerland and the U.S. While this migration of intangible assets created substantial controversy in Europe, the real transfer pricing concern would be an IRS issue and not an issue for the French Tax Authority (FTA) if the royalty rate remained at 5%.

Topics: Intangibles Europe Best Method Royalty Rates Tax Controversy TNMM/CPM

Licensees bear significant commercial risk when they use valuable intangible assets owned by another entity. As such, any method that affords them with an expected return to its tangible assets that is only as high as the overall enterprise’s cost of capital is inconsistent with sound economics.

Topics: Intangibles Medtronic Royalty Rates Tax Controversy US Transfer Pricing Section 482 TNMM/CPM

Use of the CPM/TNMM to determine royalty rates for valuable intangibles in transfer pricing is incompatible with basic financial economics.

Topics: DEMPE OECD Guidelines US Internal Revenue Service Intangibles Tax Policy Royalty Rates TNMM/CPM