How well do you know MDDP’s Transfer Pricing Team? Did you know that this year we are celebrating the 20th anniversary of both MDDP and our Transfer Pricing Team? Over the years, we have built extensive experience and international expertise, which have brought us to where we are today: Almost 50 professionals We are a…
When distinguishing between single-purpose vouchers (so-called SPVs) and multi-purpose vouchers (so-called MPVs), it is necessary to examine whether, at the time of issue, the place of supply of the transaction to the final consumers to which the voucher relates and the amount of VAT due thereon are already known. The fact that final consumers may…
Financial transactions are one of the most common transactions between related parties and also most frequently controlled by the tax authorities. Due to the an extensive catalogue of financial transactions and their level of complexity, taxpayers often face problems in justifying the arm’s length nature of these transactions. In addition, the unfavourable approach to taxpayers…
Judgment of the Voivodship Administrative Court in Warsaw of April 18, 2024, ref. III SA/Wa 8/24 It would seem that the topic of the importance of the acceptance protocol for determining the moment when VAT liability arises for the provision of a service is quite clear and straightforward, as it has often been the subject…
With each passing year, courts increasingly confirm that a properly prepared benchmarking study can be an extremely important tool, both for taxpayers and tax authorities. Tax authorities often challenge benchmarking study by either conducting new analyses or modifying those presented by taxpayers. This frequently leads to increased tax liabilities. Therefore, having a reliable transfer pricing…
Following the meeting of the VAT EXPERT GROUP in Brussels on 18 March, the next steps for VAT in the digital age are becoming much clearer. The group, made up of specialised VAT experts, plays a key role in providing information and opinions on the practicalities of implementing EU tax regulations. Three weeks after this…
Price adjustments are still not a clear-cut issue and raise questions for taxpayers. In 2023, administrative courts issued rulings on adjustments in three main areas described below. Definition of transfer pricing adjustments It is worth recalling that TP adjustments refer to transactions between related parties and are an important part of business practice. However, their…
Intra-group loan Intra-group loans, like other related party transactions, should be made on an arm’s length basis. In order to verify loan transactions to comply with the arm’s length principle, the comparable uncontrolled price method is most often used in the external variant. Data for this analysis is obtained from external specialized databases. Tax authorities…
In the dynamic business world, planning of settlement between related parties is becoming an essential part of groups’ business strategy. Changes in the market affect the development of new technologies, products and services. They determine the activities of companies in achieving economic benefits and competitive advantages. Well planned settlements are the basis for business success,…
An APA (advance pricing arrangement) is an agreement on the transfer price applied in transactions between related parties, concluded between a taxpayer and the Head of the National Revenue Administration. The APA takes the form of an administrative decision and constitutes a confirmation by the tax authority of the arm’s length principle of settlements between…