Transfer Pricing is one of the key tax requirements to consider when expanding your business outside Singapore. Operations in more than one country (at least two countries) is sufficient for a business to be caught up under the transfer pricing regulations.
Did you know Singapore introduced compulsory transfer pricing documentation from the year of assessment (YA) 2019? A simple solution is to comply with the transfer pricing obligations in Singapore!
There are many misconceptions and myths with regards to transfer pricing practices around the world.
Singapore introduced compulsory transfer pricing documentation effective from the year of assessment (YA) 2019. A new penalty regime was also included for non-compliance with the TP documentation requirements.
The OECD guidance emphasised that, besides interest rates, all terms and conditions of the financing transactions (including the volume of debt) should be tested against the arm’s length principle.
Are your controlled transactions in line with the transfer pricing legislation? Mistakes in pricing will roll over from year to year. It is crucial to identify mispricing as soon as possible to better manager the transfer pricing risk.
A US multinational company with subsidiaries around the world, including Singapore, recently prepared new US transfer pricing documentation.
The company applies their transfer pricing policies on a global basis. The US tax director instructs the Singapore tax director to use this
documentation. Is the US documentation acceptable in Singapore?