#5MinutesTP Episode 2

Knowledge#5MinutesTP Episode 2

#5MinutesTP - Episode 2


All you need to know about transfer pricing documentation.




10 Feb

Key Transfer Pricing Considerations for Singapore Companies Engaging in the Johor-Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) Deal

The Johor-Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) is a strategic initiative between Singapore and Malaysia aimed at fostering cross-border economic growth.


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3 Feb

2025 IRAS Indicative Margins for Related Party Loan

Since 2017, the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) has provided indicative margins to help businesses determine an arm’s length interest rate for related party loans. In this article we example the margins.


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28 Jan

New Singapore Approach to Pricing Intragroup Financing

As of January 1, 2025, new amendments to Singapore's Transfer Pricing (TP) regulations will impact how intra-group loans are handled—specifically for domestic financing arrangements. These updates introduce significant changes that businesses must consider to ensure compliance and avoid potential tax penalties. Here’s what you need to know.


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28 Jan

Malaysia TP Guidelines 2024/2025

The long-awaited Malaysia Transfer Pricing Guidelines 2024 are finally here, and they bring significant updates aimed at enhancing clarity, compliance, and alignment with global practices. Here’s a breakdown of the key changes every business should know.


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10 Jan

Charting a Course Through Transfer Pricing Dispute Resolution

Misalignments with regulations, discrepancies in data, and evolving interpretations of arm's length principles can all trigger disputes, potentially leading to significant financial implications.


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25 Oct '24

Understanding the Basics of Global Minimum Tax

This article will provide an overview of what global minimum tax is, why it's important, and how it impacts multinational corporations and the global economy.


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25 Oct '24

The Evolution of Global Minimum Tax Policies: A Historical Perspective

This article will explore the history of global minimum tax policies, from their origins to the latest developments, including the recent OECD/G20 agreement.


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24 Oct '24

The Role of Technology in Global Minimum Tax Compliance

This article will discuss how technology can help multinational corporations streamline their global minimum tax compliance.


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23 Oct '24

The Implications of Global Minimum Tax on Multinational Corporations

This article will discuss how global minimum tax policies affect multinational corporations, including changes to their tax planning strategies and compliance requirements.


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22 Oct '24

Navigating the Legal and Regulatory Landscape of Global Minimum Tax

This article will provide an overview of the legal and regulatory considerations that multinational corporations need to be aware of when dealing with global minimum tax.


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21 Oct '24

Key Considerations for Compliance with Global Minimum Tax

This article will provide practical advice for multinational corporations on how to navigate the complexities of global minimum tax compliance.


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19 Oct '24

Global Minimum Tax and the Future of International Taxation

This article will speculate on the future of international taxation in light of global minimum tax policies, including potential trends and challenges that may arise.


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18 Oct '24

Challenges and Opportunities for Developing Countries

This article will examine the challenges and opportunities that global minimum tax policies present for developing countries, including their potential impact on tax revenue and economic development.


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20 Sep '24

Transfer Pricing for Intragroup Financing in Asia

Are your financing terms optimized and aligned with the economic reality of your transactions?


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9 Aug '24

Made Errors in Transfer Pricing? IRAS’ VDP Can Help

Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (“IRAS”) offers a Voluntary Disclosure Programme (“VDP”) help taxpayers rectify these errors and minimize potential penalties.


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26 Jul '24

Transfer Pricing for Intragroup Services in Asia

Not all services are created equal. Identifying low-value and high-value services within your intra-group transactions is a fundamental distinction.


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30 May '24

Navigating the Maze: Strategies for Resolving Transfer Pricing Disputes

The world of transfer pricing can be a complex and sometimes treacherous one, especially when disputes arise.


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30 Apr '24

2024 Updates on Global Minimum Tax

Global Minimum Tax (GMT) is one of the largest tax reformations as part of the initiative under Pillar 2 of the Base Erosion Profit-Shifting (BEPS) 2.0 project.


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30 Apr '24

BEPS 2.0 - Pillar One - Amount B - is it really a simplified approach to Transfer Pricing?

On 19 February 2024, OECD published the final report on Pillar One -Amount B, is designed to simplify and streamline the application of the arm’s length principle.


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21 Mar '24

Insights into Transfer Pricing Best Practices in Asia for 2024

With increasing scrutiny, transfer pricing audits are becoming more common. Failure to comply with documentation requirements can lead to significant penalties.


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21 Mar '24

Adriana Calderon appointed to SCTP Transfer Pricing Roundtable Representative

We are thrilled to share that Adriana Calderon, Director of Transfer Pricing Solutions Asia, has been appointed by ISCA as a Transfer Pricing Roundtable Representative for SCTP.


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29 Feb '24

What is Malaysia approach for Transfer Pricing Surcharges?

The IRBM has recently issued a Frequently Asked Questions to address the questions taxpayers and tax professionals regarding the Transfer Pricing Surcharge.


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28 Feb '24

Singapore Budget 2024

The recently announced Singapore Budget 2024 tabled by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Mr. Lawrence Wong on 16 February 2024.


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11 Jan '24

2024 IRAS Indicative Margins for Related Party Loan

The indicative margin recommended by IRAS are market interest rate to be adopted by Singapore taxpayers for related party loans not exceeding SGD15 million.
Generally, the IRAS publishes the indicative margins at the beginning of each calendar year.


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31 Oct '23

Year-end tips to be transfer pricing ready in Malaysia

Be prepared for potential transfer pricing audits by tax authorities. Ensure that your transfer pricing documentation is readily available, organized, and easily accessible.


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30 Sep '23

Latest trends on Managing Intragroup Loans in Malaysia

There is an increasing focus on transfer pricing documentation for intragroup loans in Malaysia. Tax authorities expect comprehensive documentation that demonstrates the arm's length.


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30 Sep '23

Key tips to be Transfer Pricing ready in Singapore

In Singapore Taxpayers are required to review and update your transfer pricing documentation annually to ensure its accuracy and relevance.


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30 Sep '23

Singapore Tax Season is here!

The submission of corporate tax returns dateline in Singapore is around the corner with most companies having to submit their tax return by 30 November 2023.


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31 Aug '23

Transfer Pricing Methods Explained – The Transactional Net Margin Method

TNMM is a widely used transfer pricing method by tax authorities and multinational companies because it is considered to provide a more accurate outlook of the profitability.


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31 Aug '23

Transfer Pricing Methods Explained – The Profit Split Method

PSM is generally used when there is significant value contributed by each party to the transaction and should be resorted to when it has been difficult to determine an arm's length.


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30 Aug '23

Tackling Transfer Pricing in Singapore & Malaysia

Malaysia published its new transfer pricing (TP) rules in May and these are certainly creating a buzz on the ground, especially with many companies having related party transactions between both sides of the Causeway.  


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31 Jul '23

Malaysia Intra-Group Services, is it only about the mark-up?

Intra-group service is one of the most common international related party transactions entered by Malaysian Taxpayers.


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26 Jul '23

Transfer Pricing Methods Explained – The Resale Price method

In this article we will explore the Resale Price Method (“RPM”) and see how this differs to the other traditional methods.


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26 Jul '23

Transfer Pricing Methods Explained – The Cost Plus method

The CP method forms part of the traditional transfer pricing approach. Cost Plus means adding a markup to the actual cost incurred by a Company in producing or acquiring a product or service.


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26 Jul '23

Transfer Pricing Methods Explained – The CUP method

The CUP method is a well-established traditional transfer pricing approach. This method is used to determine the arm's length price for transactions between related parties, also known as controlled transactions.


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15 Jun '23

TPS Malaysia presents at MIA Conference 2023

Transfer Pricing Solutions Malaysia were delighted to present on the topic of Global Minimum Tax and Impact on transfer pricing at the Malaysian Institute of Accountants conference in June 2023.


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18 May '23

Common challenges on managing intragroup loans and financial transactions

Managing intragroup finance in Asia can come with several challenges from macroeconomic issues to tax and transfer pricing.


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28 Mar '23

Get Your Transfer Pricing Policies Ready for the Upcoming Inflationary Environment

Multinational enterprises (MNEs) must not only navigate global transfer pricing regulations but also be aware of the economic climate to maintain tax efficiency and adhere to the arm's length standard.


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1 Mar '23

Global Minimum Tax

Global minimum tax is a tax policy proposal that would require large multinational corporations to pay a minimum tax rate on their profits, regardless of where they are located.


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1 Mar '23

Transfer Pricing Methods Explained Simply

In this first article we will discuss the differences between transactional and traditional methods and considerations to be taken into account.


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16 Feb '23

Singapore Transfer Pricing Update – 2023 IRAS’ Indicative margins for related party loan

Indicative margins were introduced by the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (“IRAS”) in 2017 to be used in related party loans.


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7 Feb '23

Transfer Pricing Guidelines

The fundamental principles articulated in OECD’s and the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS)’, Transfer Pricing Guidelines (TPGs) are similar even though their approaches may vary.


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7 Feb '23

A Tale of Two Transfer Pricing Regimes

Since the OECD’s base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) project, transfer pricing (TP) rules and regulations worldwide have continued to grow in number and complexity.


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7 Feb '23

Transfer Pricing for Singapore-based Headquarters

As the OECD presses on with its two-pillar solution under the new BEPS 2.0 initiative, TP is set to dominate the international tax agenda for years to come.


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7 Feb '23

Transfer Pricing in Singapore and Malaysia

From different thresholds for TPD to the general approach taken by the tax authorities, there are many differences between Singapore and Malaysia’s TP regimes.


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2 Feb '23

2023 IRAS Indicative Margins for Related Party Loan

Indicative margins were introduced by the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (“IRAS”) in 2017 to be used in related party loans. What is the impact for Singapore Taxpayers?


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2 Feb '23

Benchmarking Insights: Related Party Transactions

Whether you need to prepare a benchmarking study when entering into a related party transaction depends on the country's transfer pricing regulations and the specifics of the transaction.


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1 Nov '22

New e-Tax Guide Singapore for Country by Country Reporting

This e-Tax Guide is relevant to any Singapore MNE group with international operations and annual group revenue of at least S$1,125 million.


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19 Oct '22

2023 Singapore Transfer Pricing season is here! 

Recently the tax authority issued a tax assessment regarding transfer pricing to Rio Tinto’s aluminium division according to which additional taxes in an amount of $86.1 million.


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19 Oct '22

All you need to know about Singapore Transfer Pricing Documentation Requirements

The submission of corporate tax returns dateline in Singapore is around the corner, with most companies having to submit their tax return by 30 November 2022.


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8 Mar '22

All you need to know about the OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines 2022 Update

If you are reading this article the chances are that you enjoy discussing about technical aspects of transfer pricing as much as we do. Any transfer pricing aficionado knows that changes to the OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines are a reason for excitement in the tax and transfer pricing world.


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