............................................................................................................................. Description Written by Mukesh Butani, FCA, Transfer Pricing: An Indian Perspective, is a definitive reference guide to Indian legislation, overview of regulations in key jurisdictions and challenges associated with the administration of law. The revised edition focuses upon international developments and dispute resolution mechanism emerging as the most effective way to resolve disputes. The first edition of the book, released in 2003, received an overwhelming response. Building upon the first edition, the revised edition seeks to provide up-to-date information and practical guidance on a wide range of transfer pricing issues including a detailed analysis of Indian legislation; a critical account of Indian audit experiences and controversies; comparison of Indian regulations with the OECD guidelines; tax planning techniques related to transfer pricing supplemented with case studies based on business models of transnational corporations; transfer pricing implications under tax treaties; recent Indian and international transfer pricing case laws, trends and surveys; updated discussion on transfer pricing regimes in key jurisdictions including United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, China and Singapore; full text of transfer pricing guidelines issued by OECD. The treatise is an important reference guide for finance directors, group and international tax managers, business supply chain managers, Revenue officials, controllers and international tax practitioners. ............................................................................................................................. Contents Chapter 1. An Introduction to Transfer Pricing Chapter 2. Pre-2001 Scenario Chapter 3. Introduction to the Indian Transfer Pricing Legislation Chapter 4. Transfer Pricing Methods Chapter 5. Transfer Pricing Rules - Documentation Requirements Chapter 6. Transfer Pricing Controversies Chapter 7. OECD - Background, Guidelines and Role in India Chapter 8. Interplay of Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements Chapter 9. Establishing a Transfer Pricing Policy - Practical Considerations Chapter 10. The Role of Transfer Pricing in Tax Planning Chapter 11. Recent International Developments, Court Cases, Trends and Surveys Chapter 12. Transfer Pricing in Australia Chapter 13. Transfer Pricing in Canada Chapter 14. Transfer Pricing in China Chapter 15. Transfer Pricing in France Chapter 16. Transfer Pricing in Germany Chapter 17. Transfer Pricing in Japan Chapter 18. Transfer Pricing in Singapore Chapter 19. Transfer Pricing in the United Kingdom Chapter 20. Transfer Pricing in the United States Chapter 21. Other Countries - Brief Overviews Argentina Austria Belgium Brazil Czech Republic Finland Italy Korea Malaysia Mexico The Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Appendices Appendix 1 - Indian Transfer Pricing Legislation Appendix 2 - Comparable Search – Techniques and Concepts Appendix 3 - Database Developments and Guide Appendix 4 - International Case Laws Appendix 5 - Transfer Pricing Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and Tax Administrators (OECD) Appendix 6 - An Overview of the Draft Issue Notes on Comparability Appendix 7 - Definition of Income Under Income Tax Act, 1961 ............................................................................................................................. Author Details Mukesh Butani is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Mukesh was a tax practice leader with big four accounting firms and possesses competencies in international tax and transfer pricing matters. Mukesh has been part of the tax profession for over two decades and has worked extensively on a range of corporate tax, business reorganization and inbound/outbound structuring engagements for several Fortune 500 companies and Indian business houses. He specializes in advisory services in relation to interpretation of tax treaties and use of complex financing instruments. He has been actively engaged in tax dispute resolution through the administrative channels and mutual agreement procedure under tax treaties. Surveys by International Tax Review have consistently rated Mukesh as amongst the leading individual tax advisors. World Tax 2006 and 2007 guide to world's leading tax firms have rated him as a leading tax advisor in the category of M&A and cross border structuring. Mukesh features in legal media group's expert guide amongst the world's leading tax advisors and transfer pricing experts. Mukesh is a member of Taxation Commission of International Chamber of Commerce and actively associated with the task force on resolution of tax disputes through arbitration. Mukesh is a member of Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD's) Business Restructuring Advisory Group. He has served as a member of Government of India appointed task force on taxation of E-commerce and is the national reporter on the scientific topic of 'transfer pricing and intangibles' for 2007 Kyoto Congress of International Fiscal Association. ............................................................................................................................. |