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Transfer Pricing Services in Singapore<\/h2>\n

\"TransferWhat is transfer pricing? Transfer pricing is the pricing of goods, services and intangibles between related parties.<\/p>\n

Related parties are parties who control one another, or who are under the common control of another party, whether directly or indirectly. They include subsidiaries, representative offices, branches and head offices.
\nRelated parties must deal with each other at arm\u2019s length.<\/p>\n

In recent years, transfer pricing has become one of the most important international tax issues facing multinational corporations, whatever their size. Organisations failing to fulfil the required standards risk incurring high financial costs in terms of additional taxes, interest and penalties imposed by the tax authorities.<\/p>\n

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The arm\u2019s length principle<\/h3>\n

The arm\u2019s length principle is the internationally endorsed standard for transfer pricing between related parties. When transfer prices of related parties adhere to this principle, they reflect comparability to the pricing that independent commercial entities in similar situations would transact at and hence, there will be no distortion in the profits and tax liabilities. IRAS abides by this arm\u2019s length principle and believes that this is the most appropriate standard to determine transfer prices of related parties.<\/p>\n

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Documentation<\/h3>\n

Transfer pricing documentation is required to show that efforts have been made to ensure that the related party transactions are conducted at arm\u2019s length.<\/p>\n

The preparation and maintenance of adequate documentation will facilitate reviews by tax authorities and therefore help resolve any transfer pricing issues that may arise. Without adequate documentation to show that the transfer prices are at arm\u2019s length, taxpayers may not be able to raise valid objections to prevent transfer pricing adjustments by tax authorities.<\/p>\n

IRAS does not require transfer pricing documentation to be submitted when tax returns are filed. However, selected taxpayers may be asked by IRAS to show that their related party transactions are conducted at arm\u2019s length.<\/p>\n

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Safe Harbours<\/h3>\n

A \u2018safe harbour\u2019 in a transfer pricing regime is a provision that applies to a defined category of taxpayers or transactions and that relieves eligible taxpayers from certain obligations otherwise imposed by a country\u2019s general transfer pricing rules.<\/p>\n

In Singapore, IRAS is prepared to accept the current 5% mark-up adopted for certain routine support activities as a reasonable arm\u2019s length charge for such services, provided that these routine support activities that the service provider offers to its related party are not also provided to an unrelated party.<\/p>\n

The treatment of related party services for transfer pricing purposes is summarized in the flowchart below.<\/p>\n

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Abigail Yu<\/p>\n

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Abigail Yu oversees executive leadership at 3E Accounting Group, leading operations, IT solutions, public relations, and digital marketing to drive business success. She holds an honors degree in Communication and New Media from the National University of Singapore and is highly skilled in crisis management, financial communication, and corporate communications.<\/p>\n

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