Disertacijoje „Sandorių tarp asocijuotų asmenų kainodaros modelis mokesčių mokėtojams ir mokesčių administratoriui“ nagrinėjama sandorių tarp asocijuotų asmenų kainodaros raida, reglamentavimas bei metodai. Disertacijoje atlikta užsienio šalių mokslininkų sandorių tarp asocijuotų asmenų kainodaros teorinių ir empirinių tyrimų analizė. Remiantis sandorių tarp asocijuotų asmenų kainodaros teisine baze bei užsienio šalių mokslininkų atliktų tyrimų rezultatais, sudaryta: sandorių tarp asocijuotų asmenų kainodaros nustatymo metodiką įmonėms, kurios sudaro kontroliuojamus sandorius, bei sandorių tarp asocijuotų asmenų kainodaros įvertinimo bei kontrolės metodiką mokesčių administratoriams. Iš šių dviejų metodikų buvo sudarytas sandorių tarp asocijuotų asmenų modelis bei pateikiami šio modelio taikymo pavyzdžiai. Disertacijoje pateikiama dažniausiai praktikoje pasitaikančių sandorių (prekių pardavimo, paslaugų teikimo, paskolų suteikimo, nematerialiojo turto perleidimo) kainodaros nustatymo pavyzdžiai Lietuvos įmonėms, o taip pat: disertacijoje buvo atliktas kontroliuojamų sandorių kainodaros reguliavimo efektyvumo Lietuvoje tyrimas. / The analysis of theoretical and empirical researches on transfer pricing was performed in the dissertation. This analysis enabled to distinguish the main transfer pricing areas and to define and supplement the transfer pricing concept. Based on the transfer pricing researches performed by foreign scientists and transfer pricing legislation the transfer pricing model was created and presented in the dissertation. This model can be applied by the tax payers who needs to determine the arm’s length transfer prices in practise (e.g. for sale of goods, provision of services, loans and other inter-company transactions) and for tax administrators who are controlling the compliance of transfer prices with the arm’s length principle in order to ensure that corporate profit tax is paid correctly to the state budget. The transfer pricing model can be used for various inter-company transactions (e.g. sales of goods, services, loans, etc.) for tax payers acting in various industries in countries where OECD guidelines are applied (including Lithuania). Moreover, evaluating the effectiveness of transfer pricing regulation in Lithuania the research was performed. Performing this research the author calculated and compared the taxable income to be received applying the arm’s length principle and the alternative principle – the formulary apportionment. Such research was performed the first time in Lithuania.

The analysis of theoretical and empirical researches on transfer pricing was performed in the dissertation. This analysis enabled to distinguish the main transfer pricing areas and to define and supplement the transfer pricing concept. Based on the transfer pricing researches performed by foreign scientists and transfer pricing legislation the transfer pricing model was created and presented in the dissertation. This model can be applied by the tax payers who needs to determine the arm’s length transfer prices in practise (e.g. for sale of goods, provision of services, loans and other inter-company transactions) and for tax administrators who are controlling the compliance of transfer prices with the arm’s length principle in order to ensure that corporate profit tax is paid correctly to the state budget. The transfer pricing model can be used for various inter-company transactions (e.g. sales of goods, services, loans, etc.) for tax payers acting in various industries in countries where OECD guidelines are applied (including Lithuania). Moreover, evaluating the effectiveness of transfer pricing regulation in Lithuania the research was performed. Performing this research the author calculated and compared the taxable income to be received applying the arm’s length principle and the alternative principle – the formulary apportionment. Such research was performed the first time in Lithuania. / Disertacijoje „Sandorių tarp asocijuotų asmenų kainodaros modelis mokesčių mokėtojams ir mokesčių administratoriui“ nagrinėjama sandorių tarp asocijuotų asmenų kainodaros raida, reglamentavimas bei metodai. Disertacijoje atlikta užsienio šalių mokslininkų sandorių tarp asocijuotų asmenų kainodaros teorinių ir empirinių tyrimų analizė. Remiantis sandorių tarp asocijuotų asmenų kainodaros teisine baze bei užsienio šalių mokslininkų atliktų tyrimų rezultatais, sudaryta: sandorių tarp asocijuotų asmenų kainodaros nustatymo metodiką įmonėms, kurios sudaro kontroliuojamus sandorius, bei sandorių tarp asocijuotų asmenų kainodaros įvertinimo bei kontrolės metodiką mokesčių administratoriams. Iš šių dviejų metodikų buvo sudarytas sandorių tarp asocijuotų asmenų modelis bei pateikiami šio modelio taikymo pavyzdžiai. Disertacijoje pateikiama dažniausiai praktikoje pasitaikančių sandorių (prekių pardavimo, paslaugų teikimo, paskolų suteikimo, nematerialiojo turto perleidimo) kainodaros nustatymo pavyzdžiai Lietuvos įmonėms, o taip pat: disertacijoje buvo atliktas kontroliuojamų sandorių kainodaros reguliavimo efektyvumo Lietuvoje tyrimas.

ISSUES OF TRANSFER PRICING Transfer pricing has been often-discussed topic in recent years which is unlikely to change in the upcoming years. Given the great importance of transfer pricing in international tax planning, as well as in so called aggressive tax planning, it is a priority for states to set transfer pricing rules based on the arm's length principle in such a way that untaxed profits are not transferred from the jurisdictions where it was generated. Although this is a tax issue concerning the direct taxation, it shall be regulated at least in a coordinated manner by most countries in the world, as the international overlap is the greatest danger to state treasuries. From the perspective of taxpayers, it is often very difficult to meet all obligations regarding the setting of transfer pricing pursuant the arm's length principle, but it can be pointed out that a sufficiently clearly specified rules may be in favor of the taxpayers, because unjustified price manipulation between the related parties may cause some distortion of the functioning of the market. The main purpose of this thesis is to provide a comprehensive overview of transfer pricing issues from the perspective of Czech legislation, especially the Income Tax Act and instructions issued by the Ministry of Finance and the...

In 2017 an amended version of the OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines was published which included new provisions to prevent BEPS through the shifting of risks. Through the amendment of the Guidelines, it was clarified that for an entity in an MNE to contractually assume a risk, for transfer pricing purposes, it needs to control the risk and have the financial capacity to assume it. Since the proposal of an updated framework regarding risk it has been discussed whether the framework on risk was the right way to go to come to terms with the problem with the shifting of risks and whether the concept of control over risk is in line with the arm’s length principle which constitutes the foundation for the Guidelines. The objectives of the thesis include providing an overview of the OECD framework related to risk, analysing, and evaluating the definition of control over risk, and assessing its application and interpretation in Swedish courts. On the basis of this the objectives are to examine the consequences of the concept and its application in relation to the arm’s length principle and Swedish law and with this discussing the future of the Guidelines in Swedish law. To assess whether an entity in a MNE has control over risk multiple sub-concepts needs to be assessed out of which few have a clear meaning. Of main importance when assessing the concept is to determine the performance of decision-making functions. The interpretation of control over risk has in some cases, in Swedish courts, led to results which are not in line with the principle of legality and the principle of the actual substance of the transaction. Similarly, to the Guidelines, the Swedish courts put emphasis on the performance of decision-making functions in order to have control over risk. Parts of the control over risk concept can be seen as not being in line with the arm’s length principle by imposing higher control and financial capacity requirements on entities in MNEs than what independent enterprises actually have. Because of the inherent problems in defining control over risk, the effects of the interpretation of the concept in Swedish courts, and the non-arm’s length character of the risk assessment it can be questioned which role the Guidelines should have in Swedish law.

Världsekonomin är i ständig tillväxt. Till följd av globaliseringen av ekonomin har allt fler multinationella koncerner etablerats. För att kunna effektivisera och vinstmaximera inom sina organisationer har multinationella bolag utnyttjat olika länders skattesystem. Det genom att förflytta sina vinster till skatteparadis eller andra länder med längre skatt för att på så vis uppnå ett högre resultat för koncernen i helhet. Det leder till att skattebaserna i länder med höga skattesatser eroderas. Av den anledningen har ett behov av en global accepterad standard rörande internprissättning uppkommit. Organisation for Economic Co-oporation and Development har gett ut riktlinjer som de anslutande medlemsländerna ska följa vilka går under namnet Transfer Pricing Gudelines For Multinational Enterprises And Tax Authorities. Riktlinjerna behandlar de viktigaste områdena inom internprissättning och består av totalt nio kapitel.Studien syftar till att undersöka om svensk respektive amerikansk lagstiftning och hänvisningar inom området internprissättning är harmoniserade. Detta med hänsyn till OECDs riktlinjer. För att ta reda på om länderna är harmoniserade inom området har en komparativ studie genomförts. I uppsatsen har en undersökning av kapitel 1, 2, 5, 8 ur OECDs riktlinjer utförts, vilka berör armlängdsprincipen, CCA, prissättningsmetoder och dokumentation. För att kunna avgöra om harmonisering råder inom samtliga områden har en kvalitativ metod använts för att kunna studera ekonomisk och juridisk litteratur. Det för att kunna lägga grund till den slutgiltiga analysen av empiri i form av lagtext och hänvisningar.Studien har bidragit med ökad kunskap för hur OECDs riktlinjer är utformade inom området. Genom djupare förståelse för dess utformning har det bidragit med en inblick i hur OECDs riktlinjer påverkar medlemsländernas utformning av sina hänvisningar och lagstiftningar inom internprissättning. Vid granskning av OECDs utformning inom samtliga områden som tas med i studien har en analys kunnat genomföras för att se hur dessa implementerats inom de två medlemsländerna som är utvalda i studien. Studien har dessutom bidragit med en ökad förståelse för hur de svenska respektive amerikanska hänvisningarna och lagstiftningarna ser ut inom området.Uppsatsen resulterar i att harmonisering råder mellan Sverige och USA inom området internprissättning. Genom analysering av lagar och hänvisningar har stora likheter kunnat urskiljas i enighet med OECDs riktlinjer. Vid genomförandet av studien har viss olikhet och differentiering i utformandet kunnat identifieras men inte i tillräckligt stor utsträckning för att kunna påverka vår slutsats om att det råder harmonisering mellan Sverige och USA i enighet med OECD. / The world economy is in constant growth. As a result of the globalization of the economy, more multinational enterprises have established. In order to streamline and maximize profits within their organizations, multinational companies have exploited various countries tax bases. By moving their profits to tax havens or other countries with lower tax rates they achieve higher earnings for the business as a group. Which leads to that the tax bases in countries with high tax rates will be eroded. Because of this a need for a globally accepted standard on Transfer pricing arise. Organisation for Economic Co-oporation and Development has issued guidelines that acceding member states should follow which is known as Transfer Pricing Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and Tax Authorities. The OECD guidelines consist of nine chapters and address the key areas of Transfer pricing.This study aims to examine the Swedish and US laws and references to see if they are harmonized in the field of transfer pricing in regard with the OECD guidelines. To find out if the countries are harmonized within the region a comparative study has been select. In the study, a survey of Chapters 1, 2, 5, 8 of the OECD Guidelines were performed, which contains the arm's length principle, CCA, transfer pricing methods and documentation. In order to determine whether harmonization exists, a qualitative method has been used to study economic and legal literatures to lay the foundation for the final analysis of empirical data in the form of legal texts and references.This study has contributed to increased knowledge of how the OECD Guidelines are designed in the area. Through a deeper understanding of its design, it has given a glimpse of how the OECD guidelines affect the member countries design on their references and laws in the area of transfer pricing. Upon review of the OECDs guidelines of all the areas included in the study, an analysis has been carried out to see how these are implemented in the two member states that are selected in this thesis. The study has also contributed to a better understanding of how the Swedish and American references and legislation are implemented in the field.The thesis results in that harmonization exists between Sweden and the United States within the area of transfer pricing. By analyzing the laws and references great similarities have discernible in unity with the OECD guidelines. In the implementation of the study some diversity and differentiation in the design have been identified, but not sufficiently to affect our conclusion that there is harmonization between the United States and Sweden in unity with the OECD guidelines.This paper is hereinafter written in Swedish.

移轉訂價係指關係企業間進行交易時，價格之訂定過程。由於各國稅制、稅率均存在差異，使跨國集團常透過移轉訂價之方式，不當安排其利潤以規避稅負。各國稅捐主管機關本其財政收入考量，並捍衛其課稅主權，紛紛建立移轉訂價稅制，要求關係企業間移轉訂價必須符合常規交易原則。 　　近年來，智慧財產已逐漸取代有形財產，成為企業價值之主要項目。由於智慧財產並無公開交易市場，且其通常具有一定之獨特性，致使涉及智慧財產之受控交易，於運用常規交易原則時產生諸多困難。 　　本論文為智慧財產移轉訂價之探索性研究，從稅制面進行分析與探討。研究結果發現，我國現行稅制與經濟暨合作發展組織、美國移轉訂價規範相較之下，未臻完備之處有： 1. 欠缺成本貢獻協議之具體規範； 2. 欠缺相互協議程序之具體適用規範。 　　此外，智慧財產受控交易於運用我國現行移轉訂價規範時，容易產生爭議及困難點之處在於： 1. 缺乏可比較未受控交易； 2. 智慧財產所有權之認定； 3. 共同研發之課稅問題； 4. 相互協議程序和預先訂價協議機制難以適用。 / Transfer pricing refers to a process of pricing arrangement in a controlled transactions between affiliated enterprises. Due to differences in tax legislations and tax rates among countries, multinational corporations may deliberately allocate their profits into different countries by leveraging off those differences, so its overall tax liabilities may be minimized. In view of the foregoing, tax authorities of various countries have began to formed transfer pricing related rules and regulations in order to preserve their tax bases and have requested full conformity of transfer pricing rules from resident enterprises when conducting related party transactions. In recent years, intellectual property (“IP”) has overtaken the importance of tangible assets and became a predominant operating item in many of the enterprises. However, given the inherent uniqueness in each IP and the lack of open market for the IP, difficulties often arise when applying the arm’s length principal on IP related controlled transactions. This exploratory research discusses transfer pricing of IP. Through this research, it is identified that there may be room for improvements for Taiwan transfer pricing rules in the following two areas in comparison with the OECD and U.S. transfer pricing rules: 1. Rules of cost contribution arrangement；and 2. Application rules of mutual agreement procedure. Moreover, controversies and difficulties may likely to occur in the following areas when applying transfer pricing rules on IP related controlled transactions in Taiwan: 1. Lack of comparable uncontrolled transactions； 2. The ownership of intellectual property rights； 3. Tax on cooperative R&D；and 4. Difficulties to apply with MAP and APA.

ISSUES OF TRANSFER PRICING Transfer pricing is a very discussed topic of recent years, both by tax subjects, tax advisors as well as by tax administrations. This is due to activities of OECD and the European Union in this area, as well as due to increase in number of tax audits focusing on transfer pricing. The key documents are rules issued by OECD in the form of the Transfer Pricing Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and Tax Administrations, which is being constantly revised and supplemented, the latest revision being issued in 2017. In the narrower terms, transfer pricing may be defined as prices for transactions between connected (related) parties. In broad terms, transfer pricing may be defined as any and all transactions between connected (related) parties including in particular transfer of goods, providing of services, transfer and other transactions concerning intangibles, cost contribution arrangements and business restructurings, as well as related tax administrations procedures when deciding on tax duty in connection with the transactions performed between the related parties and the transfer pricing documentation. In the first and second part of this thesis I am outlining the historical progress in activities of OECD in the area of transfer pricing since the first report issued...

近年來企業或個人，透過移轉計價與關係人進行非常規交易之案例時 有所聞。或許其非常規交易之動機，並非為了規避稅負，而政府為了維護 自身管轄權之行使，或基於公平理念保障少數股權股東及債權人之權益， 勢必對藉由移轉計價進行非常規交易者有所規範。 目前國內對於關係 人間移轉計價問題之研究文獻，大多著重於關係人以非常規交易規避稅負 之型態剖析，及國內外涉及非常規交易調整方法之法令介紹。而關於移轉 計價之理論基礎與關係人之定義二項課題，皆未予以詳盡探討。而國外之 研究文獻，對於廠商間之移轉計價行為是否符合效率？往往多所爭議、並 無定論。此外部份文獻認為，廠商係在政府所允許之常規範圍內，來決定 其移轉價格之數額。但政府如何訂定常規價格？似乎並無文獻論及。故本 文擬由理論、實務及法令三方面，來探討關係人移轉計價之問題。

本研究針對移轉訂價制度在電子商務環境中是否產生適用上的問題、以及是否產生新型態的交易模式來進行探討，以了解現行之移轉訂價規範是否仍適用於電子商務環境。本研究首先透過文獻分析法與比較分析法，將電子商務移轉訂價相關之文獻加以整理與分析，了解移轉訂價在電子商務環境中所可能產生的適用問題，並比較各國對電子商務移轉訂價之態度與作法；接著根據電子商務的特性，提出跨國企業可能的電子商務移轉訂價交易模式。而後採用深入訪談法，針對可能的適用問題與可能的交易模式作為訪談主題，邀請五位產、官、學界之代表進行訪談，以了解實務面的觀點與處理方式，並改善本研究所提出之交易模式。 / 依據文獻彙整及訪談結果顯示，移轉訂價制度在電子商務環境下，仍應適用與傳統商務一致之常規交易原則。針對受控交易進行功能與風險分析，以找出合適之可比較對象並選定最適之移轉訂價方法，來判斷受控交易是否符合常規交易原則。此外，對於電子商務移轉訂價所可能產生的問題，包含可比較對象之找尋、移轉訂價方法之選擇、價值創造中心之決定、租稅天堂的運用、電子商務特性之影響、以及交易軌跡消失之疑慮等方面，皆不至於重大影響移轉訂價制度的運作；電子商務僅係提供另一道交易媒介，使得交易變得更有效率，並未改變受控交易之經濟實質與交易本質。因此，移轉訂價規範不論在傳統商務或電子商務的環境中，皆可一體適用，不因電子商務的加入而須加以改善或修正。 / To know if the existing transfer pricing guideline could still apply to the environment of electronic commerce or not, this study aims to inquire into related issues of the transfer pricing under e-commerce activities, including whether it will bring any possible problems or result in new transaction models or not. First of all, documentary analysis and comparative analysis are applied to compile and analyze the literature related to transfer pricing in e-commerce. It helps to understand possible problems that will occur when applying it in e-commerce and to compare the different ideas and manners of practicing transfer pricing in e-commerce between certain countries. Also, probable transaction models will be proposed according to the characteristics of e-commerce. Secondly, in-depth interviews are used to probe into transfer pricing in e-commerce activities more thoroughly. Possible problems and transaction models of application are the main theme of interviews, and five representatives from the industrial circle, the government, and the academia are the major interviewees of the study. The purpose of in-depth interview is to figure out perspectives and actions of the practical aspect and to improve the transaction models proposed by the study. / According to the results of literature review and interviews, even in e-commerce conditions, the transfer pricing guideline can also apply to the arm’s length principle, the same as the traditional commerce does. As for the function and risk analysis of controlled transaction, which helps to figure out comparable uncontrolled transaction and to decide on the proper transfer pricing methodologies, it is applied to judge if controlled transaction could comply with the arm’s length principle. As for the function and risk analysis of controlled transaction, which helps to figure out comparable uncontrolled subjects and to decide on the proper transfer pricing methodologies, it is applied to judge if controlled transaction could comply with the arm’s length principle. Furthermore, possible problems that would arise in the course of e-commerce transfer pricing, including a search for the comparable uncontrolled transaction, the adoption of transfer pricing methodologies, the decision of value creation center, the utilization of tax heavens, the effects of e-commerce characteristics, and doubts about disappearance of the transaction track, all have no great influences upon the operation of transfer pricing guideline. E-commerce provides another medium of exchange to make transactions more efficient without changing the financial essence and transaction quality. In a word, the transfer pricing guideline can both apply to traditional commerce and e-commerce conditions. It is not necessary to improve or adjust the transfer pricing guideline even when involving in the issue of e-commerce.

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