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Transfer Pricing In Vat/Gst Vs. Direct Taxation: A Paper On The Topic Of Relations Between Associated Companies, Richard Thompson Ainsworth Jan 2009

Transfer Pricing In Vat/Gst Vs. Direct Taxation: A Paper On The Topic Of Relations Between Associated Companies, Richard Thompson Ainsworth

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This paper considers transfer pricing in VAT/GST and direct taxes, one of a range of tax relationships that flow between associated companies. The topic necessarily proposes an inquiry into vertical harmonization of transfer pricing norms alongside an assessment of present efforts to horizontally harmonize transaction values.

Stated differently, the vertical inquiry is: should the same transaction between the same associated enterprises be valued in the same manner by a single country in VAT/GST and direct taxes? The horizontal effort is: should two jurisdictions treat transactions between associated enterprises within their respective jurisdictions in the same manner in VAT/GST and direct …