Certain industries rely on economic models to price intra-group loans by constructing an interest rate as a proxy to an arm’s length interest rate.
TPG2020 Chapter X paragraph 10.104
Category: C. Treasury function, C.1. Intra-group loans, OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines (2017), TPG2020 Chapter X: Financial Transactions | Tag: Economic modelling, Financial transactions, Interest rate, Intra-group loan, Loan, Treasury functions
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- TPG2022 Chapter X paragraph 10.105In their most common variation, economic models calculate an interest rate through a combination of a risk-free interest rate and a number of premiums associated with different aspects of the loan – e.g. default risk, liquidity risk, expected inflation or maturity. In some...
- TPG2022 Chapter X paragraph 10.107In some circumstances taxpayers may seek to evidence the arm’s length rate of interest on an intra-group loan by producing written opinions from independent banks, sometimes referred to as a “bankability” opinion, stating what interest rate the bank would apply were it to...
- TPG2022 Chapter X paragraph 10.106The reliability of economic models’ outcomes depends upon the parameters factored into the specific model and the underlying assumptions adopted. In evaluating the reliability of economic models as an approach to pricing intra-group loans it is important to note that economic models’ outcomes...
- TPG2022 Chapter X paragraph 10.63Credit ratings can be determined for the overall creditworthiness of an MNE or MNE group4 or for a specific issuance of debt. As detailed in the following paragraphs, determining credit ratings requires consideration of quantitative – e.g. financial information – and qualitative factors...
- TPG2022 Chapter X paragraph 10.104Certain industries rely on economic models to price intra-group loans by constructing an interest rate as a proxy to an arm’s length interest rate....
- TPG2022 Chapter X paragraph 10.108Such an approach would represent a departure from an arm’s length approach based on comparability since it is not based on comparison of actual transactions. Furthermore, it is also important to bear in mind the fact that such letters do not constitute an...
- TPG2022 Chapter X paragraph 10.94When considering issues of comparability, the possibility of internal CUPs should not be overlooked....
- TPG2022 Chapter X paragraph 10.101Credit default swaps reflect the credit risk linked to an underlying financial asset. In the absence of information regarding the underlying asset that could be used as a comparable transaction, taxpayers and tax administrations may use the spreads of credit default swaps to...
- Spain releases report on application of their General Anti-Abuse Rule.The Spanish tax authorities have published a report on the applicability of their domestic General Anti-Abuse Rule (GAAR). In the report, a conduit arrangement aimed at benefiting from an exemption at source on the payment of interest to EU residents is described. ...
- United Arab Emirates issues comprehensive Transfer Pricing Guide23 October 2023, the United Arab Emirates issued a comprehensive practical Transfer Pricing Guide. The guide is designed to provide general guidance on the Transfer Pricing regime in the UAE with a view to making the provisions of the Transfer Pricing regulations as...
Related Case Law
- Poland vs “Shopping Centre Developer sp.k.”, June 2022, Supreme Administrative Court, Case No II FSK 3050/19A Polish company, “Shopping Centre Lender sp.k.”, had been granted three intra group loans in FY 2013 for a maximum amount of EUR 2 million, EUR 115 million and EUR 43.5 million. The interest rate on the loans had been set at 9%....
- Finland vs. Corp, July 2014, Supreme Administrative Court HFD 2014:119A Ab had in 2009 from its majority shareholder B, based in Luxembourg, received a EUR 15 million inter-company loan. A Ab had in 2009 deducted 1,337,500 euros in interest on the loan. The loan had been granted on the basis that the banks financing A’s...
- Spain vs. PEUGEOT CITROEN AUTOMOVILES, May 2016, Supreme Court, case nr. 58/2015The company had deducted impairment losses recognised on an investment in an Argentinean company (recently acquired from a related entity) arising from the conversion into capital of loans granted to the entity by other group companies, loans which had been acquired by the Spanish taxpayer. The...
- Turkey vs Lender, April 2012, Danıştay Üçüncü Dairesi, E. 2011/5165, K. 2012/1247, UYAP, 12.04.2012A Turkish company located in a tax free zone had obtained interest income based on the interest rate applied to foreign currency loans, although the company had lent money to its partner in Turkish Lira. Normally interest income is considered taxable, but within...