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Course AF-061

Transfer Pricing: Principles and Documentation

Multinational groups constantly trade goods, services, financing and intellectual property between their own companies i... The outline covers Transfer Pricing Fundamentals, Functional and Comparability Analysis, Transfe...

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Introduction

Course overview

Multinational groups constantly trade goods, services, financing and intellectual property between their own companies in different countries. The prices used in these intra-group transactions determine where profits are taxed, and tax authorities worldwide now scrutinise them closely.

This Transfer Pricing training course explains the arm's length principle and the internationally recognised methods used to price intra-group transactions. Participants learn how to carry out functional analysis, select and apply the most appropriate method, use comparables and benchmarking, and prepare the documentation that tax authorities expect.

The course also covers specific transaction types such as services, intangibles and financing, the management of transfer pricing audits and disputes, and the design of a sustainable transfer pricing policy that aligns tax compliance with business operations.

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What you will achieve

Learning objectives

  • Explain the arm's length principle and its role in international taxation
  • Conduct functional analysis of functions performed, assets used and risks assumed
  • Select and apply traditional and profit-based transfer pricing methods
  • Understand comparability analysis and benchmarking studies
  • Price intra-group services, intangibles and financing transactions
  • Prepare master file, local file and related documentation
  • Manage transfer pricing audits, adjustments and dispute resolution options
  • Design and implement a practical group transfer pricing policy

Who should attend

Target audience

  • Tax managers and tax advisors
  • Finance directors and group controllers of multinational companies
  • Accountants preparing intercompany transactions
  • Internal auditors and compliance professionals
  • Tax authority officials
  • Legal advisors supporting cross-border groups
  • Business managers involved in supply chain and pricing decisions

Methodology

Learning approach

  • Participants learn through structured explanations, worked numerical examples and group case studies based on realistic multinational groups. Exercises cover functional analysis interviews, method selection, simplified benchmarking and documentation drafting, helping participants connect technical rules with practical business decisions.

Complete course outline

Five focused days of learning and application

The timings provided are estimates and may vary depending on the number of participants and the discussions taking place during the sessions. They are indicative only and do not constitute a binding commitment.

Day 1

Transfer Pricing Fundamentals

  1. Why Transfer Pricing Matters: Tax, financial reporting and business impacts
  2. The Arm's Length Principle: International guidance and interpretation
  3. Related Parties and Controlled Transactions: Scope and definitions
  4. The Global Tax Environment: Base erosion concerns and increased transparency
  5. Coffee break
  6. The Global Tax Environment: Base erosion concerns and increased transparency (continued)
  7. Penalties and Reputational Risk: Consequences of non-compliance
  8. Mapping Intercompany Flows: Goods, services, intangibles and finance
  9. Case Study: Mapping the intercompany transactions of a multinational group

Day 2

Functional and Comparability Analysis

  1. Functional Analysis: Functions, assets and risks
  2. Characterising Entities: Distributors, manufacturers, service providers and principals
  3. Risk Control and Financial Capacity: Allocating risk correctly
  4. Comparability Factors: Contract terms, economic circumstances and business strategies
  5. Coffee break
  6. Comparability Factors: Contract terms, economic circumstances and business strategies (continued)
  7. Searching for Comparables: Databases, screening and adjustments
  8. Interquartile Ranges and Year-End Adjustments: Applying results
  9. Practical Exercise: Conducting a functional analysis interview and characterisation

Day 3

Transfer Pricing Methods

  1. Comparable Uncontrolled Price Method: Application and limitations
  2. Resale Price and Cost Plus Methods: Gross margin approaches
  3. Transactional Net Margin Method: Profit level indicators and tested parties
  4. Profit Split Method: Integrated operations and unique contributions
  5. Coffee break
  6. Profit Split Method: Integrated operations and unique contributions (continued)
  7. Selecting the Most Appropriate Method: Practical decision criteria
  8. Applying Methods in Practice: Calculations and documentation of choices
  9. Workshop: Selecting and applying methods to sample transactions

Day 4

Specific Transactions

  1. Intra-Group Services: Benefit test, cost pools and mark-ups
  2. Low Value-Adding Services: Simplified approaches
  3. Intangibles: Ownership, development, enhancement and exploitation
  4. Royalties and Licences: Pricing intellectual property
  5. Coffee break
  6. Royalties and Licences: Pricing intellectual property (continued)
  7. Financial Transactions: Intercompany loans, guarantees and cash pooling
  8. Business Restructurings: Transfers of functions and risks
  9. Case Study: Pricing services and a loan within a regional group

Day 5

Documentation, Audits and Policy

  1. Documentation Requirements: Master file, local file and country-by-country reporting
  2. Writing Robust Documentation: Structure, evidence and consistency
  3. Managing Tax Audits: Preparation, information requests and negotiation
  4. Dispute Resolution: Mutual agreement procedures and advance pricing agreements
  5. Operational Transfer Pricing: Implementing policies in ERP and accounting systems
  6. Coffee break
  7. Operational Transfer Pricing: Implementing policies in ERP and accounting systems (continued)
  8. Group Policy Design: Governance, monitoring and periodic review
  9. Final Exercise: Preparing a transfer pricing documentation outline

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Transfer Pricing: Principles and Documentation

Next session: 7 - 11 December 2026, Barcelona

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What does Transfer Pricing: Principles and Documentation (AF-061) cover?

This course covers Accounting and Finance through a structured five-day outline focused on practical application, discussion, and implementation planning.

When is the next available session?

The next scheduled session starts on 21 - 25 December 2026. See the course schedules section for the available dates and delivery formats.

Who should attend this course?

Tax managers and tax advisors, Finance directors and group controllers of multinational companies, Accountants preparing intercompany transactions

Is bilingual course delivery available?

Yes. All course materials and presentations are provided in English, while bilingual explanation and discussion support may be available depending on the selected location and trainer availability. For example, when attending a course in Istanbul, you may request a Turkish-speaking trainer to explain the English course content in Turkish. Arabic explanation support may also be requested at this location. Other languages are available in selected cities. You can choose your preferred language support as an optional preference during registration.

How can I register for a session?

Use any Register button next to the available course dates to open the participant registration page and submit your booking request for the selected session.

Is this course available online as well as classroom-based?

Check the course schedules section for currently published classroom and Online / Live sessions.

Where are classroom sessions delivered?

Current classroom venues include London, Barcelona, Frankfurt, Istanbul, Kuala lumpur, Madrid, Munich, Paris, Vienna, Amsterdam, Dubai, Geneva.

How long is the training programme?

The programme runs for five days from 09:00 to 14:00, which gives 25 contact hours, including a daily 30-minute break (22.5 hours of instruction).