Transfer Pricing

The experienced professionals of Andersen in the United Arab Emirates, and the member firms and collaborating firms of Andersen Global, are ready to meet your domestic and global transfer pricing needs.

Multinational enterprises (MNEs) with expansion into the United Arab Emirates market, as well as the rest of the middle east market, need to proactively consider how to structure their related party transactions in a manner that is consistent with the arm’s length principle and makes business sense. Our highly experienced transfer pricing team is there to assist you in designing, documenting, and implementing a transfer pricing policy that achieves the above objectives.

In addition, considering the aggressive nature of transfer pricing implementation in the United Arab Emirates, it is imperative that MNEs with footprints in the Middle East should have seasoned transfer pricing advisors with international and local experience to support them with the preparation of robust transfer pricing documentation that will improve their chances of successful defense during transfer pricing reviews.

In summary, our team can help your company with all aspects of transfer pricing, including:

• Assist in setting up transfer pricing policy for the Group
• Advice on an implementation plan (TP Planning)
• Set transfer pricing methods and guidance
• Prepare transfer pricing documentation (local file, master file, CbCR)
• Help companies request Advanced Pricing Agreement (APA) and/or initiate Mutual Agreement Procedures (Competent Authority)
• Assist with transfer pricing audit / assessments and tax controversy