Transfer Pricing Fundamentals

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[Verse 1]
When the subsidiaries trade across the border lines
Parent company sets the price, but regulators scrutinize
Like strangers in the marketplace, that's how we calculate
Arm's length principle governs what related parties negotiate

[Chorus]
Document, demonstrate, defend your rate
CUP, RPM, TNMM - methods we correlate
Profit split when functions intertwine
Keep your benchmarks sharp, your margins in line
Transfer pricing truth - unrelated proof

[Verse 2]
Comparable uncontrolled price searches databases wide
Find transactions in the open where third parties collide
Resale price method strips the markup from retail
Cost plus adds a margin when the manufacturer sets sail

[Chorus]
Document, demonstrate, defend your rate
CUP, RPM, TNMM - methods we correlate
Profit split when functions intertwine
Keep your benchmarks sharp, your margins in line
Transfer pricing truth - unrelated proof

[Bridge]
Economic substance over legal form
Master file, local file, country reports warm
OECD guidelines crystallize the norm
Transactional net margin method rides the storm

[Verse 3]
Functions, assets, risks - analyze the three
Who controls decisions, bears uncertainty
Profit split apportions when unique value flows
Residual method captures what nobody else knows

[Chorus]
Document, demonstrate, defend your rate
CUP, RPM, TNMM - methods we correlate
Profit split when functions intertwine
Keep your benchmarks sharp, your margins in line
Transfer pricing truth - unrelated proof

[Outro]
Primary adjustment, secondary too
Correlative relief when double tax breaks through
Contemporaneous records seal your case
Arm's length principle - keep that steady pace

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