Aleks Davydov’s Post

It's that time of year again when we reflect on the highs and lows of the past and prepare for what lies ahead. In the area of Transfer Pricing, the easiest way to stay updated on all developments is by participating in our TP Bites events. This year, we organized an impressive eight (!) different sessions. 📊📏 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐓𝐰𝐨 - 𝐓𝐏 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬  "The arm's length principle lies at the foundation of Pillar Two calculations, including CBCR safe harbours".  by Lobke Slief, Erik Gerritsen, Bert Middelkoop, Marcel Kriek, and myself. ⚖️🔥 𝐓𝐚𝐱 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐲  "Don't let your controversy strategy be a 'strategy of hope'!"  by Jeroen Peerbooms, Bert Middelkoop, Joe Barndollar, Pieter van der Vegt, and our guest speakers Jan-Paul Jonker & Harm Mark Pit (Ph.D) and Charif Guemmout. 📈💸𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐬 "Transition of near-zero interest rates to an environment of rising rates and increasing uncertainty - will your FT TP policy stands the test of time?".  by Michel van der Breggen, Neil Schaatsbergen, Shyam Sundar Manivannan, and Jerrold Abbertson. 🧩📘 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐀𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐁 "Amount B is there, but the simplified approach is not simple at all".  by Nicole Sjouwerman, Liudmila Titova, Bert Middelkoop, and Niek van der Put. 🌱♻️ 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐓𝐏 "The world of subsidies, power purchase agreements, carbon credits, and other offsetting measures can be tricky and requires a careful TP consideration".  by Erwin van den Bree, Alexander Schluter, and Gülbahar Tezel. 🛠️🗺️ 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐏 "Start with the business case. Follow-up with the roadmap and process optimisation. Then consider technology. Don't start with technology."  by Ivette Bakker, Erik Gerritsen, Pieter van der Vegt, and Rolf Bos. 🍎⚖️ 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 "In the courtroom, snow may be black sometimes (depending on evidence and argumentation submitted by the parties)"  by Liudmila Titova, Bert Middelkoop, Hein Vermeulen, and Maarten Floris de Wilde. 🔍📑𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐚𝐱 - 𝐓𝐏 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞  "Recent high-profile cases in the media have shown that stakeholders are increasingly aware of and eager to understand the risks associated with TP and its impact on financial statements."  by Corine Wagemakers, Eline Balvert, Kirsten Boshoff (NL), Pieter van der Vegt, Bert Middelkoop, and myself. A big THANK YOU to our presenters and our valued clients for active participation! And many kudos to the people working behind the scenes to make these sessions happen - organising logistics, invitations, badges, parking, PE certificates, lunch menus, brainstorming topics to be covered, making research, putting slides together - so that our clients get the best possible PwC experience - especially to Thamar Nieuwenhuizen, Manima Mbakanu, Marthe Kleinjan, Xiaoyu Guo, and Marc de Hoop. 🙏 Learn more about these events in the first comment. #pwcTPteamNL