At Kreston MDM Serbia, our transfer pricing team led by Biljana Sparavalo is playing a pivotal role in guiding multinational clients through complex international tax landscapes. Most recently, our managing director Jelena Mihić Munjić has contributed her deep expertise to the global conversation on the OECD’s groundbreaking Amount B framework

Jelena Mihic Munjic and Biljana proudly represented KRESTON MDM Serbia at the Kreston European Conference held in beautiful Athens, hosted by the newly rebranded Kreston Greece (formerly Hellenic Auditing).

In a recent feature on women in accounting, Liza Robbins, Chief Executive of Kreston Global, Jelena Mihić Managing Director at Kreston MDM Serbia, and Carmen Cojocaru, ESG Technical Director and Managing Partner at Kreston Romania, share their perspectives on gender diversity and inclusion in the accounting profession in an article for The Accountant.

In today’s globalised economy, economic substance in transfer pricing plays a critical role in helping multinational companies align their tax strategies with business operations while ensuring compliance..

The arm’s length principle (ALP) has long been the cornerstone of international tax, governing how multinational corporations (MNCs) allocate profits and tax obligations across borders. However, this principle, based on the idea of treating each entity as separate, increasingly fails to capture the interconnected nature of modern MNCs. With complex value chains, intangible assets, and centralised decision-making, the traditional ALP approach is showing its limitations, prompting the question: is arm’s length now out of reach?

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Landmark transfer pricing disputes have become increasingly significant as tax authorities globally scrutinise multinational enterprises (MNEs) to ensure they comply with the arm’s length principle.

As businesses navigate the post-COVID landscape, the dynamics of outsourcing and transfer pricing have taken center stage. With 77% of European countries now favoring intra-continental outsourcing, the focus has shifted toward fortifying the global value chain (GVC) and reducing dependence on traditional outsourcing hubs like China and Russia.

Cost allocation in Transfer pricing is a critical aspect of international taxation for multinational enterprises (MNEs). It is a key component is the proper allocation of costs, which ensures that intercompany transactions reflect an arm’s length standard, as required by the OECD Guidelines.