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| Introduction |
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5 | (4) |
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9 | (4) |
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C The Structure of the Book |
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1 The Emergence of the ALP |
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1 | (6) |
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B Developing the Founding Principles of International Taxation |
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7 | (14) |
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1 The Increase of International Trading Volumes |
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9 | (2) |
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2 Sharp Rise in Tax Rates and the Cost of Double Taxation |
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11 | (2) |
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3 The Rise and Engagement of International Organizations |
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13 | (5) |
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4 ICC Concerns on Double Taxation |
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18 | (3) |
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C Early Work of the ICC on Income Allocation |
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21 | (5) |
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D Revised ICC Proposals of 1924 on Double Taxation |
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26 | (4) |
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E The First Involvement of the League of Nations |
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30 | (30) |
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1 The 1923 Report of the Four Economists |
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30 | (7) |
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2 The 1925 Technical Experts Report |
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37 | (6) |
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3 The 1927 Report of the Expanded Committee of Technical Experts on Double Taxation and Tax Evasion |
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43 | (11) |
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4 The 1928 General Meeting of Government Experts on Double Taxation and Tax Evasion |
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54 | (6) |
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F Early Work of the League of Nations Fiscal Committee 1929--33 |
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60 | (8) |
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G Detailed Work on the Allocation of Profits, 1930--3 |
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68 | (25) |
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68 | (6) |
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74 | (2) |
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3 Conclusions on Subsidiaries |
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76 | (7) |
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4 Conclusions on Branches |
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83 | (2) |
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5 Sector Analysis---Business Income |
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85 | (4) |
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6 Significance of the 1930--3 Work |
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89 | (4) |
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H The 1933 Draft Model Convention on the Allocation of Profits |
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93 | (17) |
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95 | (8) |
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103 | (7) |
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I The London and Mexico Model Tax Treaties |
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110 | (7) |
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2 The Development of the ALP |
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1 | (5) |
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B Establishing the Primacy of the ALP |
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6 | (23) |
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1 Judicial Confirmation of the ALP as the Exclusive Income Allocation Standard |
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7 | (3) |
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2 Cases on the Treatment of Capital |
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10 | (3) |
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3 OECD 1963 Draft Model Treaty |
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13 | (8) |
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4 The 1968 US Regulations |
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21 | (8) |
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29 | (30) |
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30 | (5) |
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2 The 1979 OECD Report on Transfer Pricing and Multinational Enterprises |
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35 | (10) |
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3 The 1979 Publication of the United Nations Model Double Treaty |
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45 | (5) |
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4 The 1984 OECD Report on Three Transfer Pricing Issues |
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50 | (4) |
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5 The 1987 OECD Report on Thin Capitalization |
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54 | (5) |
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D Confronting the Problems of the ALP |
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59 | (38) |
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1 US Judicial and Legislative Developments Related to Economic Analysis and Intangibles |
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60 | (9) |
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2 The Commensurate with Income Standard and Developments Leading to the 1994 US Regulations |
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69 | (13) |
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3 The 1995 Transfer Pricing Guidelines |
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82 | (15) |
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E Proliferation of Transfer Pricing Regimes |
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97 | (34) |
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97 | (3) |
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2 OECD Overhaul of Income Attribution to PEs |
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100 | (17) |
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3 The UN Practical Manual on Transfer Pricing for Developing Countries |
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117 | (4) |
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4 The 2010 Update of the OECD Guidelines and the Addition of a Business Restructuring Paper |
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121 | (10) |
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F The ALP Immediately Prior to BEPS |
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3 Practical Application of the Arm's Length Principle |
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A Applying the Arm's Length Principle |
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6 | (4) |
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10 | (10) |
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20 | (6) |
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26 | (7) |
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E Transfer Pricing Methods |
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33 | (9) |
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F Intangibles and Cost Contribution Arrangements |
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42 | (7) |
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49 | (7) |
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H Transfer Pricing Documentation |
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56 | (4) |
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I Attributing Profits to Permanent Establishments |
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60 | (13) |
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4 Practical and Theoretical Problems Encountered in Applying the Arm's Length Principle |
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A Conceptual Problems Encountered in Applying Transfer Pricing Rules Based on the Arm's Length Principle |
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6 | (29) |
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7 | (8) |
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2 Allocating and Rewarding Risk in an MNE Group |
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15 | (9) |
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3 Rewarding Contributions to Intangible Value |
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24 | (10) |
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34 | (1) |
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B Important Practical Difficulties Encountered in Applying ALP-Based Transfer Pricing Rules |
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35 | (42) |
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1 Access to Taxpayer Information |
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36 | (9) |
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2 Availability of Information on Comparable Transactions and Comparable Business Operations |
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45 | (18) |
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3 The Complexity of Applying the Arm's length Principle |
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63 | (6) |
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4 Discretion, Corruption, and Publicity |
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69 | (8) |
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C Purpose and Scope of ALP-Based Transfer Pricing Rules |
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77 | (1) |
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1 Treaty Interpretation Issues: The Purpose and Scope of ALP-Based Transfer Pricing Rules |
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78 | (3) |
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2 Issues Related to the Scope of Article 9 |
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1 | (4) |
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B The Nature of the Capital Issues under Consideration |
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5 | (14) |
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6 | (7) |
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2 Level and Mix of Capital |
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13 | (3) |
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16 | (3) |
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C Transfer Pricing Treatment of Capital Issues Prior to BEPS |
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19 | (7) |
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D Relevance of the ALP to Capital Transfers |
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26 | (67) |
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1 The Transfer of Capital---'Gifted' Capital |
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29 | (37) |
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2 Level and Mix of Capital |
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66 | (14) |
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80 | (13) |
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E Treatment of Capital under Article 7 |
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93 | (9) |
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1 Gifted Capital---Cash Transfers in Respect of the Issue of Shares |
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94 | (1) |
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2 Gifted Capital---Asset Transfer in Respect of the Issue of Shares |
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95 | (1) |
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96 | (2) |
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98 | (1) |
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99 | (1) |
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100 | (2) |
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F Capital Issues in the Run-up to BEPS |
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6 BEPS Modifications to Transfer Pricing Rules |
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2 | (7) |
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B The Real Deal---Delineating and Disregarding Transactions |
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9 | (13) |
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22 | (15) |
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D Excessive Capital/Returns to Capital |
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37 | (16) |
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53 | (25) |
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56 | (5) |
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61 | (2) |
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3 Ownership and Entitlement to Profits Attributable to Intangibles |
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63 | (3) |
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4 Valuation of Intangibles |
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66 | (3) |
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5 Hard-to-Value Intangibles |
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69 | (5) |
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6 Cost Contribution Arrangements |
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74 | (4) |
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F Profit Splits, Global Value Chains, and Financial Transactions |
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78 | (1) |
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G Transparency, Documentation, and Country-by-Country Reporting |
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79 | (8) |
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H Other BEPS Work with Transfer Pricing Consequences |
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87 | (13) |
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88 | (6) |
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2 Interest Deductions---The Fixed Ratio Approach |
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94 | (6) |
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I Transfer Pricing Problems Not Addressed in the BEPS Reports |
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7 Evaluation of BEPS Transfer Pricing Measures |
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A Alignment of Income and Value Creation |
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3 | (67) |
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1 Risk and Control of Risk |
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9 | (13) |
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2 Undercapitalization, Overcapitalization, and the Rewards to Funding Entities |
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22 | (21) |
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3 Recognition, Delineation, and Disregard of Taxpayer Transactions |
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43 | (5) |
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4 Ownership of Intangibles, Cost Contribution Agreements, and the Required Reward for Important Intangible-Related Functions |
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48 | (22) |
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B Complexity: The Cost of the Cure |
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70 | (8) |
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C Addressing the Lack of Reliable Comparables |
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78 | (12) |
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D Permanent Establishments, Interest Expense, and Transfer Pricing |
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90 | (10) |
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1 PE Rules---Lowering of the Threshold |
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91 | (4) |
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2 Interest Deductions---The Fixed Ratio Approach |
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95 | (5) |
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100 | (9) |
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1 Reporting and Transparency |
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101 | (5) |
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2 Resolving Transfer Pricing Disputes |
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106 | (3) |
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8 Prospects for the ALP after BEPS |
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A Assessment of the ALP after BEPS |
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1 | (24) |
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1 Recap of the Key Conclusions of Chapters 1--7 |
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2 | (1) |
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2 General Summary of the Successes and Shortcomings of BEPS Transfer Pricing Work |
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3 | (5) |
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3 The Viability of the ALP after BEPS |
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8 | (6) |
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4 Continuing Problems for a Transfer Pricing System Based on the ALP |
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14 | (11) |
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B General Options for the Future |
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25 | (6) |
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C Potential Simplifying Enhancements of the Existing ALP Framework |
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31 | (17) |
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31 | (2) |
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33 | (15) |
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D More Fundamental Changes to the Operation of the ALP |
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48 | (28) |
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48 | (3) |
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2 Approach to Avoidance under the ALP |
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51 | (5) |
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56 | (9) |
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65 | (6) |
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71 | (3) |
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74 | (2) |
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76 | (35) |
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1 Nature of Non-ALP-Centric Reforms |
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76 | (1) |
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2 Possible Changes to Non-Transfer Pricing Rules |
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77 | (3) |
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80 | (18) |
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4 Fundamental Systemic Change |
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98 | (10) |
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108 | (3) |
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111 | (186) |
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