Assistance during tax audits

During a tax authority examination or audit, the actions and responses in the initial stages of tax authority enquiries or interviews that affect the course or outcome of a transfer pricing examination. It is important that proper explanations be provided to the tax authorities in response to enquiries or during interviews, for example explanation of the business and how the transfer pricing policies fit within this. The most effective and efficient defenses include early involvement of an experienced global team that has successfully resolved examinations at all possible levels of the process, from proposed adjustments by field auditors, through administrative appeals, litigation and the Mutual Agreement Procedure (MAP) process.