FniaNcs (No. 2)
2015
No,9
(3) Where it is possible to identity' specific services provided by
a taxpayer to a associated person, the determination whether the service
charge is consistent with the arrn's length principle shall be made for each
speciflc sen'ice, subject to the provisions of subparagraph (4)
(4) Where servic.es ars rendered by a taxpayer jointly to various
associated persons and it is not possible to identify specif,c sen'ices
provided to each of thern, the total service charge shall be allocated among
the associaterJ persons that benefit or expect to tlenefit from tlrc seruices
according to reasonable allocation criteria"
(5) For the purpose of this paragraph, allocation criteria shall
be viewed as reasonable lvhere they are based on a variable or variables
that-
(a)
take into ac.c.ountthe nature of the services,the circumstances
under n'trrich they are prcvided and the benefits obtained or
that were expected to be obtained by the persons for rvhich
the services are intended; and
(b)
relate exclusively to uncontrolled, rather than controlled,
transactions; and
(c)
are capable
of being
in a reasonably
measured
reliable
manner.
Transaction.s involving irztangible property
9, (1) The determination of arm's length conditions for controlled
transactions involving licences, sales or other transfers of intangible
property between associated persons shall take inio account both the
perspective of the transferor of the property and the perspectir.e of the
transferee, including in particular the pricing at which a comparable
independent enterprise rvould be willing to transfer the property and the
value and usefulness of the intangibte property to the transferee in its
business.
(2) In applying the pravisions of paragraph 3 to a transaction
involving the licence, sale or other transfer of intangible property,
consideration shall be given to any special factors relevant to the
comparability of the controlled and uncontrolled transactions, including
-
(a)
(b)
the expected benefits from the intangible prop*fry; and
(c)
the exclusive or non-exclusive character of the rights
any geographic lirnitations on the exercise of rights to the
intangible property; and
transferred; and
(d)
whether the transferee has the right to participate in ft.rrther
developments of the intangible property by the transferor.
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10. ( 1) The determination of arm's length conditions for controlled
transactions involving licences, sales or other transfers of intangible
property between associated persons shall take into account both the
perspective of the transferor of the property and tlie perspective of the
transferee, including in particular the pricing at rvhich a comparable
independent enterprise would be rvilling to transfer the property and the
value and usefulness of the intangible property to the transferee in its
business.
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