Arm's length principle: non-arm's-length cross-border transactions may be adjusted and taxed, with corresponding tax adjustments required. Article 9 applies the arm's length principle to related-party transactions: where conditions between related enterprises differ from those between independent enterprises, profits that would have accrued but for those conditions may be included in taxable profits and taxed. The Article also mandates a corresponding adjustment by the other Contracting State when profits so included have been charged to tax there, with consultation between competent authorities to determine appropriate adjustments and account for other Agreement provisions.
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Arm's length principle: non-arm's-length cross-border transactions may be adjusted and taxed, with corresponding tax adjustments required.
Article 9 applies the arm's length principle to related-party transactions: where conditions between related enterprises differ from those between independent enterprises, profits that would have accrued but for those conditions may be included in taxable profits and taxed. The Article also mandates a corresponding adjustment by the other Contracting State when profits so included have been charged to tax there, with consultation between competent authorities to determine appropriate adjustments and account for other Agreement provisions.
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