Functional comparability under TNMM for licence fees paid by a...

Functional comparability under TNMM for licence fees paid by a limited-risk distributor of licensed film and television content turns on functions, assets, risks, contractual terms and reliable financial data, rather than product similarity alone. Software and hardware distributors may therefore be valid comparables despite distributing different products. A revenue split under the Other Method requires comparable uncontrolled transactions, reliable market evidence or another objective economic basis to quantify contributions; allocated functional weightages alone cannot establish an arm's length price.