TNMM segmental comparability, LIBOR loan pricing and working-capital-adjusted receivables guide transfer-pricing adjustments for associated-enterprise transactions.

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....TNMM comparability for marketing-support commission should primarily rest on functional, asset and risk analysis where reliable segmental data exists. A low-risk indenting-services segment without inventory or credit risk may be comparable despite the entity's wider trading activity or different products. LIBOR is the appropriate benchmark for foreign-currency loans to wholly owned subsidiaries; additional risk mark-up requires demonstrated differential risk, and contractual LIBOR-plus rates may be arm's length. Delayed associated-enterprise receivables remain separately examinable international transactions, but notional interest should not be charged where working-capital adjustment already captures the receivables effect and the tested party's adjusted margin exceeds comparable margins, subject to verification.....