The Impact of COVID-19 on Transfer Pricing: Issues Arising during the Economic Downturn and Possible Solutions

Abstract

This article analyses whether limited-risk entities may bear under arm’s length conditions a portion of the negative financial consequences deriving from the current COVID-19 disruption. Furthermore, the article offers an overview of the impacts of the COVID-19 emergency on the benchmark analyses for 2020, on transfer pricing documentation and on unilateral and bilateral advance pricing agreement (APA) procedures.