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Transfer pricing practices of transnational corporations in PATA countries

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The tax authorities of Australia, Canada, Japan and the United States formed the Pacific Association of Tax Administrators (PATA) in 1980 to combat income shifting, improve cross-border information flows, and develop conciliatory relationships among themselves. One of their specific concerns was to identify and stop the improper transfer pricing used by transnational corporations (TNCs) to facilitate income shifting and obfuscation of financial data.

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  • Borkowski, Susan C., 2010. "Transfer pricing practices of transnational corporations in PATA countries," Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation, Elsevier, vol. 19(1), pages 35-54.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jiaata:v:19:y:2010:i:1:p:35-54
    DOI: 10.1016/j.intaccaudtax.2009.12.003
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    3. Borkowski, Susan C. & Gaffney, Mary Anne, 2012. "FIN 48, uncertainty and transfer pricing: (Im)Perfect together?," Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation, Elsevier, vol. 21(1), pages 32-51.

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