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UK connected parties are required to self-assess their transfer pricing position when filing their tax returns by using what is known as the ‘arm's length principle’. Transfer pricing rules in the UK require that transactions between connected parties should be recognised for tax purposes by applying the amount of profit that would have arisen if the same transaction had been carried out by unconnected third parties. Where lower taxable profits or greater allowable losses would result from an actual transaction as compared to a calculation based on a theoretical arm’s length relationship, each entity will be regarded as an ‘advantaged person’. These advantaged persons are required to identify the relevant transactions and make transfer pricing adjustments when submitting their tax returns to HMRC.

Please refer to the Transfer pricing rules ― overview guidance note for further background on the UK transfer pricing regime and the types of transactions which may be caught by these rules.

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