MGI International Tax Specialist Group
Quarterly Call

Tuesday 20 September 2022 - 16:00 BST

The MGI International Tax Specialist Group meets on a quarterly basis to discuss hot topics and share case studies with an international connection. 

During this call Lenka Pól Brožková from LTA Partners will be presenting a brief case study on licence fees.

Many multinationals have diversified their various functions into different countries to be as close to their customers as possible. As a result, it is not uncommon for a group contract manufacturing company to sell a product directly to an external customer. Customer relationship management, R&D, product portfolio management, or even supply management may be, however, managed by the parent company. In these cases, how to allocate an appropriate portion of the sales price to the parent company so that the practice is defensible also before the tax authorities concerned? Could the concept of a 'variable licence/service fee' be the answer to this question?

We will also be joined by Lukas Balciunas from RoyaltyRange, who provide databases for private and public company financials, royalty rates, service fees and loan interest rates. They also offer tools for benchmarking, DEMPE and credit rating estimation. Lukas will be providing a very high-level overview of all the tools they offer. If you’d like to know a little more before the meeting, please see their company presentation HERE.

For more information please contact Nicki Lynn nicki.lynn@mgiworld.com

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