Abstract: The subject of this research is the transfer-pricing rules applied in various countries, their peculiarities and flaws from the standpoint of approach to taxation of transnational corporations overall; as well as practical issues of implementation of transfer-pricing rules for transnational corporations and fiscal authorities, namely the problems of avoidance of taxation by the representatives of transnational corporations and ambiguity of the applied approaches towards regulation. The author examines differences in the rules applied by various jurisdictions, as well as law enforcement problems emerging thereof. Relevance of the topic is substantiated by high significance of transfer-pricing rules for taxation of transnational corporations, as well as the need for ensuring universality in international taxation. The main conclusions lie in determination of substantial ambiguity in the transfer-pricing riles, associated with the lack of information on comparable transaction in the available information systems, as well as assessment of rules with regards to each individual situation. The mechanism employed by the Organization for Economic Cooperation, aimed ate elimination of flaws in transfer-pricing rules, such as consensual procedure, are expensive and often ineffective for transnational corporations. Therefore, elimination of dual taxation is achieved only in some situations. Differences of legislation on transfer pricing in various jurisdictions can also lead to dual taxation of transnational corporations. Moreover, the “arm’s length” principle do not allow reflecting synergetic effects that emerge in the context of activity of transnational corporation, and thus, definition of taxation base within the framework of acting transfer-pricing rules is incomplete.

Abstract: This article analyzes the possibility of application of the data information-pricing agencies within the framework of implementation of the method of comparable market prices. The author also examines the questions of making adjustment in case if the data of information-pricing agencies are not fully comparable. The object of this research is the court decisions on the questions of transfer pricing, in the context of which was conducted the analysis of application of the data of information-pricing agencies for the purpose of employment of the method of comparable profitability. Special attention is paid to the methodology of adjustments of comparable data within the framework of court decisions, as well as possibility for potential utilization of these methodologies in tax planning. The main conclusion is defined by the possibility of application of the data of information-pricing agencies for the purposes of transfer pricing in a wide range of cases, as well as recognition of the All-Union State Standard by generally accepted standards in various industries. It is determined that methodology used by fiscal authorities for calculating the market prices interval for the purposes of transfer pricing significantly differs depending on the methodology established by quotes. According to the opinion of fiscal authorities and courts, most important aspect within the framework of analyzed decisions, is the usage of data averaging by information-pricing agency, which substantially affects further calculation technique for price intervals.