Transfer Pricing Documentation & Study Services
Robust transfer pricing documentation — functional analysis, method selection, benchmarking and the TP study that supports your related-party pricing and Form 3CEB.
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What does transfer pricing documentation cover?
A TP study documents the functions, method, comparables and analysis that show your related-party pricing is at arm's length.
The TP Study
The core document analysing and supporting each related-party transaction.
- Functional and risk analysis
- Method selection
- Benchmarking and conclusion
Master & Local File
Additional documentation where thresholds and group size require it.
- Local file detail
- Master file overview
- CbCR coordination where relevant
Good documentation is what turns a price into a defence.
At assessment, the transfer price itself is rarely enough — what matters is the analysis behind it: functions, method, comparables and conclusion.
A well-built TP study records that reasoning contemporaneously, so it stands up when questioned later.
Documentation draws on benchmarking and supports Form 3CEB certification.
Documentation Focus Areas
Where the study concentrates.
Transfer pricing documentation work we handle.
Documentation can be a full study or an update of an existing one.
Functional Analysis
Documenting functions, assets and risks of each party.
Benchmarking Study
Comparable search and margin analysis to test pricing.
TP Study Report
The complete report supporting each transaction.
Local & Master File
Threshold-based documentation for larger groups.
When a TP study is needed.
Related-Party Transactions in the Year
A contemporaneous study is required.
Cross-Border Dealings
Documentation supports cross-border pricing.
Group Above Thresholds
Master and local file obligations arise.
Ahead of Assessment
Documentation must be ready to produce.
Key elements of a defensible TP study.
FAR
Analyse functions, assets and risks of the parties.
Choice
Select and justify the most appropriate method.
Data
Search, screen and apply comparable data.
Support
Show the pricing sits within the arm's-length range.
A structured documentation process.
Each step builds toward a contemporaneous, defensible study.
Gather
Collect transactions, agreements and financials.
Analyse
Perform the functional and risk analysis.
Benchmark
Search and apply comparable data.
Draft
Prepare the TP study and any local/master file.
Finalise
Align with Form 3CEB and retain for production.
TP Documentation / Study Graphic
What we need to prepare the study.
Contemporaneous documentation is worth far more than a rushed one.
Documentation prepared during the year, aligned with the actual transactions, carries far more weight than a study reconstructed under notice.
Weak comparables or an unjustified method are common reasons a study fails to protect the taxpayer.
A rigorous, timely study is the foundation for both 3CEB certification and any later defence.
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Documentation is strongest when method, comparables and analysis connect cleanly.
Rigorous Analysis
Functional analysis and method selection done properly.
Defensible Comparables
Benchmarking built to withstand challenge.
Contemporaneous
Documentation prepared in time, not after notice.
3CEB-Aligned
The study and certification stay consistent.
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Common TP documentation questions.
What is a transfer pricing study?
Is documentation mandatory?
What are the master file and local file?
Why does 'contemporaneous' matter?
Does the study connect to Form 3CEB?
What information is needed?
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