International Transfer Pricing in the Ethical Pharmaceutical Industry

International Transfer Pricing in the Ethical Pharmaceutical Industry
This book presents a perspective of the particular circumstances that the ethical pharmaceutical industry must take into account regarding transfer pricing.

Why this book?

This report was originally a study commissioned by a number of leading pharmaceutical companies into the transfer pricing of ethical pharmaceutical products, i.e. those products whose safety, efficacy and quality have been proven by state-of-the-art scientific methods. Since its original publication, significant developments have occurred in both the industry and with respect to transfer pricing. In light of these developments, the updated edition presents a current perspective of the particular circumstances that the ethical pharmaceutical industry must take into account regarding transfer pricing.

The report is intended to stimulate discussion of these issues at all levels, i.e. amongst national and supranational authorities, non-governmental organizations, the academic world, transfer pricing practitioners advising governments and industry, and experts and executives in the ethical pharmaceutical industry itself.

The text is fully supported by examples, statistics and charts to demonstrate and, where possible, visualise the particulars of the ethical pharmaceutical industry in relation to its transfer pricing. Background information and pertinent references ensure that the report is accessible also to those previously unfamiliar with the industry.

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Author(s)

The second revised and enlarged edition has been updated by Karl Wündisch, an industry executive and transfer pricing expert. Mr Wündisch currently holds worldwide responsibility for the transfer pricing of an ethical pharmaceutical group.

International Transfer Pricing in the Ethical Pharmaceutical Industry
Summary of Salient Points
Part 1: Introduction
Part 2: Characteristics of the Ethical Pharmaceutical Industry
Part 3: How Market Prices are Determined
Part 4: Transfer Pricing in the Ethical Pharmaceutical Industry
Part 5: Discussion of the General Approach of Tax Authorities
Part 6: Testing and Defending Transfer Prices on the Arm’s Length Basis
Part 7: General Summary and Conclusions
Appendix A: The Research and Development Process
Appendix B: Cost of Developing a New Medicine
Appendix C: Time to Develop a New Medicine
Appendix D: R&D Expenditure
Appendix E: Attribution of R&D Costs to Individual Products
Appendix F: Blockbusters
Appendix G: Intellectual Property Rights and Licensing
Appendix H: US Transfer Pricing of Intangibles
Appendix J: Government Intervention
Appendix K: Mergers in the Industry
Appendix L: Low-Tax Areas: Special Tax Reliefs and Fiscal Incentives in Certain Countries
Appendix M: – Background Material
Appendix N: Customs Duties
Appendix O: Generics
Appendix P: Shareholding in Affiliates
Appendix Q: Strategic Alliances
Appendix R: OECD Transfer Pricing Reports and Multinational Enterprises
Appendix S: Competitiveness
Appendix T: Illustrative Figures
Appendix U: Methods of Determining Arm’s Length Prices
Appendix V: Health Economics
Appendix W: Visualizing Charts