Transfer Pricing and Documentation

Ensure Compliance with UAE Transfer Pricing Rules

As businesses expand across borders, transfer pricing compliance becomes increasingly important.
At Capital Zone Accounting and Bookkeeping, we provide expert transfer pricing solutions to help businesses meet the UAE’s transfer pricing requirements while aligning with OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines.

Our team ensures that your intercompany transactions are priced fairly, properly documented, and fully compliant with UAE tax regulations — minimizing your risk and supporting global transparency.

What is Transfer Pricing?

Transfer pricing refers to the pricing of goods, services, and intellectual property transferred between related companies within a multinational group.
It is essential that these transactions follow the arm’s length principle — meaning the prices must be similar to those charged between independent, unrelated parties.
Proper transfer pricing prevents profit shifting and ensures fair taxation across jurisdictions.

Services

Our Transfer Pricing

What We Offer

Transfer Pricing Policy Design

We develop a comprehensive transfer pricing policy for your business, defining clear strategies for pricing goods, services, and intellectual property between related entities to meet UAE and international standards.

Transfer Pricing Compliance and Advisory

Our specialists review your intercompany transactions, assess risks, and provide expert advisory on how to structure your pricing to align with UAE laws and minimize exposure to tax adjustments.

Transfer Pricing Documentation

We prepare your Local File and Master File in full compliance with UAE regulations and OECD guidelines, ensuring that your transfer pricing practices are well-documented and audit-ready.

Transfer Pricing Audit Support

acing a transfer pricing audit? We assist with audit preparation, document presentation, defense of pricing policies, and communication with tax authorities to safeguard your business interests.

Benchmarking and Comparable Analysis

Our team conducts detailed benchmarking studies and comparable analysis, ensuring that your intercompany transaction pricing mirrors industry standards and supports the arm’s length principle.

Why Choose Us?

  • Comprehensive Compliance We ensure that your transfer pricing practices meet both UAE tax regulations and global OECD standards.
  • Risk Management We identify potential transfer pricing risks and provide actionable solutions to mitigate them.
  • Expert Guidance Our experienced team offers tailored advisory, helping you navigate complex transfer pricing challenges confidently.
  • Audit-Ready Documentation We prepare robust, regulator-compliant documentation that stands up to scrutiny during audits and tax reviews.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is transfer pricing and why is it important?

Transfer pricing refers to the pricing of goods, services, or intellectual property between related companies. It ensures that transactions are conducted at an arm’s length basis, meaning the prices are set as if the parties were independent entities. This prevents tax avoidance and ensures profits are properly allocated across jurisdictions.

The arm’s length principle requires that the terms and prices of transactions between related parties mirror those between unrelated, independent businesses. This principle ensures fair taxation and prevents profit shifting.

Yes, businesses in the UAE—especially those engaged in cross-border or intercompany transactions—must comply with UAE transfer pricing regulations. This includes applying the arm’s length principle and maintaining the necessary documentation.

The UAE Federal Tax Authority (FTA) requires businesses to maintain:

  • A Local File documenting detailed information about related-party transactions within the UAE.

  • A Master File providing a global overview of the group’s structure, transfer pricing policies, and financial arrangements.

Local File: Contains specific details about your UAE entity’s related-party transactions.

Master File: Gives an overview of the global group’s operations, organizational structure, financial activities, and overall transfer pricing policies.

To ensure compliance, businesses must:

  • Apply the arm’s length principle to all related-party transactions.

  • Maintain thorough and accurate transfer pricing documentation.
    Our team assists in designing transfer pricing strategies and preparing the required documentation to ensure full compliance with UAE regulations.