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‐‐ A l l ti lt i th t ti h A calculation lat er in the presentation shows that Bangladesh Tax Authority might t ti ll l b t % f l t d pot entiall y lose about 75% of regular tax due to mispricing of international transactions bt ltd ti it td i between relat ed parties situat ed in Bangladesh and in some other country with a l t t lower tax rat e.

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A l l ti l t i th t ti hA calculation later in the presentation showsthat Bangladesh Tax Authority might

t ti ll l b t % f l t dpotentially lose about 75% of regular tax dueto mispricing of international transactionsb t l t d ti it t d ibetween related parties situated inBangladesh and in some other country with al t tlower tax rate.

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GREETINGS AND WELCOME

Respected Session Chairman, Mr Abul Khair Chowdhury FCA‐ PastPresident ICAB

Chief Guest‐ Mr M A Mannan MP, Honorable State Minister for theMinistries of Finance and Planning of the Government of Bangladesh

Honorable Special Guest‐ Ms Ruapli Choudhury, President ForeignInvestors’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), and theManaging Director of Berger Paints Bangladesh LtdManaging Director of Berger Paints Bangladesh Ltd

Respected President of the ICAB, MrMasih Malik Chowdhury FCA

My Dear Fellow Members, Ladies and Gentlemen‐‐‐

Assalamualaikum and Good Afternoon.

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WELCOME

Welcome to today’s ICAB Members’C f ‘T f P i iConference on ‘Transfer PricingRegulations in Bangladesh’ which will bepresented in six topics by myselfpresented in six topics by myself‐‐‐‐Tofazzul Hussain FCA of HUSSAINSBusiness Consultants Ltd,, and inBusiness Consultants Ltd,, and insequence of the presentation here’s someinformation about me including myg yhobbies which might or might not interestyou,,,,,so let’s get to our main discussiont itopics‐‐

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Members’ Conference Members  Conference on 

Transfer Pricing Regulations in Bangladeshg

Dhaka, April 23, 2015K  S kKey‐note Speaker

Mohammed Tofazzul Hussain FCASenior Consultant

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BRIEF PROFILE OF THE KEY‐NOTE SPEAKERMR. MOHAMMED TOFAZZUL HUSSAIN FCA

[email protected]; +88 01714 132212

HUSSAINS Business Consultants LtdHUSSAINS Business Consultants LtdUTC Building, Level 19, 8 Panthapath, Kawran Bazar

Dhaka 1215, Bangladesh

July 2014‐ date:  Senior  Consultant, HUSSAINS Business Consultants Ltd

June 2008‐ June 2014:  Partner, A. Qasem & Co, Chartered Accountants, cooperating firm of PwC

April 2006‐May 2008:  Partner, Octokhan, Chartered AccountantsApril 2006 May 2008:  Partner, Octokhan, Chartered Accountants

April 2004‐March 2006:  Asst. Manager, KPMG, Rahman Rahman Huq, Chartered Accountants

April 2001‐March 2004: Audit trainee Rahman Rahman Huq, Chartered Accountants

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BRIEF PROFILE OF THE KEY‐NOTE SPEAKER—contd..

Area of expertise: Business Advisory, Corporate Tax

Overseas work experience: SriLanka, UK

Training and presentation:  UAE, Germany, HongKong, Chinag p , y, g g,

Hobbies: Reading  Cycling  Football  TravellingHobbies: Reading, Cycling, Football, Travelling

l k ld ( hSocial work: Capacity Building Program (BishwamverPur Shiny Kids Scholarship) at countryside Bishwamver Pur, SunamgonjSunamgonj

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TOPICS

1. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND OF TRANSFER PRICING (TP) REGULATIONS

2. TRANSACTIONS AND BUSINESS FACTS THAT LEAD TO A TP SITUATION 

3. APPLICABLE TP REGULATIONS IN BANGLADESH including pricing method, record keeping, reporting obligation, assessment and penaltiespenalties

4. ANALYSIS OF LAW AND RELATED DISCUSSIONS ON TP RULES TP RULES 

5. CONCLUSION

6. Q&A

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1. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND OF TRANSFER PRICING (TP) REGULATIONS

•To start with Topic 1, the main objective of thisconference is to disseminate information on TPregulations of Bangladesh a current phenomenon in ourregulations of Bangladesh‐ a current phenomenon in ourtax regime•As we all know, TP rules came into being in 2012 in our, gcountry though impetus for implementation is beingobserved since 2014‐‐‐‐followed by many ongoing talks

d i h bjand seminars on the subject•Before going into all the details, let’s have a look at thedefinition of transfer pricingdefinition of transfer pricing

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1. contd‐‐

• ‘Transfer Pricing’ is the setting of a price for goods and servicessold between controlled entities. It is a global definition —thankst l b li tito globalization•As of now, over 70 countries have adopted TP rules to monitorincreasing number of related party transactions world‐wide

h f d•For many reasons, in a TP situation, the prices are fixed atbeneficial terms by parties involved, which in most cases aredissimilar to market informationhi h d i f i h f h•This has concerned tax agencies of many countries, therefore, they

came up with the concept of transfer pricing rules•As I understand the motto of the rules is not to discourage related

i h i i h h i bparty transactions, rather it is to ensure that those transactions beoccurred at fair price on the basis of comparable market‐driven data•Please allow me to illustrate few examples to appreciate thef idaforesaid concern‐‐

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1. contd‐‐TP mechanism  @ Unique Currency Unit

Multinational Company (MNC) GlobalTransaction at MARKET PRICE in respective countries

MNC Cyprus Ltd + MNC Bangladesh Ltd

Tax rate 10% Tax rate 35%

Sales 300 Sales 600

Purchases and Expenses

200 Purchase 300Expenses 100

Profit 100 Profit 200

Tax@10% 10 Tax@35% 70

Combined tax liability for MNC Global is (10+70)= 80

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1. contd‐‐TP mechanism  @ Unique Currency Unit

Multinational Company (MNC) GlobalTransaction at BENEFICIAL TP

MNC Cyprus Ltd + MNC Bangladesh Ltd

Tax rate 10% Tax rate 35%

Sales 400 Sales 600

Purchases and Expenses

200 Purchase 400Expenses 100

Profit 200 Profit 100

Tax@10% 20 Tax@35% 35

Combined tax liability for MNC Global is (20+35)= 55

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1. contd‐‐from the above illustration, how much tax does our regime lose?

Tax EffectFor Transactions at beneficial TP /Transfer Mispricing

ParticularTax @

Market price Transfer Mispricing

COMBINED TAX LIABILITY OF MNC GLOBAL

80 55

GLOBALTax Revenue for Bangladesh

70 35   ! half of regular tax

Tax Revenue for Cyprus

10 20

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1. contd‐‐further slight change can cause NBR lose more taxes!! 

MNC Cyprus Ltd + MNC Bangladesh LtdMNC Cyprus Ltd + MNC Bangladesh Ltd

Tax rate 10% Tax rate 35%

Sales 400 Sales 600Sales 400 Sales 600

Purchases and Expenses

200‐50=150

Purchase 400Expenses +  100+50Expenses 150 Expenses + Managementexp

100+50=150

Profit 250 Profit 50

Tax@10% 25 Tax@35% 17.5

Combined tax liability for MNC Global is (25+17.5)= 42.5

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1. contd‐‐to complement my starting remark—more tax losses for NBR for slight change in inter‐company expenses sharing arrangement

Tax Effect

P i lTax @

Particular Market price Transfer Mispricing

COMBINED TAX  80 42.5LIABILITY OF MNC GLOBALTax Revenue for  70 17 5   !! Merely 25%Tax Revenue for Bangladesh

70 17.5   !! Merely 25%of regular tax

Tax Revenue for  10 25Cyprus

5

This slide plainly makes us understand why we should be anxious about it.

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2. TRANSACTIONS AND FACTS THAT LEAD TO A TP SITUATION 

On topic 2  may I quickly enlighten you about the transactions and On topic 2, may I quickly enlighten you about the transactions and business facts that create a TP situation‐‐On the face•International transactions•Associated relationshipI t ti l t ti   di  BDT    illi  i    •International transaction exceeding BDT 30 million in a year

•Negotiated/ intentional pricing arrangement•Head office expenses•Head office expenses•Charge for intellectual property or intangible assets (egroyalty, technical know‐how, copyright, franchise, patent etc)•Sharing of common cost 

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2. TRANSACTIONS AND FACTS THAT LEAD TO A TP SITUATION 

In the eye of the DCT (courtesy NBR CIC presentation at ICAB In the eye of the DCT (courtesy‐ NBR CIC presentation at ICAB workshop on TP) 

P i  d i d f   h   k   i•Price deviated from the market price•Gross profit rate is too low compared with industry averageaverage•Shared expenses too high

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3. APPLICABLE TP REGULATIONS IN BA G AD S  i l di   i i   h d   d BANGLADESH including pricing method, record keeping, reporting obligation, assessment and penaltiesp

Topic 3 is equally important for us because knowledge from this part will help us know the proper ways to fix prices and comply to keep tax authorities’ suspicion at bbay

•Separate new chapter XIA (section 107A‐ 107J‐i i     i )   b   d i   j i   i h containing 10 sections) to be read in conjunction with 

related rules of the Income Tax

•The chapter is pretty thin, not so much daunting.  8 pages only.  However, for the gravity of the topic, and its l b l  l it  TP  l     i l  bi diglobal popularity, TP rules are seemingly binding.

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3. APPLICABLE TP REGULATIONS IN BANGLADESH

•Emanates from the authoritative sources such as:ITO  8  Ch  XIAITO 1984 Chapter XIAITO Rules‐ 70‐75ASROs  Workshops conducted by ICAB in SROs, Workshops conducted by ICAB in partnership  with the tax officials of the National Board of Revenue 

• Chapter XIA Transfer Pricing of the Income Tax Ordinance (ITO) 1984 of Bangladesh  Ordinance (ITO) 1984 of Bangladesh. 

Microsoft Office Word Document

•Income Tax Rules 1984.  Relevant Rules 70‐75A.E:\My Documents\TH\ICAB rep\CPD on TP on

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3. ITO  Sections and Rules on TP

•The Sections and Rules concerning us are:

107 A – Definitions107 C – Computation of arm’s length price in relation to any international transaction in combination with Rule 70, 71, 72international transaction in combination with Rule 70, 71, 72107E Maintenance and keeping of information, documents and records‐ As prescribed under section 107EE, 107F and Rule 73107EE  Statement of international transactions to be submitted‐107EE. Statement of international transactions to be submitted‐Re rule 75A107F. Report from an accountant to be furnished‐ Re Rule 75

Penalty sections:107 G‐I—I hope tax authority will be soft with regard to these sections during initial years7 p y f g g y

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3. Section 107A  Definitions are explicit h h    f     l      though cross references may entangle any company engaged in international transactions   

• Arm’s length price • Associated enterprisep• Enterprises• International transaction• Permanent establishment • Property • R d • Record • Transaction • Uncontrolled transaction Uncontrolled transaction 

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3. Section  107B

Determination of income from international transaction having regard to arm’s length price‐

Primary responsibility is of the assessee to ensure prices are f d f l h h b d h h kfixed fairly which can be compared with the market prices 

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3. Section  107C  to be read in light of Rule 70‐72C t ti   f  ’  l th  i  Computation of arm’s length price 

Section 107 C is also important as it prescribes the acceptable pricing methods; of the 6 methods No  3  cost plus method is the hit one methods; of the 6 methods No. 3 – cost plus method is the hit one TP regime globally has 5 methods as recommended by OECD; however in Bangladesh we have 6 (5+1) methods to suit particular situation.1. Comparable uncontrolled price methodp p2. Resale price method3. Cost plus method‐‐‐‐the hit one4. Profit split method5. Transactional net margin method6. Any other method where it can be demonstrated that i. None of the 

methods mentioned in clause a or e can be reasonably applied to determine the arm’s length price for the international transaction and determine the arms length price for the international transaction and ii. Such other method yields a result consistent with the arm’s length price 

Ladies and gentlemen  we are on the most important part of the discussion and Ladies and gentlemen, we are on the most important part of the discussion and it is my privilege to show you a few examples of the respective price methods‐‐

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3.1. Comparable uncontrolled price method

UK BGD Co‐

Subsidiary

UK Co‐Parent

External Unrelated BGD 

Co

UK Co‐ Parent sells Smart Watch to UK BGD Co‐ Subsidiary in Bangladesh @ arranged price

UK Co‐ also sells/ exports Smart Watch to

External Unrelated BGD Co in Bangladesh @ BDT 15,000/ watch

Here, Comparable Uncontrolled Price is BDT 15,000/ Smart Watch

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3.2. Resale price method

The resale price method compares the gross profit realized when an tit   ll   d  t     l t d  t  t  th     fit   li d b  entity re‐sells goods to a related party to the gross profits realized by 

comparable entities in uncontrolled transactions.

Say, in the preceding example, External Unrelated BGD Co in Bangladesh y, p g p , gsells the Smart Watch @ BDT 20,000/ watch

So, retail price/ final price in  BDT 20,000So, retail price/ final price in Bangladesh

BDT 20,000

Less: Retail margin BDT 5,000

Therefore, TP is BDT 15,000

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3.3. Cost Plus method

Conventional, example follows:Say, to manufacture the Smart Watch  UK Co incurs following cost in BDT equivalent, then  price the watch at a 50% mark‐up on cost:

M i lMaterial 7,500

Labor 1,500

Overhead 1,000

l Total cost 10,000

Mark‐up @50% on cost 5,000

Therefore, TP is BDT 15,000

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3.P fit S lit  th d4. Profit Split methodref: Rule 70(1)(d)

(d)  fi   li   h d i   li d i   h  f ll i  (d) profit split method is applied in the following manner: —

(i) the combined profit, arising from international( ) p , gtransaction or transactions and divisible among theassociated enterprises, is identified.(ii)  h   bi d  fi  i   h  di id d    h(ii) the combined profit is then divided among theassociated enterprises by using the prescribedapproaches:approaches:(iii) the profit thus allocated to the assessee under 

subclause is taken to be the arm’s length price.

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3.5. transactional net margin method

Akin to cost plus method

Company Cost of goods sold 50,000

Company operating expenses 15,000

Total cost 65,0005,

Add: Mark‐up @10% on cost 6,500

Therefore, TP is BDT 71,500

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3.

Most appropriate methodpp p

Re Rule 727

Factors to consider:• the nature and class of the international transaction, and 

of enterprises entering into the international transaction;th   bilit  f t• the comparability factors

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3.R d k iRecord keeping

Re Rule 73 Information and documents to be kept and i i d  d   i   Emaintained under section 107E

The list is exhaustive‐‐‐key information to maintain to t TP support TP :

• Ownership profile• Business profile• Brief business profiles of each of the member of the group• Brief business profiles of each of the member of the group• information on the business relationship• consolidated financial statement of the group• financial statements of the assessee enterprisefinancial statements of the assessee enterprise• information on economic and market analyses, forecasts, budgets• details of all transactions with the associated enterprises;• Contracts, etc,

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3.R i   bli iReporting obligationRule 75  Report from an accountant to be furnished under section 107FpReport from an accountant to be furnished under section 107F1. The accounts and records of ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

( )‐‐‐‐‐‐‐(name and address of the assessee with TIN) relating to theinternational transactions entered into by the assessee during theincome year ending on, ______________ has been examined by me.2. It appears from our examination of the accounts and records thatproper information and documents, as are required by the Incomeproper information and documents, as are required by the IncomeTax Ordinance, 1984, have been kept by the in respect of theinternational transaction(s) entered into by the assessee.3. The particulars required to be furnished under section 107F aregiven in the Annexure to this Form. I     i i   d t  th  b t  f   i f ti   d  di  t4. In my opinion and to the best of my information and according to

the explanations given to me, the particulars given in the Annexureto this form are true and correct.SignatureName :Address :Membership No. :Place : _____________Date : _____________

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3.Reporting obligation

Rule 75A  Statement of international transaction to be furnished under section 107EE

A. Particulars of the Assessee:1. Name of the Assessee: .........................................................................f2. TIN:3. (a) Circle: ............................................ (b) Taxes Zone: ....................4. Assessment Year: ..............................45. Income Year: From ……………………….... to ..........…B. Particulars of International Transactions [See section 107A(5)]Refer to the instructions before completing the following section.f f p g f gPART‐ITangible property of revenue and capital nature transaction

Item Expense  TPM Code

% Revenue TPM code

%

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3.Reporting obligation

PART‐IIPART‐IIInterest bearing loans, advances and investments (figures in thousand taka)

Item Opening balance

Increase Decrease Closing balance

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3.3

Submission and AssessmentIt is a procedure of shared responsibilities between the Assessee andthe NBR (DCT +TP Cell)

Assessee to ensure the application of fair price, documentations andCompliance; NBR to be assured of the compliance

It will not be hard on us, we can hope!

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3.

Ref  Section: 107D. Reference to transfer pricing officer‐

Envisaged assessment:

E:\My Documents\TH\ICAB rep\CPD on TP on

T  thi k  f i   NBR  ifi  th  Taxpayer thinks fair price is ensured and compliance made, submit return

NBR verifies the submission and completes the assessment

Happy closure 

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3.

Penalties

Maximum 1% of the value of each international transaction

• for failure to keep, maintain or furnish information, documents or records to the DCT‐ Section 107Grecords to the DCT Section 107G

• for failure to comply with the notice or requisition under section 107C –sec 107H

107I  Penalty for furnish report under section 107F107I. Penalty for furnish report under section 107F‐

• Where any person fails to furnish a report from a chartered accountant as required by section 107F of this Ordinance, the DCT may impose upon such person a penalty of a sum not exceeding Tk 3 lac.pe so a pe a ty o a su ot e ceed g 3 ac.

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4. ANALYSIS OF LAW AND RELATED DISCUSSIONS ON TP  RULES

This part is a research work analyzing the contents pertaining to TP in Bangladesh to reveal public information.  Words that have been stressed at many discussions and seminars are underlined:

Tax office considers Transfer Pricing is the major tool for corporate tax Tax office considers Transfer Pricing is the major tool for corporate tax avoidance by both local and multinational companies (MNCs) through capital flight by lowering profits in a division of an enterprise that is located in a country that levies high taxes and raise profits in a country that is a tax haven that levies no or low taxes   that is a tax haven that levies no or low taxes.  

Impetus came from United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report in 2011 where UNDP placed it on the top of the list of developing p p p p gcountries suffering financial outflows due to transfer pricing.  

Provisions and Rules relating to TP enacted in 2012‐2103 followed by yearly addition of new Rule(s) to implement on a pilot basis from fiscal year addition of new Rule(s) to implement on a pilot basis from fiscal year 2014‐2015 for the assessment year 2015‐2016 

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Selected taxmen are being trained to form TP Cells.  

Officials said the full‐fledged implementation of the TP law will need extensive ti   f t  A   i  TP  li   i ht  t     ti  preparations of taxmen. An aggressive TP policy might create a negative 

impression among the foreign companies.  http://www.thefinancialexpress‐bd.com/old/index.php?ref=MjBfMDhfMjlfMTNfMV8xXzE4MTUwMw==

T   ffi i l   id  lth h MNC     l l   i  hi h   t   f t   till Tax officials said although MNCs are regularly paying higher amounts of taxes, still there remains enough scope for collecting more taxes.

A total of $34.12 billion flew out of Bangladesh between the years 1990 and 2008, di  t  Gl b l Fi i l I t it  (GFI)    W hi t b d fi   Th t according to Global Financial Integrity (GFI), a Washington‐based firm.  That 

means the country lost $1.8 billion in capital a year during the period, causing the tax authority to lose a huge amount of revenue.

Th  TP  ll  ld h dl    fil   f  h    i l d i  i i l The TP cell would handle tax files of the taxpayers involved in international transactions.  TP cell officials will determine the price and send a report to the circle office to complete assessment on the basis of decision by the TP official concerned.  http://thebangladeshtoday.com/news/2014/08/drive‐launched‐to‐check‐tax‐evasion‐thru‐transfer‐pricing/check tax evasion thru transfer pricing/

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5. CONCLUSION

All of these take me to conclude that despite TP officials’power to look into any company’s tax file, they may emphasizeon the files of companies heavily engaged in internationaltransactions causing outflow of money from Bangladesh.transactions causing outflow of money from Bangladesh.

•I THANK ICAB FOR GIVING ME AN OPPORTUNITY  TO SPEAK BEFORE YOU ON THIS TIMELY TOPIC.

I         ill b   ki   i     h   i  •In a moment we will be taking questions at the session chairman’s call.

•THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENT HEARING.

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6. Q&A

Floor discussion and Q&A.Main answers are related to questions on how to find ways to Main answers are related to questions on how to find ways to clarify the subject matter more including maintenance of a data base by the assessee to support TP in light of existing other rules eg WHT  Section 82 C  tax computation of other rules eg WHT, Section 82 C, tax computation of insurance business and exploration and production of petroleum oil & mineral resources, shipping business, etc to avoid misunderstanding between NBR and the assesseeavoid misunderstanding between NBR and the assessee.

The session ended with valuable speeches from 

•The State Minister of the Ministries of Finance and Planning of the GoB(related ministry for NBR), and

•The President FICCI