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Overview of IP Migration Models

Authors : Martin Schmitt, Anna-Katharina Christen, Merten Zenker

Published in: Intangibles in the World of Transfer Pricing

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Globalization, along with increased digitalization, often leads to the need for business restructurings of multinationals, in particular with regard to consolidation of the group’s intangibles for a number of reasons. Connected with this need, different questions arise from a business perspective as well as from a tax perspective. This chapter will outline the various aspects of an IP migration from different angles and highlight typical IP migration models seen in practice. Further, the history and recent developments on an international level with regard to the competition between tax systems for IP will be outlined as well as typical limitations and drawbacks.

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Title: Overview of IP Migration Models
Authors: Martin Schmitt
Anna-Katharina Christen
Merten Zenker
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Intangibles in the World of Transfer Pricing
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-73331-9

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-73332-6

Copyright Year: 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73332-6_3

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