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In recent years, transfer pricing regulation in Latvia has gradually shifted away from formal document checks toward evaluating the economic substance of transactions. Recent amendments to Section 15.² of the Law on Taxes and Duties clearly reinforce this direction: the State Revenue Service (SRS) will receive structured information regarding transactions with related parties, which the […]

Companies often believe that transfer pricing does not apply to them, as it is only applicable to large multinational corporations. However, in reality, transfer pricing affects significantly more companies than it might initially seem. Transfer prices are the prices at which related companies trade with each other. Transfer pricing regulation exists at the level of

Transfer pricing has long affected not only international groups but also local companies. They have become a daily reality for Latvian businesses, especially in cases where a company cooperates with related parties: subsidiaries, board members, ultimate beneficial owners, relatives of officials, or foreign partners belonging to the same group. The arm’s length principle is one

The draft law, which intends to supplement Section 15.2 of the Law “On Taxes and Duties” with a new Paragraph 9¹, is currently being considered in the second reading by the Saeima. Given the current pace of progress and the support of the responsible Budget and Finance (Tax) Committee, the adoption of these changes is