Singapore's latest transfer pricing guidance brings welcome clarity on share-based compensation in intercompany service fees. Discover what has changed, the opportunities available for earlier years, and why businesses should review their arrangements before key deadlines.
Transfer pricing season is here. From new guidance on related party transactions to enhanced focus on loans and documentation, learn the key updates, common pitfalls, and practical questions every Singapore business should be asking before year-end.
On 30 July 2026, the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (IRBM) released its new Malaysia Transfer Pricing Guidelines on Controlled Financial Transactions: Intra-Group Loans (MFTIL). The guidance provides a comprehensive framework for assessing, pricing and documenting intra-group loans under Malaysia’s transfer pricing regime.
Malaysia’s transfer pricing framework continues to evolve, with the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia applying increasing scrutiny to how multinational groups price, document and defend related‑party transactions. For businesses operating in Malaysia, transfer pricing has become a core tax risk area rather than a routine compliance exercise.
As tariff wars intensify, government deficits balloon, and supply chains fragment, the OECD’s 15% global minimum tax has shifted from a technical compliance issue to a strategic imperative reshaping how and where multinational enterprises compete.
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