Transfer pricing: aligning the research agenda to organizational reality

Christian Plesner Rossing and Carsten Rohde

Journal of Accounting & Organizational Change, 2014, vol. 10, issue 3, 266-287

Abstract: Purpose - – The purpose of this paper is to critically review the empirical transfer pricing literature as a means of determining the agenda for future research. Design/methodology/approach - – The review is carried out primarily by searching databases, academic journals and books. Second, professional surveys are reviewed to inform the development of research ideas. Findings - – The understanding and ability to explain international transfer pricing in practice remain limited despite a rapidly increasing tax regulatory pressure on multinational enterprises. One important explanatory factor is that accounting and tax research has not been integrated to a sufficient extent. As a consequence, rather isolated research streams and knowledge building have taken place, failing to leverage the synergies of a combined research approach. Research limitations/implications - – A stronger emphasis on the outcome of specific transfer pricing system designs would improve the literature’s current status in terms of whether the objectives aimed at by the system are actually achieved. A new framework and promising research questions are proposed to guide future work on this issue. Practical implications - – The proposed framework may serve as guidance for practitioners seeking to assess the performance of specific transfer pricing systems and potentially provide directions for refinement of current system designs when dysfunctional consequences are identified. Originality/value - – Previous transfer pricing research has taken a rather isolated approach. This paper is an attempt to guide future transfer pricing research towards an inter-disciplinary approach.

Keywords: Performance measurement; Transfer pricing; Management control systems; Accounting change; Accounting in global corporations and less developed countries; Cost and managerial accounting (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1108/JAOC-03-2012-0017

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