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Morocco (continued)<br />

Frequency of tax audit and <strong>transfer</strong> <strong>pricing</strong> scrutiny by the tax authority<br />

The likelihood of a general tax audit is high, as is the risk that <strong>transfer</strong> <strong>pricing</strong> issues will be scrutinized during the audit. Similarly, if<br />

<strong>transfer</strong> <strong>pricing</strong> is reviewed as part of the audit, the likelihood that the <strong>transfer</strong> <strong>pricing</strong> methodology will be challenged is high. The<br />

number of tax<br />

audits in <strong>transfer</strong> <strong>pricing</strong> is increasing considerably and the Moroccan Tax Administration is becoming more extensive and accurate in its<br />

queries.<br />

Transfer <strong>pricing</strong> issues that receive the greatest scrutiny are:<br />

• Product sale prices (under or overestimated prices), especially, but not only, in case of losses<br />

• Management fees<br />

• Cost allocations<br />

• Business restructurings (e.g., <strong>transfer</strong> of intangibles and of clientele, indemnity) or a sudden decrease in the operating margin likely to<br />

hide a change in the <strong>transfer</strong> <strong>pricing</strong> policy applied<br />

APA opportunity<br />

No APA procedure is provided by the Moroccan tax law.<br />

Expected reaction to OECD Report on BEPS<br />

There has not been any reaction from the Moroccan Tax Administration up until January <strong>2014</strong>.<br />

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