Transfer pricing news and thought leadership

Explore the latest transfer pricing news and taxation development in Africa in this informative blog by Graphene Economics. Stay updated with the latest developments in African transfer pricing and the potential benefits and challenges.

  • 2025 EMEA Tax Award winner, South Africa firm

    Graphene Economics named South Africa Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year 2025
    By lawrencek • 2025-09-22
    Media ReleaseJohannesburg, 19 September 2025: Graphene Economics has been recognised by the International Tax Review (ITR) as South African Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year for 2025, marking another milestone in the firm’s eight-year journey as a specialist in African transfer pricing advisory and strategy. For Michael Hewson, founder and director of Graphene Economics, the…
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    African and OECD TP updates: September 2025
    By lawrencek • 2025-09-10
    A round-up of transfer pricing and related updates from around the African continent and beyond. (Sources: reports issued by organisations, government documents and legislation (where available) or other tax news platforms, such as Orbitax, MNETax, etc.) OECD and G20 updates GloBE information return (pillar two) – status message XML schema (user guide) The OECD released…
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  • A large stack of colorful shipping containers is arranged in a tightly packed grid pattern, illustrating the complexity of global supply chains through visible doors and labels on each container.

    How Trump-era tariffs are reshaping global supply chains and African transfer pricing strategies
    By lawrencek • 2025-08-11
    As Donald Trump’s second term seems set to be defined in part by a renewed surge of tariffs and trade protectionism, multinational enterprises (MNEs) face complex questions about supply chains, profit allocations, and the overall structuring of their global value chains. According to Michael Hewson, director at specialist African transfer pricing advisory firm, Graphene Economics,…
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  • A hand holding a small globe showing parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia against a blurred brown background symbolizes the global impact of trends in transfer pricing.

    African and OECD TP updates: June 2025
    By lawrencek • 2025-06-12
    A round-up of transfer pricing and related updates from around the African continent and beyond. (Sources: reports issued by organisations, government documents and legislation (where available) or other tax news platforms, such as Orbitax, MNETax, etc.) OECD updates OECD BEPS Action 14 update – March 2025 On 4 March 2025, the OECD released the latest…
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    African and OECD TP updates: March 2025
    By lawrencek • 2025-03-05
    OECD updates OECD: Tax Administration 2024 released This report marks the 12th edition of the OECD’s Tax Administration Series, offering the following: Comparative international data on various aspects of tax systems and their administration in 58 advanced and emerging economies; It serves as a resource for tax administration analysts, helping them understand how tax systems…
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    African and OECD TP updates: October 2024
    By lawrencek • 2024-10-18
    A round-up of transfer pricing and related updates from around the African continent and beyond. (Sources: reports issued by organizations, government documents and legislation (where available) or other tax news platforms, such as Orbitax, MNETax, etc.) 1. ATAF: Technical Note on Amount B rule of Pillar 1 is issued The African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF)…
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  • Man in safety gear gestures toward a whiteboard in an industrial facility, holding a tablet. He is surrounded by machinery and large open workspace, illustrating operational exposure.

    Getting to grips with client businesses – why operational exposure benefits TP strategy
    By lawrencek • 2024-09-17
    At Graphene Economics, we are privileged to serve a variety of clients across wide-ranging industries. While we bring our taxation expertise to the table, along with our experience of managing transfer pricing across the African continent, we know we need to spend a lot of time getting to know our clients’ businesses and understanding their…
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  • Four people in a business setting are engaged in discussion while looking at documents, delving into the fundamentals of transfer pricing in Africa. A laptop and a cup of coffee are on the table in front of them.

    The fundamentals of Transfer Pricing in Africa
    By lawrencek • 2024-09-17
    At Graphene Economics, we’re privileged to assist a wide range of clients across disparate industries with their transfer pricing and cross-border transaction needs across the African continent. While we deal mainly with CFOs, heads of tax, tax teams, transfer pricing specialists and revenue authorities in our work, our work relates to many other areas of…
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  • A hand holding a small globe showing parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia against a blurred brown background symbolizes the global impact of trends in transfer pricing.

    Regional African trends in transfer pricing audits
    By lawrencek • 2024-04-02
    Trends in Transfer Pricing Audits By Valdis Leikus Article first published in Tax Talk In November 2023, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released  Revenue Statistics in Africa 2023[1]. The report underscores the financing challenges facing African countries as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which have resulted in widespread increases in borrowing…
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  • African Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year 2023," awarded by International Tax Review, highlighted on a graphic featuring an outline of Africa with hexagonal patterns.

    Graphene Economics: 2023 African Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
    By lawrencek • 2023-10-06
    2023 winner of the African Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year Graphene Economics has been announced as the 2023 winner of the African Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year at the ITR EMEA Tax Awards held on 27 September 2023. In 2021, Graphene Economics won South African Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year, and the…
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