RT Book, Section A1 OECD T1 Introduction JF Dealing Effectively with the Challenges of Transfer Pricing YR 2012 FD Jan 19 SP 13 OP 18 AB This chapter discusses the importance of transfer pricing issues and the reasons why they have tended to increase in terms of both complexity and importance. It sets out some of the administrative challenges tax administrations have to face when managing transfer pricing programmes and the purpose of the study that resulted in the report. It describes the work programme and the results of the initial survey of participating tax administrations. PB Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development DO 10.1787/9789264169463-5-en UL http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/;jsessionid=1yieio46lxalv.x-oecd-live-02content/chapter/9789264169463-5-en