Simon Wood

Simon Wood

Partner, Corporate International Tax and Transfer Pricing

Corporate International Tax and Transfer Pricing Services

Executive summary

I'm an international tax partner specialising in transfer pricing. I have significant experience working with groups of all sizes across many sectors, with 15 years' prior experience in a Big Four firm and nearly 4 years leading large, complex transfer pricing enquiries as an HMRC senior international tax specialist. During that time, I was a member of HMRC's TP Guidelines for Compliance technical drafting team.

My goal is to help clients navigate transfer pricing requirements, understand risks and expectations and balance competing priorities. I try to keep things as simple as possible, focusing on what really matters.

Ask me about transfer pricing documentation and benchmarking, thin capitalisation, operational transfer pricing, HMRC enquiries, advanced pricing agreements, business restructurings, international expansion, and designing and adapting policies to suit specific business needs.

I also have significant experience in:

  • Profit Diversion Compliance Facility (PDCF) risk working
  • Attribution of profits to permanent establishments
  • Intragroup 'inward' and 'outward' intangible asset transfers or business disposals
  • Cost contribution arrangements/cost share agreements