PCG 2017/2 Explained: Simplified Transfer Pricing Record‑Keeping Options for Australian Taxpayers

Practical guidance for multinational groups seeking to reduce compliance burden while maintaining defensible transfer pricing positions under the ATO’s risk‑based framework. The Australian Taxation Office’s Practical Compliance Guideline PCG 2017/2 provides eligible taxpayers with simplified transfer pricing record‑keeping options designed to reduce compliance burden while managing transfer pricing risk. However, applying the framework correctly requires a clear understanding of eligibility criteria, risk zones, documentation expectations and common pitfalls. In this practical, technically grounded webinar, Transfer Pricing Solutions will unpack PCG 2017/2 from both a regulatory and commercial perspective. Drawing on extensive experience supporting multinational groups across Australia and Asia‑Pacific, our specialists will explain how simplified record‑keeping can be used appropriately to support audit readiness, tax certainty and efficient compliance – without compromising defensibility.