Local File production for TP teams
Your Local File.Ready for review.
Dublon helps TP teams structure the research, sources, assumptions and senior review behind Local Files.
Your source documents
- Agreements
- Financials
- TP policy
- Prior file
Form the basis of your Local File
Local File · four components
- Transaction and functional profile
- Segmented financial review
- Method and evidence record
- Review and next-cycle record
Your template · your approval
Illustrative TP dossier · not client work
The file.
And the thinking behind it.
More than a finished document: a review version with its sources, assumptions and open questions in view.
- 01
Your Local File
A complete review version in your firm’s template, for the agreed entity and financial year.
- 02
The supporting record
Sources and assumptions stay connected to the statements they support.
- 03
Clear review points
Your reviewer sees what remains open, determines the tax position and gives final approval.
Local File · FY2025 · illustrative extract
Intercompany services
Dutch service entity → German recipient
- 01 · Review question
- Does the documented allocation key reflect the services received?
- 02 · Source record
- S01 · Draft service agreement
S02 · FY2025 cost-pool schedule
S03 · Allocation workbook - 03 · Assumption to confirm
- The allocation workbook is assumed to cover the same service period as the cost-pool schedule. Confirmation remains open.
- 04 · Reviewer decision
- Open — not approved. Request the period reconciliation and evidence of services received before concluding.
How it works
Three steps.Your firm keeps approval.
Dublon handles Local File production, from checking the source pack to delivering the complete review version. Your firm decides material assumptions and tax judgements, and retains final approval.
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Scope the Local File
Confirm the entity, financial year, transactions, sources, template, responsible reviewer and delivery date.
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Assemble the evidence
Collect agreements, financial data, policies, existing TP documentation and confirmed facts.
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Your firm reviews and approves
Your firm receives the complete Local File, source register, review trail and open review points. It determines the tax position and gives final approval.
Pricing & engagement
Your TP question.A clear proposal.
Tell us what your team needs. We agree the work, deliverables and fee with you before the assignment starts.
Discuss your first Local FileAdditional TP support
Benchmarking that supports your TP position.
When your transaction calls for a benchmark, we can include it in the assignment. The work connects the comparison to your functional profile, selected method and Local File.
Scope may cover a review of an existing study, support with comparability analysis or documentation of the benchmark. We agree the data sources, selection criteria and review responsibilities with your team upfront.
Discuss benchmarking within your TP workTP resources
Tools for your next review.
Practical English-language frameworks for Local Files, method selection and recurring intercompany transaction reviews.
- 01Local File & documentationReview scope, evidence, financial support, assumptions and annual changes before drafting is finalised.Explore resources →
- 02Methods & benchmarkingDocument method selection, tested-party logic, comparability criteria and the final benchmarking record.Explore resources →
- 03Intercompany transactionsApply the analysis to services, distribution, manufacturing, software and IP fact patterns.Explore resources →
FAQ
Questions TP teams askbefore they start.
01Do we need to replace our TP methodology?
No. Dublon starts from the methodology, chapter structure and review standards your team already uses. The engagement adds structure to the research and review record.
02Can we keep our Local File and Master File templates?
Yes. Your templates remain the output format. Dublon structures the facts, sources, assumptions and review decisions that support the content.
03What does the team receive?
For Local File production, your firm receives a complete, review-ready Local File for one entity and financial year, in its own template and style. It comes with a source register, review trail and explicit points requiring tax judgement. Your firm determines the tax position and gives final approval.
04What does AI do, and what remains with people?
AI can support extraction, source orientation, consistency checks and drafting. The responsible professional decides the material TP position, confirms assumptions and approves local nuance.
05Can benchmarking form part of the assignment?
Benchmarking is available as additional support within the TP engagement. We discuss the transaction, available studies and data sources, then agree the comparability work, deliverable and review responsibilities. The proposal specifies the benchmarking scope and any data requirements.
06How is the price agreed?
After an initial discussion, Dublon provides a proposal covering the work, deliverables, fee, timing and responsibilities. The price reflects the transactions, jurisdictions, available material and depth of review. Any additional work requires an agreed change in scope.
07How does a scoped engagement begin?
Dublon first confirms the question, facts, desired output, exclusions and available sources. Timing, price, limitations and review responsibilities are agreed before substantive work begins.
Local File production
Start with one Local File.
Tell us the entity, financial year, available sources and desired delivery date. We agree the scope, template, responsible reviewer, fee and timing before production starts.