Seychelles transfer pricing for tax year 2026: the arm's length rule in Business Tax Act section 54, the Related Party Dealings Schedule, documentation triggers of SR 1,000,000 turnover, 10% of turnover and SR 50,000,000, the EUR 100 million masterfile, the 21-day production rule, record keeping and additional tax. Use for Seychelles related party schedule, RPD, TP documentation threshold or masterfile. Source-based; no accountant has signed it.
Seychelles · tax year 2026 · changed 3 Nov 2026
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| Item | Amount or rule | Tax year | Official URL |
|---|---|---|---|
| RPD Schedule | Any person in a controlled arrangement, with the business tax return | 2026 | https://src.gov.sc/seychelles-tax-system/ |
| TP documentation | Annual turnover above SR 1,000,000 | 2026 | same |
| Additional documentation | Controlled arrangements above 10% of turnover, or above SR 50,000,000 | 2026 | same |
| Masterfile | MNE group consolidated turnover above EUR 100 million | 2026 | same |
| Production | Within 21 days of the Commissioner General asking | 2026 | https://src.gov.sc/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/SI-73-2023-Business-Tax-Transfer-Pricing-Documentation-Regulations-2023.pdf |
| Failure to complete RPD Schedule, no reasonable cause | (a) SR 5,000 if not furnished under regs 3(1) and 3(2); and (b) SR 75,000 plus SR 2,500 a week or part week | 2026 | https://src.gov.sc/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/SI-74-2023-Business-Tax-Related-Party-Dealings-Regulations-2023.pdf |
| False or misleading RPD information, knowingly | 5% of annual turnover | 2026 | same |
| Failure to keep records | At least SR 10,000 small, SR 50,000 medium, SR 100,000 large | 2026 | same |
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A person in a controlled arrangement under Business Tax Act s 54, meaning dealings between associates. The first RPD year was 2024.
| Item | Amount or rule | Tax year | Official URL |
|---|---|---|---|
| RPD Schedule | Any person in a controlled arrangement, with the business tax return | 2026 | https://src.gov.sc/seychelles-tax-system/ |
| TP documentation | Annual turnover above SR 1,000,000 | 2026 | same |
| Additional documentation | Controlled arrangements above 10% of turnover, or above SR 50,000,000 | 2026 | same |
| Masterfile | MNE group consolidated turnover above EUR 100 million | 2026 | same |
| Production | Within 21 days of the Commissioner General asking | 2026 | https://src.gov.sc/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/SI-73-2023-Business-Tax-Transfer-Pricing-Documentation-Regulations-2023.pdf |
| Failure to complete RPD Schedule, no reasonable cause | (a) SR 5,000 if not furnished under regs 3(1) and 3(2); and (b) SR 75,000 plus SR 2,500 a week or part week | 2026 | https://src.gov.sc/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/SI-74-2023-Business-Tax-Related-Party-Dealings-Regulations-2023.pdf |
| False or misleading RPD information, knowingly | 5% of annual turnover | 2026 | same |
| Failure to keep records | At least SR 10,000 small, SR 50,000 medium, SR 100,000 large | 2026 | same |
No 2026 amendment to this rate was found on the SRC legislation list read on 1 Nov 2026, so 2026 rests on the instruments below staying in force.
Conditions must match what independent parties would agree. SRC uses the most appropriate method or a combination, weighing strengths and weaknesses, the facts, and reliable data (Ruling 2015-3).
RPD Schedule: with the return, by 31 March, unless a substituted or transitional year applies. Documentation is held and given only on request. Keep records for seven years after the period (S.I. 74 of 2023). Download the RPD Schedule and attach it to the Schedule 3 return where that return applies.
See the table. Section 42 of the Revenue Administration Act does not apply to the RPD Schedule (reg 5(2)).
Country-by-Country Reporting exists under S.I. 25 of 2019; that scan was not read, so its thresholds are not stated here.
Turnover SR 30,000,000, controlled arrangements SR 4,000,000: 13.33%, above 10%, so additional documentation is needed.
name: Controlled share of turnover
inputs:
controlled: 4000000
turnover: 30000000
steps:
- share: round(controlled / turnover * 100, 2)
expected:
share: 13.33
Decision: can the group stay out of additional documentation? At SR 2,500,000 the share is 8.33%, under 10% and under SR 50,000,000, so only basic documentation applies. A false schedule at this turnover costs SR 1,500,000.
name: Below the test, and false-schedule exposure
inputs:
controlled: 2500000
turnover: 30000000
steps:
- share: round(controlled / turnover * 100, 2)
- exposure: turnover * 0.05
expected:
exposure: 1500000
| Source | URL | Read on |
|---|---|---|
| Read for the figures cited: SRC Tax System page, whole page read | https://src.gov.sc/seychelles-tax-system/ | 2026-11-01 |
| Read for the figures cited: S.I. 73 of 2023, commencement and documentation regs | https://src.gov.sc/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/SI-73-2023-Business-Tax-Transfer-Pricing-Documentation-Regulations-2023.pdf | 2026-11-01 |
| Read for the figures cited: S.I. 74 of 2023, regs 4 to 7 | https://src.gov.sc/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/SI-74-2023-Business-Tax-Related-Party-Dealings-Regulations-2023.pdf | 2026-11-01 |
| Read for the figures cited: SRC Public Ruling 2015-3, transfer pricing | https://src.gov.sc/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Transfer-Pricing-Ruling.pdf | 2026-11-01 |
| Read for the figures cited: SRC Public Ruling 2025-1, read by OCR | https://src.gov.sc/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Public-Ruling-BTR_final_02.04.2025.pdf | 2026-11-01 |
Not yet confirmed: how limbs (a) and (b) of reg 5(1) of S.I. 74 of 2023 fit together, as the text joins them with "and"; Country-by-Country Reporting thresholds; size definitions.
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