Ken Kurokawa
Partner, PwC Tax Japan
Transfer Pricing Services
CPA (US)
Profile
Mr. Kurokawa began his career as an auditor at PwC US Detroit in 1995. He spent the following 20 years advising clients on international tax matters, with many of those years advising Japanese multinationals exclusively on transfer pricing issues. His professional experience includes seven years with the PwC China Transfer Pricing Groups in Beijing and Shanghai.
Mr. Kurokawa is an US Certified Public Accountant.
Publications
- "Introduction to 'Transfer Pricing' for the practical use in business" (Co-authored. 2023, CHUOKEIZAI-SHA.)
Project Results and Achievements
Mr. Kurokawa has successfully defended many clients in the area of transfer pricing disputes, advance pricing agreements (APA), and competent authority negotiations. He also helps clients with transfer pricing planning including Japanese multinationals’ foreign investments, M&As and business withdrawals.
Other Activities
Given his global practical experience, Mr. Kurokawa has spoken at various transfer pricing seminars as well as lectures for tax officials. He has also authored articles on transfer pricing issues for various publications such as “Kokusaizeimu”, “Sozei-kenkyu”, “Zeimu kouhou”, “Keiri Jyouhou” and “Nikkei Business”.
Professional Vision
As Japanese multinationals increasingly globalize, they must ensure the optimum distribution of management resources including “manpower”, “goods”, “capital” and “information”. This leads to a vast number of global tax issues which affect their decision making. Under such circumstances, through the PwC global network, Mr. Kurokawa focuses on providing effective tax solutions that support his clients’ business development and achieve neutrality in resource allocations.
