Global Corporate Income Tax Matters Policy

Updated April 2022
 
Adobe’s Board of directors oversees the management of the Company’s business, driving effective decision‐making and performance, while serving as advocates for its stockholders to protect their long‐term interests. Adobe’s Audit Committee serves to assist the Board in fulfill its responsibilities to oversee management’s financial, accounting and reporting processes, the Company’s system of internal accounting and financial controls, the Company’s enterprise risk management programme and the Company’s compliance with related legal, regulatory and ethical requirements. The Audit Committee’s scope of responsibility includes Adobe’s global tax matters and specifically this policy, which is regularly reviewed and last approved on 14 April, 2022. 
 
Adobe’s Chief Financial Officer signed this document below as an affirmation of this policy.
 
Adobe’s tax strategy is committed to compliance with the relevant tax laws, regulations, treaties and other guidance based on its knowledge, in conjunction with advice from external advisors and review by external auditors, of the application of these rules in every country and jurisdiction in which it operates. Moreover, Adobe proactively strives to implement the best practices and standards in the business community and aims to be recognised for its practices and programmes on corporate and tax governance. Adobe’s risk profile is conservative and disciplined. It is based on the implementation of prudent risk management, consistent with its commitment and obligation to protect the interests of the Company and its shareholders within a framework of support for the business strategy in the long term, while avoiding inefficiencies in the implementation of business decisions. Accordingly and taking into account both the corporate interests of the Company and its shareholders, Adobe’s conduct in tax matters shall be governed by the following:
 
PRINCIPLES:

• Monitor and comply with relevant tax laws, regulations, treaties and other guidance, herein collectively referred to as “tax rules.”  
• In accordance with relevant tax rules, the right payment of taxes required when due.
• As part of our global tax strategy, Adobe will not enter transactions that have no commercial rationale or economic substance and only engages in tax planning where substantial legal authority exists. To the extent we secure an incentive, we comply with the requirements of such incentives.
• Implementation of relevant arm’s‐length transfer pricing policies.
• Strive to reduce uncertainty where appropriate with regard to the interpretation of relevant tax rules. This may include the use of tax forums, advance pricing agreements and other cooperative mechanisms provided by jurisdictions, as well as the implementation of relationships with local tax authorities based on trust, integrity and transparency.
• Cooperation with tax authorities in their audit activities in respect of Adobe companies, recognising the legitimate right of the Company to disagree with tax authorities and to uphold its position before Courts based on our interpretation of the tax rules. 
• Adobe aims to continue its practice of having adequate control mechanisms in place to ensure the fulfillment of the preceding principles, including employment and training of a Finance team that is staffed with qualified and competent professionals that manage matters which have tax implications. 

This policy has been approved by Dan Durn, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Finance, Technology Services and Operations for Adobe.

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