Aban Offshore Limited Vs Addl. CIT (Madras High Court) Case Summary: – Facts of the case: ♦ The Assessee, Aban Offshore Limited, engaged in providing oil field services to various oil majors for offshore exploration and production of hydrocarbons in India and abroad, is a regular Assessee in terms of the provisions of the Indian […]
Smt. Anita Sunil Mahajan Vs ACIT (ITAT Pune) Definition of ‘relative’ for Specified Domestic Transactions (SDTs) should be as per Section 2(41) of Income Tax Act, 1961 and Section 56(2)(v) would not apply. Case Summary: – Facts of the case: During AY 2013-14, Smt. Anita Sunil Mahajan (Assessee), filed her return declaring total income at […]
Section 92 of the Income Tax Act deals with any income or expense arising from an ‘International Transaction’. In order to understand the definition of ‘International Transaction’, it is essential to understand the definition of ‘Transaction’. Clause (v) of Sections 92F of the Act defines a transaction as: Section 92F of the Act provides an […]
GVV Construction Pvt. Ltd. Vs. DCIT (ITAT Cuttack) If the assessee uses motor lorries partly for own use and for hire charges he is not entitled to claim excess depreciation @ 30% as per the provisions of Section 32 of the Income Tax Act. Case Summary: – Facts of the case: The assessee filed return […]
Lonsen Kiri Chemical Industries Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Ahmadabad) Once the comparable company becomes the AE of the assessee in the year under consideration, then such company cannot be considered for the purpose of comparable. Case Summary: – Facts of the case: The assessee is a joint venture of two companies namely Well Prospering Ltd […]
In our considered opinion, no second innings should be given to appreciate the same set of facts which were already before the Assessing Officer. Moreover, in the remand report, the Assessing Officer himself has accepted that if the management fees had not been paid by the appellant, the true up adjustment received would have been Rs. 2.51 crores only and profits of the appellant would have been less than the profits returned but it.
The mutual agreement procedure is a well-established means through which tax administrations consult to resolve disputes regarding the application of double tax conventions. This procedure, described and authorized by Article 25 of the OECD Model Tax Convention, can be used to eliminate double taxation that could arise from a transfer pricing adjustment. Article 25 sets […]
The provisions containing taxation of IT-enabled business process outsourcing units are not contained in the Income-tax Act, 1961 but are given in Circular No. 5/2004 dated 28.9.2004 issued by CBDT. The provisions are briefed hereunder – ♣ A non-resident entity may outsource certain services to a resident Indian entity. If there is no business connection […]
Preference of debt over equity as a measure to finance businesses: Debt and equity are the instruments through which a company is generally financed or capitalized. The manner in which a company is capitalized has a major impact on the amount of taxable profit as the tax laws of countries generally provide for a deduction […]
As per the prevailing legal position, the AMP expenditure incurred by the assessee in India cannot come within the purview of international transaction. That being the case, the adjustment made by the Transfer Pricing Officer cannot survive. Therefore, we do not find any necessity to restore the issue to the Assessing Officer.
