Rule 98 introduces a structured filing, verification, and appeal mechanism with strict timelines, ensuring deemed acceptance of safe harbour for specified domestic transactions if authorities fail to act within prescribed periods.
Rule 97 allows automatic acceptance of transfer prices for specified domestic transactions where electricity tariffs are regulator-approved and milk pricing is quality-based and transparent, eliminating comparability adjustments.
Rules 92–96 exclude safe harbour benefits for transactions with entities in notified or low-tax jurisdictions and deny MAP where safe harbour is accepted, while introducing domestic safe harbour relief for electricity and dairy co-operative transactions.
Rule 91 provides a five-year safe harbour regime for eligible IT service transactions with electronic verification, time-bound acceptance, and structured compliance requirements. The provision ensures transfer pricing certainty while restricting re-entry after withdrawal.
Rule 90 prescribes a structured filing process, TPO review mechanism, and strict timelines, ensuring that the safe harbour option becomes automatically valid if authorities fail to act within the stipulated period.
Rule 89 of the Draft Income-tax Rules, 2026 prescribes fixed profit margins, interest spreads, and transaction limits for eligible international transactions to secure automatic acceptance of transfer prices, reducing litigation and compliance uncertainty.
Draft Rule 80 prescribes criteria for selecting the most appropriate transfer pricing method based on transaction nature, comparability, data reliability, and functional analysis.
Draft Rule 79 sets out recognized methods and comparability criteria for determining arm’s length price under section 165, mandating use of the most appropriate method and current-year data for accurate benchmarking.
Draft Rules 77 and 78 clarify essential transfer pricing definitions and allow an alternative comparability-based method for determining arms length price. The provisions expand scope while enabling practical pricing based on similar uncontrolled transactions.
Draft Rules 75 and 76 prescribe mandatory forms, timelines, and verification requirements for claiming treaty relief and foreign tax credit, limiting credit to actual tax liability and disallowing unsupported or disputed claims.
