Mobilization advances cannot be treated as Loans & Advances and not subject to TP

ITAT Hyderabad has held in the case of DCIT Vs. M/s. Lanco Infratech Limited held that Mobilisation/ trade advance has been wrongly treated as trade receivable. It is not to be subjected to TP. It cannot be re-characterised as receivables. Moreover, advances given as part of contract work does not require any special addition, when the TPO was already examined and held that the transaction relating to ‘work contract expenses’ are within the ALP during the year. Thus, when the whole work contract is considered within the ALP, we are of the opinion that the advances given in the course of co...