When TPO proposes additions to assessee’s ALP, AO is duty bound to pass a draft assessment order

DCIT Vs Tally Solutions Pvt.Ltd. (ITAT Bangalore) Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of DCIT v. Control Risks India (P.) Ltd. reported in 107 taxmann.com 83, had held that when TPO proposes additions to assessee’s ALP, the AO is duty bound to pass a draft assessment order. It was held by the Hon’ble Supreme Court that the final assessment order which is passed without a draft assessment order depriving the assessee an opportunity of questioning the draft assessment order before the DRP is in contravention of the provisions of section 144C of the I.T.Act. The relevant finding of the Hon’...