Transfer Pricing – Disallowance of costs on ground that associated enterprises also benefited not permissible

Patni Computer Systems Ltd Vs. DCIT (ITAT Pune) – A continuing debit balance per se, in the account of the associated enterprises, does not amount to an international transaction u/s 92B in respect of which ALP adjustments can be made. U/s 92B(1), the apportionment of cost is permissible only where there exists a “mutual agreement or arrangement” between two or more Associated Enterprises for apportionment of cost incurred in connection with a benefit, service or facility provided to any one or more of such Enterprises.  The bare allegation that the AE’s had received “specific a...