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Retrospective Amendments under Budget 2026 – Rectification, Revision, Reassessment Options before Tax Authorities

Income Tax : Budget 2026 introduces sweeping retrospective amendments affecting limitation, reassessment jurisdiction, DIN validity, and TPO ti...

February 26, 2026 6219 Views 1 comment Print

Special vs General: Time Limit Conflict between Section 144C(13) and Section 153 of Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : Courts are divided on whether the DRP-specific deadline under Section 144C(13) overrides the general assessment time bar in Sectio...

December 16, 2025 2865 Views 0 comment Print

Taxpayers Concerned as Assessment Orders Deviate from Orders Giving Effect

Income Tax : Taxpayers face challenges when assessment orders don’t reflect DRP directions. Misalignments lead to disputes, rectification iss...

October 4, 2024 2958 Views 0 comment Print

Eyes on Apex Court: Legal Community Awaits Supreme Court’s Verdict on Roca Bathroom Case

Income Tax : The legal community awaits the Supreme Court decision on the Roca Bathroom case, addressing timelines for transfer pricing assessm...

September 5, 2024 17271 Views 0 comment Print

Section 44C of Income Tax Act, 1961 Deduction of head office expenditure in case of Non-residents

Income Tax : Discover how Section 44C of the Income Tax Act, 1961, governs the deduction of head office expenses for non-resident businesses in...

July 19, 2024 7197 Views 0 comment Print


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Income from Vessel Operations Taxable Under India-Norway DTAA: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : Delhi ITAT allows Sanco Holding, a Norwegian company, to compute income from bareboat charter of seismic vessels under Article 21(...

October 17, 2025 807 Views 0 comment Print


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Remote access to customer systems for maintenance not create a PE in India: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : The ITAT observed that mere remote access to customer-owned systems does not satisfy the disposal and permanence tests required fo...

May 21, 2026 99 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Software Cost Mark-Up Addition Holding Pure Reimbursement Is Not Profit-Making Service

Income Tax : The ITAT Delhi ruled that reimbursement of software costs to foreign AEs on a cost-to-cost basis could not be treated as a profit-...

May 16, 2026 147 Views 0 comment Print

Transfer Pricing Addition Sent Back as DRP Failed to Properly Examine Functional Comparability

Income Tax : Tribunal found the DRP’s order cryptic and lacking proper analysis on similarity of business activities between the assessee and...

May 15, 2026 111 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Allows BAPA Margin for Non-US AE Transactions Due to Identical FAR Profile

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that margins agreed under a Bilateral Advance Pricing Agreement may be used for non-covered AEs when transactio...

May 15, 2026 135 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Orders Exclusion of Comparable as DRP Had Already Held It Functionally Different

Income Tax : Delhi ITAT directed exclusion of a comparable company engaged in video conferencing solutions after noting that the DRP had alread...

May 14, 2026 423 Views 0 comment Print


Advertisement and distribution revenue of Discovery Asia INC. taxable as per MAP

February 7, 2025 444 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that advertisement and distribution revenue earned by Discovery Asia Inc. is taxable as per Mutual Agreement Resolution (MAP) as decided by competent authority of India & USA. Accordingly, appeal allowed partially.

Transfer pricing disallowance as assessee failed to prove any benefit not justifiable: ITAT Bangalore

January 29, 2025 861 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that merely because the assessee has failed to prove any benefit from services received the disallowance of transfer pricing cannot be made. Accordingly, one more opportunity granted to assessee to prove the case.

ITAT Ahmedabad Remands Case on Unexplained Investments to AO

January 21, 2025 609 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad remands case on unexplained investments of ₹18.19L in land & shares. Tribunal directs re-examination by AO after Assessee presents evidence.

DRP Directions Binding Once Uploaded: AO’s Timeline U/s. 144C(13) Clarified

January 13, 2025 2208 Views 0 comment Print

Telangana HC examines Rapiscan Systems’ challenge on Income Tax assessment delays and statutory compliance in the 2018-19 and 2019-20 fiscal years.

Revision u/s. 263 wouldn’t survive as assessment order held non-est: ITAT Delhi

January 10, 2025 1371 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that revisionary proceedings under section 263 of the Income Tax Act would not survive since the assessment order is held to be non-est. Thus, appeal dismissed as having become infructuous.

Dissimilar Firms were excluded from selected comparables while doing TP analysis u/s 92

January 1, 2025 744 Views 0 comment Print

The court held that the other three companies were also carrying out large-scale projects compared to assessee, making them unsuitable for comparison or setting industry standards.

No addition for NRI investment in mutual funds as the same was legitimate

December 31, 2024 1224 Views 0 comment Print

AO had made the addition with the observation that no response was received from assessee. Based on that, he proceeded to complete the assessment u/s 144 based on the information available on his record.

Functionally dissimilar entities not includible as comparable for benchmarking international transactions

December 28, 2024 603 Views 0 comment Print

The assessee had adopted Transactional Net Margin Method (TNMM) as the most appropriate method and Operating Profit/ Operating Cost [OP/OC] as the Profit Level Indicator for benchmarking the international transactions.

TNMM appropriate method for determining Arm’s Length Price of management fees

December 24, 2024 1089 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that that the activities / services do not qualify as stewardship / shareholder activity. Further, assessee correctly determined Arm’s Length Price in respect of management fees by using Transaction Net Margin Method i.e. TNMM.

Cost imposed as order issued u/s. 143(3) wrongly challenged assuming it as draft assessment order u/s. 144C

December 9, 2024 801 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that order issued u/s. 143(3) of the Income Tax Act wrongly challenged on the assumption that it is draft assessment order u/s. 144C is untenable in law. Accordingly, cost of ₹1,00,000/- imposed on petitioner.

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