ITAT Mumbai held that as per section 92CA(3) TPO order should be passed before 60 days prior to the date prescribed u/s 153 of the Act. Accordingly, in present case, TPO order passed on 30/01/2015 instead of 29/01/2015 is non-est and liable to be quashed as being barred by limitation....

This article analyzes how Section 153's time limit prevails over Section 144C's assessment time limit, based on the case of Shelf Drilling Ron Tappmeyer Limited Vs ACIT in Bombay High Court....

ITAT Delhi held that rendering cloud computing services/ Amazon Web Services (AWS Services) cannot be held to be liable to tax in India either as royalty or as Fees for Technical Services (FTS)/ Fees for Included Services (FIS)....

In present facts of the case, it was held that the services rendered were in the nature of advisory services as per the terms of the agreement, therefore these services cannot be the part of Fees for Technical Services (FTS) under Article 13 of India – UK DTAA....

ITAT Mumbai held that Corporate Guarantee facility provided to overseas AE by the assessee is an international transaction and hence addition towards Arm’s Length Guarantee Fee confirmed....

ITAT Ahmedabad held that transfer pricing adjustment should be restricted only in respect of turnover of assessee-company relating to international transactions. In nut-shell, transfer pricing addition should be restricted only qua international transaction and not entity level transactions....

ITAT Delhi held that the payments received by the assessee in view of architectural design services rendered to its clients in India are not chargeable to tax as FTS in terms of Article 12(4) of the India-Singapore DTAA....

ITAT Mumbai held that where assessee company was amalgamated with another company and thereby lost its existence, assessment order passed subsequently in name of said non-existing entity, would be without jurisdiction and liable to be set aside....

In the case of Brightstar Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. vs. ACIT, the ITAT Mumbai allowed the appeal, declaring the final assessment order void due to failure to comply with mandatory procedure u/s 144C of the Income Tax Act....

ITAT Delhi held that passing of project-specific architectural drawings and designs with measurements did not amount to making available technical knowledge, know-how, or processes. Since ‘make available’ clause is not satisfied, services rendered to the AOP does not fall within the purview of FIS under Article 12(4)(b) of the India-U...