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ITAT Mumbai’s decision in case of DCIT vs KEC International Limited, where a 0.6% arm’s length rate was established for corporate guarantee fees, influencing future transfer pricing adjustments.
ITAT Bangalore held that if two out of the three preceding assessment year the comparable has earned profits it cannot be held a persistent loss making company. Hence, persistent loss filter can be applied only if there is loss in three successive assessment years.
Notification No. 46/2023-Income-Tax Dated: 26th June, 2023 regarding deemed arm’s length price for assessment year 2023-2024. Learn about the tolerance range for wholesale trading and other cases in international transactions or specified domestic transactions.
On appeal, the Tribunal concluded that the assessee could deviate from the earlier selected Most Appropriate Method if the new method was more in line with the applicable provisions.
ITAT Mumbai held that fabrication charges received from Associate Enterprise doesn’t fall under the purview of fees for technical services (FTS) and accordingly not taxable in India.
ITAT Bangalore held that if the net profit margin meets the Arm’s length price, then no separate addition needs to be made. Accordingly, TPO directed to delete the adjustment made towards Advertising Marketing Price (AMP) expenses.
ITAT Mumbai held that as per paragraph 3.2 of the Instruction no. 3/2016 dated 10th March 2016, cases selected for scrutiny on a TP risk parameter has to be referred to TPO after obtaining approval from PCIT/ CIT. Non-complying with the instruction renders the order erroneous and prejudicial to the interest of revenue.
In general, benchmarking refers to comparing business processes and performance metrics with industry best practices, which is also the case when it comes to transfer pricing.
ITAT Delhi held that loss claimed arising out of the sham transaction between two associated enterprises (AE) is disallowed.
ITAT Mumbai held that provisions of Chapter X cannot be invoked for making a TP adjustment in case of Advertisement, marketing and promotion (AMP) expenses.
