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Safe Harbour Rules under New Income Tax Act, 2025 & Rules, 2026- Part III

Income Tax : This article explains how Safe Harbour Rules under the Income-tax Act, 2025 interact with APAs, MAP provisions, and transfer prici...

May 7, 2026 1143 Views 0 comment Print

Safe Harbour Rules under New Income Tax Act, 2025 & Rules, 2026- Part II

Income Tax : The framework outlines mandatory disclosures and timelines for opting into safe harbour. Key takeaway: strict compliance is essent...

May 1, 2026 1116 Views 0 comment Print

Safe Harbour Rules under New Income Tax Act, 2025 & Rules, 2026: Part I

Income Tax : The article explains how safe harbour rules simplify transfer pricing compliance. It highlights that eligible transactions are acc...

April 28, 2026 6519 Views 0 comment Print

India Transfer Pricing- Due Dates for Compliance for Tax Year 2026-27

Income Tax : The update outlines revised compliance forms, timelines, and penalties under the new rules. It highlights a structured transition ...

April 17, 2026 1374 Views 0 comment Print

Transfer Pricing MAM Selection: Germany–India Subsidiary Case (TNMM Approach)

Corporate Law : The issue was identifying the correct transfer pricing method for intercompany transactions. The conclusion holds that TNMM is app...

April 14, 2026 342 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


Record 219 APAs Signed Due to Rising Need for Transfer Pricing Certainty

Income Tax : CBDT signed a record number of APAs to provide clarity on transfer pricing and reduce disputes. The framework ensures advance dete...

April 1, 2026 402 Views 0 comment Print

KSCAA Seeks Parity in ITR Due Date Extension for Transfer Pricing Assessees

CA, CS, CMA : KSCAA urged CBDT to extend due dates for assessees under Section 92E, citing an omission in Circular No. 15/2025 that created inco...

November 3, 2025 543 Views 0 comment Print

CA Association Seeks Extension for ITR, Tax and TP Audit Dates

CA, CS, CMA : Chartered Accountants Association, Ahmedabad requests extension of ITR and audit due dates for AY 2025-26 citing compressed timeli...

September 10, 2025 8184 Views 1 comment Print

Tolerance Range for Transfer Pricing Notified for AY 2024-25

Income Tax : CBDT sets transfer pricing tolerance range at 1% for wholesale trading and 3% for other transactions for AY 2024-25, providing cla...

October 30, 2024 2403 Views 0 comment Print

Budget 2024: TPO can evaluate SDTs not reported by taxpayers

Income Tax : From April 2025, TPOs can determine ALP for SDTs not initially referred or reported. This ensures accurate adjustments and complia...

July 26, 2024 1104 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Channel Owner Companies not Comparable Due to Functional Differences: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held that television channel and content owner companies could not be compared with a content distribution business. Th...

June 9, 2026 63 Views 0 comment Print

Distribution Fee for Channel Distribution Not Royalty: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai held that distribution fees paid to associated enterprises could not be treated as royalty. The Tribunal followed earl...

June 9, 2026 72 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Management Fee TP Adjustment as Issue Was Already Decided in Earlier Years

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai deleted the transfer pricing adjustment on management fees after finding that identical issues in the assessee’s own...

June 8, 2026 117 Views 0 comment Print

No TP Adjustment Allowed if Foreign LLC Income Was Already Taxed in India: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : The ITAT held that transfer pricing adjustment was not justified where the foreign LLC’s income was already offered to tax in In...

June 8, 2026 153 Views 0 comment Print

TP Adjustment Quashed as Benefit Test Cannot Justify NIL ALP After Service Receipt Is Established

Income Tax : ITAT Ahmedabad held that transfer pricing authorities cannot assign a NIL arm’s length price when the assessee has demonstrated ...

June 8, 2026 102 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Income Tax ALP Tolerance Range for AY 2025-26 Notified

Income Tax : Notification 157/2025 sets 1% tolerance for wholesale trading and 3% for all other cases for Arm's Length Price variation for AY 2...

November 6, 2025 5121 Views 0 comment Print

Amendment of Safe Harbour Rules for AY 2025-26 under Section 92CB

Income Tax : CBDT notifies Income Tax (Sixth Amendment) Rules, 2025, introducing safe harbour rules for assessment year 2025-26. Full details o...

March 25, 2025 4971 Views 0 comment Print

Tolerance Range for Arm’s Length Price in FY 2024-25

Income Tax : CBDT sets 1% tolerance for wholesale trading and 3% for other cases under Section 92C for FY 2024-25. No adverse effects from retr...

October 18, 2024 3357 Views 0 comment Print

Income-tax (Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Rules, 2023

Income Tax : Stay informed on the latest Income Tax Rule changes with Notification No. 104/2023 by the Ministry of Finance. Learn about amendme...

December 19, 2023 4650 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT extends applicability of Safe Harbour rules to AY 2023-24

Income Tax : Read how CBDT's Notification No. 58/2023 amends Income-tax Rules, extending Safe Harbour rules to AY 2023-24. Insights from Minist...

August 9, 2023 12819 Views 0 comment Print


If no income U/s. 5 than no notional income can be brought to tax U/s. 92: ITAT Rules in the case of Shilpa Shetty

September 1, 2018 17091 Views 1 comment Print

Mumbai ITAT Ruling – Section 92 of the Act is not an independent charging section to bring in a new head of income or to charge tax on income which is otherwise not chargeable under the Act. Accordingly, the ITAT held that, if no income accrues or arises or is received by the assessee under […]

Overview of Multilateral Instrument (MLI)

August 23, 2018 28965 Views 0 comment Print

‘Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting’ (MLI for short) is the official title of the multilateral treaty framework that aims to prevent BEPS. Base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) refers to artificially shifting profits to low or no-tax locations where there is little or no economic […]

Transfer Pricing: Functionally different companies cannot be taken as comparable

August 23, 2018 1116 Views 0 comment Print

M/s. Enchanting Travels Pvt. Ltd. Vs The Income Tax Officer (ITAT Bangalore) We find that TPO has already taken the total 10 comparables and with respect to 8 comparables, assessee has no objections. With respect to Kerala Travels Interserve Ltd., we have carefully perused its financial statements and we find the main revenue is from different […]

Software development and services cannot be compared with activity of making animated film

August 23, 2018 3123 Views 0 comment Print

It is seen that the company has completed full-length animated commercial film during the year under consideration. We note that no separate revenue and expenditure on this activity of making animated film is reported in the Annual Report. Since the activity of making animated film is functionally different from the activity of software development services and thus the segment of ‘software development and services’ of the company, cannot be compared with the functions of the assessee.

Sound of Poem (Place of Effective Management): Latest Update

July 5, 2018 2505 Views 0 comment Print

With respect to opening WDV in case of the foreign company whose PoEM is determined in India and which is assessed to tax in the home jurisdiction, the final notification provides for 2 cases:

In absence of Comparables production loss shown by Assessee must be accepted

July 3, 2018 657 Views 0 comment Print

Production loss depends on number of factors and in absence of any comparable to show that loss shown by the assessee is excessive, the contention of the assessee has to be accepted

CBDT issues Final Notification on POEM – Section 115JH of Act

June 30, 2018 15546 Views 0 comment Print

The CBDT has issued the Final Notification No. 29/2018 dated 22 June 2018 (applicable from AY 2017-18) for exception, modification and adaptation in respect of a foreign company said to be resident in India due to its place of effective management (POEM) being in India, under Section 115JH of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the Act). […]

Analysis of Draft Notification on foreign company resident in India U/s. 115JH

June 29, 2018 2121 Views 0 comment Print

Draft Notification of exception, modification and adaptation in respect of foreign company said to be resident in India under section 115JH of the Act The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on June 15, 2017 issued a Draft Notification (notification) vide F No. 370142/19/2017-TPL for exception, modification and adaptation in respect of foreign company said […]

TP disputes on Comparables & Filter selection are not substantial question of law

June 25, 2018 6282 Views 0 comment Print

In transfer pricing disputes, comparability analysis and use of appropriate filters has been one of the most prevalent issues, especially for captive cost plus remuneration service providers.

Draft Amendment To Transfer Pricing Rule 10CB related to Computation of Interest Income U/s 92CE

June 20, 2018 2298 Views 0 comment Print

Amendment in Rule 10CB of Income-tax Rules, 1962 in respect of computation of interest income pursuant to secondary adjustment made under section 92CE of Income-tax Act, 1961 – Comments and suggestions

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