Income Tax : This article explains how Safe Harbour Rules under the Income-tax Act, 2025 interact with APAs, MAP provisions, and transfer prici...
Income Tax : The framework outlines mandatory disclosures and timelines for opting into safe harbour. Key takeaway: strict compliance is essent...
Income Tax : The article explains how safe harbour rules simplify transfer pricing compliance. It highlights that eligible transactions are acc...
Income Tax : The update outlines revised compliance forms, timelines, and penalties under the new rules. It highlights a structured transition ...
Corporate Law : The issue was identifying the correct transfer pricing method for intercompany transactions. The conclusion holds that TNMM is app...
Income Tax : CBDT signed a record number of APAs to provide clarity on transfer pricing and reduce disputes. The framework ensures advance dete...
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...
CA, CS, CMA : Chartered Accountants Association, Ahmedabad requests extension of ITR and audit due dates for AY 2025-26 citing compressed timeli...
Income Tax : CBDT sets transfer pricing tolerance range at 1% for wholesale trading and 3% for other transactions for AY 2024-25, providing cla...
Income Tax : From April 2025, TPOs can determine ALP for SDTs not initially referred or reported. This ensures accurate adjustments and complia...
Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held that television channel and content owner companies could not be compared with a content distribution business. Th...
Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai held that distribution fees paid to associated enterprises could not be treated as royalty. The Tribunal followed earl...
Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai deleted the transfer pricing adjustment on management fees after finding that identical issues in the assessee’s own...
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...
Income Tax : ITAT Ahmedabad held that transfer pricing authorities cannot assign a NIL arm’s length price when the assessee has demonstrated ...
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...
Income Tax : CBDT notifies Income Tax (Sixth Amendment) Rules, 2025, introducing safe harbour rules for assessment year 2025-26. Full details o...
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...
Income Tax : Stay informed on the latest Income Tax Rule changes with Notification No. 104/2023 by the Ministry of Finance. Learn about amendme...
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...
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 […]
‘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 […]
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 […]
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.
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:
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
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). […]
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 […]
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.
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