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In An increasingly interconnected world, national tax laws have not kept pace with global corporations, fluid capital, and the digital economy thereby leaving gaps that can be exploited by companies who avoid taxation in their home countries by pushing activities abroad to low or no tax jurisdictions.
ITAT Licknow in the case of ACIT vs. M/s Rahman Industries Ltd. held that- Adjustment for variation in closing stock is necessary for the correct computation of Operating cost thereby correct application of Transaction Net Margin Method (TNMM).
Punjab & Haryana High Court held in CIT Vs DSM Anti Infectives India ltd that the benchmark comparable which was used to compare with the comparable company that should be considered only of that year of which TP case was involved.
Punjab & Haryana High Court held In the case of CIT vs. M/s DSM Anti Infectives India Ltd. that the filter used by the TPO while selecting comparable is to select companies who are using Penicillin-G as raw material irrespective of the extent of usage of the same.
ACTION 7 – Prevent the Artificial Avoidance of PE Status Develop changes to the definition of PE to prevent the artificial avoidance of PE status in relation to BEPS, including through the use of commissionnaire arrangements and the specific activity exemptions. Work on these issues will also address related profit attribution issues.
The Finance Minister in his Budget speech, while introducing the Finance (No. 2) Bill 2014, had made an announcement that range concept for determination of ALP would be introduced in the Indian transfer pricing regime however, the arithmetic mean concept will continue to apply where the number of comparables is inadequate.
What is TNMM Method – TNMM mean Transactional Net Margin Method. It simply state that net profit realized by enterprise from the international transaction with AE should not be less than comparable party having similar transaction. For Example Company a in India having subsidiary at Dubai Company B.
What is high profit – while determine operating profit for the purpose of TNMM, we have to ascertain the profit earned by enterprise for the basis of comparison. Similarly, we have to ascertain the profit of Compare Company for the purpose of comparison. It is also a part of FAR Analysis.
The price charged usually reflects the function that each enterprise performs (taking into account assets used and risk assumed). Comparability analysis of the controlled transaction for the enterprises participating in the controlled transactions provides a basis for characterisation of the controlled transaction to be benchmarked or the characterisation of the tested party Therefore, comparison of the functions
Vodafone India Services (P) Ltd. Is a wholly owned subsidiary of Vodafone Tele-Services (India) Holdings Ltd., a non resident company Mauritian entity. Vodafone Holding is AE (Associate Enterprise) of Vodafone India for the purpose of transfer pricing provisions under chapter X of Income Tax Act 1961. Vodafone india is engaged in providing service in relation to Telecommunication in india.
