Allowing the appeal following the order of earlier year the Tribunal held that, that the entire risk of discharging the bank guarantees was borne by the overseas branch issuing the counter guarantees whereas the assessee merely provided support services in connection with processing of the guarantees, that the transactional net margin method would be the most appropriate method in the facts and circumstances of the instant case and comparable uncontrolled price method could not be applied because of non-availability of data, that the same transactions having been accepted by the Transfer Pricing Officer up to the AY. 2012-13. Adjustment was deleted. (AY. 2013-14)
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. v. DY. CIT (IT) (2022) 98 ITR 61 (SN) (Mum.)(Trib.)
S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arm’s length price-Most Appropriate Method-Net Margin Method-Comparable Uncontrolled Price Method-Processing fees-Local guarantees issued based on counter guarantee received from overseas branches-Adjustment was deleted.