Dismissing the appeal of the Revenue the Court held that that profit margins required to be compared with profit margins of enterprise and not that of any sub-unit or division of enterprise. Splitting transactions unit wise for determining Arm’s Length Price would not be apposite. Order of Tribunal holding payroll taxes as allowable expenditure is not erroneous. Res Judicata applicable where fundamental aspects found as fact earlier and accepted. Eligibility of new undertaking for deduction under section 10A most relevant in initial year of operation. Once it is accepted that new undertaking is not formed by splitting up or reconstruction of extant business or transfer to new business of machinery or plant previously used for any purpose of department cannot relegate on same set of facts in later assessment years. Expression an international transaction is to be construed in plural.(AY.2004-05)
CIT v. Birlasoft Ltd. (2025)472 ITR 170/ 302 Taxman 324 (Delhi)(HC)
S. 92CA : Transfer pricing Reference to Transfer Pricing Officer- Arm’s Length price- Avoidance of tax- Net profit margin-That Profit margins required to be compared with profit margins of enterprise and not that of any sub-unit or division of enterprise-Res Judicata- Once accepted in earlier year as initial year- Thee same has to be accepted- Company- Splitting transactions unit wise for determining Arm’s Length Price would not be apposite —Order of Tribunal holding payroll taxes as allowable expenditure is not erroneous- Expression an international transaction is to be construed in plural. [S. 2(31),10A, 92CA(3), 92F(iii) R.10A]
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