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S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arm’s length price-Cup method-e-mails correspondence is considered as evidence.

Goodyear South Asia Tyres (P.) Ltd. v. ACIT (2021) 187 ITD 72 / 214 TTJ 299 (Pune)(Trib.)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arm’s length price-Resale price method-Trading of telecom network equipments-Selling without any value addition-TPO applied TNM method-Order of TPO was set aside.

RFS India Telecom (P.) Ltd. v. ACIT (2021) 187 ITD 254 (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 92C : Transfer Pricing-if a company was otherwise functionally similar-it could not be excluded only on ground of having a different financial year ending.

Microsoft Corporation (India) Pvt. Ltd. v. Dy.CIT (2021) 187 ITD 94 (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arms’ length price-Functionally dissimilar companies cannot be taken as comparable.

Intercontinental Hotels Group (India) Pvt. Ltd. v Dy.CIT (2021) 87 ITR 573 (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arms’ length price-Pro-rata adjustment considering only associated enterprises.

Bunge India Pvt. Ltd. v. Add CIT (2021) 87 ITR 34 (SN.) (Mum.)(Trib.)

S. 92B : Transfer Pricing-Arm’s Length price-In absence of any evidence of existence of international transactions between assessee & its foreign associated enterprise arising out of advertisement & marketing promotion determination of Arm’s length price does not arise requiring no transfer pricing adjustment.

Xerox India Ltd. v. CIT (2021) 87 ITR 209 (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 92B : Transfer pricing-International transaction-Corporate guarantee is not international transaction prior to amendment of section 92B w.e.f. 1-4-2012.

Vivimed Labs Ltd. v. DCIT (2021) 187 ITD 665 (Hyd.)(Trib.)

S. 80P : Co-operative societies-Credit facilities to members-Deposit from members-Penalty proceedings wrongly mentioning as Co-Operative bank-Deduction cannot be denied. [S. 80P(2)(a)(i), 271D]

Thane Zilla Madhyamik Shikshak Sangh Sahakari Parpedhi Maryadit v. ACIT (2021) 187 ITD 201 / 197 DTR 81 / 209 TTJ 571 (Mum.)(Trib.)

S. 80IE : Undertakings-North-Eastern states-Ineligible units-Disallowance cannot be made by applying provisions of section 80IA(10) of the Act. [S. 80IA(10)]

DCIT v. Century Plyboards (I) Ltd. (2021) 187 ITD 35 (SN)) 209 TTJ 273/ 203 DTR 229 (Kol.)(Trib.)

S. 80IC : Special category States-Initial assessment year-Substantial expansion within a period of 10 years-Substantial expansion was undertaken would become initial assessment year-Entitled to 100 per cent deduction for a total period of ten years as provided in section 80IC(6) of the Act. [S. 80IC(6)]

Quantum Power Systems v. ACIT (2021) 187 ITD 523 / 86 ITR 9 (SN) (Bang.)(Trib.)