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S. 92CA : Reference to Transfer Pricing Officer-Guidelines issued by CBDT-Adjustment of more than 10 crores or more-No adjustment of more than 10 crores in the case of assessee-Reference made to TPO not valid-Subsequent order passed by TPO not sustainable-[S. 92C]]

Rittal India Pvt. Ltd. v. ACIT (LTU) (2022)97 ITR 30 (SN) (Bang) (Trib)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arm’s length price-Bright Line Test (BLT) AMP expenses-TPO was not justified in holding that by incurring AMP expenditures assessee had promoted brand and marketing intangible of its overseas AE and, thus, it had to be treated as international transaction. [S. 92B]

Whirlpool of India Ltd. v. ACIT (2022) 219 TTJ 288 / 218 DTR 242 / (2023) 146 taxmann.com 136 (Delhi)(Trib)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arm’s length price-Guarantee arrangements, arm’s length guarantee commission charge should be restricted at 0.5 per cent of guaranteed amount-Adjustment of purchases-Eligible and non-eligible units-Downward adjustment was held to be not valid [S. 80IA(10), 92CA]

Greenply Industries Lid v. ACIT (2022) 220 DTR 18 / 219 TTJ 0257 / 143 taxmann.com 364 (Gau)(Trib)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arm’s length price-CUP method-Matter remanded.

Socomec Innovative Power Solutions (P) Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (2022) 219 TTJ 869 / 218 DTR 101 / 144 taxmann.com 169 (Chennai) (Trib)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arm’s length price-Corporate guarantee-ALP adjustment on account of corporate guarantee restricted to 0.35%. [

Sikka Ports & Terminals Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (2022) 219 TTJ 159 / 217 DTR 75 / 140 taxmann.com 211 (Mum)(Trib)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arm’s length price-Guarantee commission-Directed to compute TP adjustment at the rate of 0.5 percent.

Siddhayu Ayurvedic Research Foundation Pvt. Ltd. v. Dy.CIT (2022) 219 TTJ 881 / 218 DTR 113 / 98 ITR 46 (SN) /142 taxmann.com 572 (Mum) (Trib)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arm’s length price-Technical assistance fee-Rule of consistency-Adjustment was deleted. [S.92A]

SS Oral Hygine Products (P) Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (2022) 219 DTR 225 / 220 TTJ 939 / 145 taxmann.com 285 (Mum)(Trib)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arm’s length price-Management fees-Followed order of earlier year-Addition was deleted [S. 92CA]

Metalsa India (P) Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (2022) 209 DTR 1 /215 TTJ 137 (Delhi)(Trib)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arm’s length price of guarantee commission-Arm’s length guarantee commission charge should be restricted at 0.5% .

63 Moon Technologies Limited v. DY.CIT (2022) 215 TTJ 455 (Mum)(Trib)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arm’s length price-TPO did not give any analysis to demonstrate how purchase of any material by eligible units from non-eligible units could have yielded extra profits-No downward adjustment of profit of eligible units (S. 80-IA(10)

Greenply Industries Ltd. v. ACIT (2022) 219 TTJ 257/220 DTR 18 / 143 taxmann.com 364 (Gauhati) (Trib)