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

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

S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arm’s length price-Transfer pricing adjustment should be restricted only to international transactions and not at entity level [Rule. 10AB]

A Raymond Fasteners India (P.) Ltd. v. Dy.CIT (2022)215 TTJ 228/ 134 taxmann.com 145 (Pune) (Trib.)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arm’s length price-Provision for bad debts to be treated as non-operating expenditure for purpose of computing profitability under transfer pricing provisions-Companies having bad debt should be considered in final set of comparables-Remanded. [S.92CA]

Honeywell Automation India Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (2022)95 ITR 51 /209 DTR 145 /215 TTJ 794 (Pune) (Trib)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arm’s length price-Working capital adjustment-Question of adjustment on negative working capital does not arise-Selection of comparables-Companies engaged in diversified activities and earning revenue from various activities and no segmental data available, companies not passing employee cost filter, cannot be taken as comparable-On facts rejection of rental expenses is held to be proper. [S.92CA]

Harman Connected Services Corporation India P. Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (2022)95 ITR 1 (Bang) (Trib)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arm’s length price-Royalty-Transactions valued at nil ignoring evidence brought on record-Transfer pricing adjustment not sustainable.[S.92CA(3)]

Expeditors International (India) Pvt. Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (2022)95 ITR 393 (Delhi) (Trib)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arm’s length price-Working capital adjustment permissible for better comparability [S.92CA, R. 10B(1)(e) (iii)]

Bharat Vijaykumar Jain (HUF) v. Dy. CIT (2022) 95 ITR 122 (Bang) (Trib)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arm’s length price-Comparables-Turnover more than Rs. 200 Crores to be excluded from list of comparables-Functionally similar companies cannot be excluded from list of comparables–Working capital adjustment-Directed to examine as per OECD guidelines–Interest on delayed realisation of trade receivables-Prime lending rate not to be considered for determining interest rate-Matter remanded. [S.92CA]

Barracuda Networks India P. Ltd. v.Dy. CIT (2022)95 ITR 350 (Bang) (Trib)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arm’s length price-Comparables-Giant risk taking company engaged in development and sale of software products and owns intangible assets-Company engaged in product development and earning revenue from trading of software licences and subscription-Not to be included in list of comparables. [S.92CA]

Alcatel Lucent India Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (2022)95 ITR 314 (Delhi) (Trib)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arm’s length price–Most Appropriate Method-Cost Plus Method-Direction to benchmark international transactions adopting cost plus method.[S.92CA]

Thyssenkrupp Electrical Steel India Pvt. Ltd. v. ACIT (2022)95 ITR 48 (SN)(Pune)(Trib)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arm’s length price-Corporate guarantee-Matter remanded [S.92B]

Peri (India) Pvt. Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (2022)95 ITR 3 (SN)(Mum) (Trib)