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S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arm’s length price-Selection of comparables-comparables functionally dissimilar or involved principally in on-site development to be excluded-where average margin or segmental information not available, matter remanded for recomputation.

Eaton Technologies P. Ltd. v. ACIT (2021) 91 ITR 36 (Pune)(Trib.)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arm’s length price-Remittance of funds by assessee to its Associated Enterprises by way of share application money and loan-Assessee neither charging interest on its receivables nor paying any interest on its payables to its Associated Enterprises-Notional interest could not be charged on amounts due from Associated Enterprises-No adjustment warranted.

JCIT v. Reliance Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd. (2021) 91 ITR 468 (Mum.) (Trib.)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arm’s length price-Adjustment of working capital-Advance to suppliers-Matter remanded-Comparable-Manufacturing sales less than 75 percent of total sales-Cannot be considered as comparable for bench marking the international transaction of 100 percent manufacturing activity of the appellant company.

GL & V India (P) Ltd. v. Dy.CIT (2021) 204 DTR 317 (Pune)(Trib.)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arm’s length price-Subsidy received under Incentive Scheme of Government of Maharashtra-Capital receipt-Cannot form part of operating revenue of manufacturing segment for the purpose of determining ALP under the TNMM-Excess custom duty paid cannot be reduced by the difference in the amount of customs duty.

Hyundai Construction Equipment India (P) Ltd. v. ACIT (2021) 208 DTR 449/(2022) 215 TTJ 383 (Pune)(Trib.)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arm’s length price-Payment to intra-group services and not stewardship activity-ALP determination was not adjudicated-No ground was raised by the revenue.

ACIT v. Nalco Water India Ltd (2021) 208 DTR 85/ 133 taxmann.com 531 /(2022) 215 TTJ 551 (Pune)(Trib.)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arm’s length price-Selection of comparables-Not produced relevant information of the Foreign AEs-Assessee itself is to be treated as the tested party-When the capacity utilization figures of the comparable are not available, ALP can be determined with gross profit margins only qua raw material cost to the exclusion of direct expenses-Turnover filter-Adjustment to be made at entry level only to the value of international transactions. [R. 10B(1)(e)]

A Raymond Fasteners India (P) Ltd. v. Dy.CIT (2021) 208 DTR 407 (Pune)(Trib.)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arm’s length price-TP adjustments should be restricted to the AE transactions only-Reversal of provision for write back-Matter remanded-VAT refund-Non operating and ice versa-Miscellaneous income-Can not be considered as operating income. [R. 10B]

Knorr Bremse Systems for Commercial Vehicles India (P) Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (2021) 198 DTR 196 (Pune)(Trib.)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arm’s length price-Recharacterization of the transaction of debt in to equity is not approved-Bench marking of interest payment to AES at 13. 75 % matter remanded-Additional ground on Education cess was allowed. [S. 94B]

DCIT. v Kolte Patil Developers Ltd. (2021) 209 TTJ 364 / 198 DTR 1 (Pune)(Trib.)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arm’s length price-Interest on outstanding receivables-Adjustment is not warranted if pricing/profitability of assessee is more than working capital adjusted margin of comparables companies.

ERM India (P.) Ltd. v. NEAC (2021) 91 ITR 24 (SN) / (2022) 192 ITD 115 (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arm’s length price-Assembling of products and sold to customers-TPO was justified in rejecting the RPM and adopting TNMM as the most appropriate method. [R. 10B]

Roxtec India Pvt. Ltd. v ACIT (2021) 210 TTJ 116 / 199 DTR 1 (Delhi)(Trib.)