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S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arm’s length price-Operating revenue expenses incurred-Order set aside-TP adjustment are only in respect of international transactions and not entry level transactions. [S. 92]

Mtu India (P) Ltd. v. DCIT (2021) 211 TTJ 978 / 203 DTR 390 (Pune)(Trib.)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arm’s length price-Customs duty paid-Adjustment is not warranted-Selection of comparable-BEML being a Government company cannot be included in the list of comparables. [R. 10B(1)]

Hyundai Construction India (P.) Ltd. v. ACIT (2021) 213 TTJ 216 (Pune)(Trib.)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arm’s length price-Comparable-BEM being a Government company-Not includible in the list of comparables-99.65 per cent of the manufacturing activity of JCB Ltd is functionally similar-Included in the comparables. [R. 10B]

ACIT v. Hyundai Construction India (P) Ltd. (2021) 213 TTJ 203 (Pune)(Trib.)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arm’s length price-Working Capital adjustment Advances to suppliers and advances from customers are integral part of working capital adjustment and cannot be excluded in computing working capital adjustment. [R. 10B]

GL&V India (P) Ltd. v. DCIT (2021) 213 TTJ 117 / (2022) 93 ITR 122 (Pune.)(Trib.)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Once it is held that the property is used by the assessee for business purposes and the Revenue fails to bring on record and evidence to the contrary, it is not open to the TPO to apply ‘Other method’ and determining Nil ALP on the premise that no independent party would have paid any rent for not having occupied the premises-Addition of TP adjustment is deleted. [S. 37(1)]

DCIT v. Bhairavanath Sugar Works Ltd. (2021) 62 CCH 0201 / 213 TTJ 703 / 205 DTR 197 (2022)) 96 ITR 420(Pune)(Trib.)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arm’s length price-There cannot be a transaction, between independent enterprises, of interest-free debt funding of an overseas SPV by its sponsorer; if such a transaction between independent enterprises is at all hypothetically possible, arm’s length interest on such funding will be ‘nil’-A performance guarantee by SPV, and if such a commitment was reiterated for performance of own obligations, reiteration of this own commitment could not have an arm’s length price. [S. 92A, 92F(ii)]

Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. v. DCIT (2021) 62 CCH 0548 / 213 TTJ 377 (Mum.)(Trib.)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arm’s length price-Where extraordinary financial event of amalgamation happened in the preceding year and got recorded in books of accounts of the preceding year itself, company cannot be removed from list of comparables for current year on this sole reason, if it is otherwise functionally similar-Inclusion of a government company as comparable by the TPO rejected. [R. 10B]

ACIT v. Hyundai Construction Equipment India Pvt. Ltd. (2021) 62 CCH 181 / 213 TTJ 203 (Pune)(Trib.)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arm’s length price-Comprables-Exclusion of company from the comparable is set aside-Amount of export incentives is liable to be considered as part of operating revenue-Transfer pricing adjustment is to be restricted only to the extent of international transactions-TPO is directed to grant working capital adjustment as per the methodology suggested by DRP. [S. 144C]

Tasty Bitte Eatables Ltd. v. ACIT (2021) 214 TTJ 643 (Pune)(Trib.)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arm’s length price-CUP method is not the most appropriate method in the facts of the case-Assessing Officer is directed to determine ALP under the TNMM but restricting the amount of adjustment only to the International Transactions. [R. 10B]

Mubea Automotive Components India (P) Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (2021) 214 TTJ 1047 / 63 CCH 501 / 208 DTR 217 (Pune)(Trib.)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arm’s length price-Cup method-Rate at which the distribution company sells the electricity to the customers has to be adopted the transactions relating to transfer of electricity to other units-Purchase made from AE are at arm’s length price and non AE transactions are considered under CUP method.

Jayant Agro Organics Ltd. v. Addl. CIT 214 TTJ 368 (Mum.)(Trib.)