On 3 April 2019, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has announced the signing of 18 advance pricing agreements (APAs) during March 2019, including three bilateral APAs.

With the signing of these APAs, the total number of APAs entered into by the CBDT in the year 2018-19 stands at 52, which includes 11 bilateral APAs.The total number of APAs entered into by the CBDT as of now stands at 271, which inter alia includes 31 bilateral APAs.