India: High Court Decision on Transfer Pricing Comparability

02 September, 2015

The High Court of Bombay issued its decision in the case of: CIT v. Garware Polyester Ltd on 23 June 2015. The decision concerns a situation where the scope of work accepted by the associated enterprise (AE) agent is wider than that of a comparable

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India: High Court Rules on Use of Multiple Year Data and High-Profit Comparables

25 August, 2015

Recently, the High Court (HC) issued its decision in the transfer pricing case of Chrys Capital Investment Advisors (India) Pvt. Ltd v. DCIT (ITA No. 417 of 2014) on the usage of multiple year data and high-profit comparables on 27 April 2015. The

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India: Transfer Pricing Adjustment For Interest-Free Loan to Related Party

27 July, 2015

Recently, the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal upheld an interest adjustment on a loan that the taxpayer advanced to a related entity In the case of: Soma Textile & Industries Ltd. v. ACIT. Here the tribunal found that the comparable uncontrolled

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India: High Court affirms that comparables must be functionally similar

13 July, 2015

In the case of: CIT-I v. DSM Anti Infectives India Ltd. ITA No. 116 of 2014 the Punjab and Haryana High Court confirmed a judgment of a tax appellate tribunal that certain companies selected in a search for comparables in a transfer pricing analysis

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India: Delhi High Court Expresses Its View on Marketing Intangibles

02 July, 2015

Recently, the Delhi High Court issued its much anticipated ruling on marketing intangibles in the Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications India Pvt. Ltd. case. The High Court ruling is partially in favor of the taxpayers engaged in the import,

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India: Elements for Including or Excluding Comparable Companies

04 May, 2015

In the case of Chrys Capital Investment Advisors (India) Pvt. Ltd. v. DCIT ITA No. 417 of 2014, the Delhi High Court confirmed a verdict of the Delhi Bench of Income-tax Appellate Tribunal that if a company has high or extremely high profits and

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India: High Court Decision on Cross-border Loan Transaction

12 April, 2015

The Delhi High Court in the case of:  CIT v. Cotton Naturals India Pvt. Ltd. [ITA No. 233/2014 (AY 2007-08) (Delhi High Court) concerning the benchmarking of the rate of interest on an inter-company loan made to a foreign related party—held that

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Denmark: Information Published on Transfer Pricing cases

01 April, 2015

The Ministry of Taxation published on 11 March 2015 information regarding the transfer pricing (TP) adjustments made in 2014 and the main transfer pricing focus areas for 2015. During 2014, the tax authorities dealt with 76 transfer pricing cases,

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Japan: Honda Succeeds in Transfer Pricing Case

11 January, 2015

The Tokyo District Court in the case of: Heisei 23 (2011) gyou-u No. 164 ruled on 28 August 2014 that, in using the residual profit split method, the profits to be attributed should include the special tax benefits enjoyed by the Brazilian

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India: Taxpayer’s use of the Resale Price Method for distribution activities Supported by the court

27 November, 2014

In the case of : CIT v. L’Oreal India Pvt. Ltd. (ITA No. 1046 of 2012 (7 November 2014), The Bombay High Court confirmed a tribunal decision that, the taxpayer’s use of the Resale Price Method (RPM) for purposes of determining the arm’s

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Czech Republic: Burden of proof regarding investment incentives and transfer prices

17 November, 2014

The Supreme Administrative Court of the Czech Republic has issued a decision in a case regarding a company that took tax relief on the basis of some investment incentives and was needed to establish arm’s length prices due to its transaction with

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Canada: A case regarding transfer pricing adjustments

02 September, 2014

In subsection 247(2) of the Income Tax Act, the transfer pricing adjustment rules apply if transactions undertaken by non-arm's length parties do not reflect arm's length terms and conditions. In “McKesson Canada Corporation v. The Queen”, Tax

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Canada:The Court of Appeal’s decision regarding penalties in transfer pricing case

16 July, 2014

The decision regarding the case of The Minister of National Revenue v. Sifto Canada Corp has given by the Federal Court of Appeal on May 28, 2014. The tax authorities were appealing a decision of the Federal Court, upholding a decision of

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Canada: Decision in Marzen Aluminum transfer pricing case has released

20 June, 2014

The Tax Court of Canada has published its judgment in Marzen Artistic Aluminum Ltd. v The Queen (2014 TCC 194) on 10 June 2014 regarding a case of transfer pricing adjustment made by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) in respect of fees paid by

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India: Mumbai Tribunal settles charge of penalty in case of a transfer pricing adjustment

10 June, 2014

Recently in the case of Deloitte Consulting India Pvt Ltd (Taxpayer) regarding levy of penalty in the case of a transfer pricing (TP) adjustment. Here is the summary of the case and decision: The Taxpayer, an Indian company, had entered into a

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India: Income-tax Appellate Tribunal found that no adjustment given taxpayer’s minimal risks, limited functions 

03 June, 2014

Recently, in the case of Marubeni Corp., Japan (ITA No: 5397/Del/2012) The Delhi Bench of the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal held that, a transfer pricing adjustment with respect to a taxpayer performing what were found to be low-end mediation

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India: Hyderabad Tribunal rules on transfer pricing aspects of corporate guarantee

20 April, 2014

The Hyderabad Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has issued a ruling that concerns certain transfer pricing issues from a corporate guarantee issued to a bank by associated enterprises of a borrower. The case is Four Soft Pvt Lrd. The case

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US: Bankruptcy Court rejects IRS transfer pricing adjustment

16 April, 2014

The US Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of North Carolina (Greensboro Division) has rejected an IRS transfer pricing adjustment because the taxpayer would incorrectly considered to be an independent distributor Re: Case No. 09-10846C-11G, 18

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