On 6th February 2017, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has signed four more unilateral advance pricing agreements (APAs) with Indian taxpayers in order to reduce litigation by providing certainty in transfer pricing.

The international transactions covered in these agreements include software development Services, IT enabled Services (BPOs), Engineering Design Services, Contract R&D Services and Marketing Support Services.  With these four signings, the total number of APAs entered into by the CBDT has reached 115. This includes 7 bilateral APAs and 108 Unilateral APAs till date.