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Tribunal deletes Transfer Pricing Adjustment for interest receivables beyond 60 days The Tribunal allowed the appeal, deleting the Transfer Pricing Adjustment on interest receivables outstanding beyond 60 days from associated enterprises ...
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Tribunal deletes Transfer Pricing Adjustment for interest receivables beyond 60 days
The Tribunal allowed the appeal, deleting the Transfer Pricing Adjustment on interest receivables outstanding beyond 60 days from associated enterprises for the Assessment Year 2015-16. The Tribunal held that no separate adjustment is necessary once working capital adjustment is made, citing established Transfer Pricing principles and comparing profit margins with comparables. The decision aligned with a related case affirmed by the Delhi High Court, emphasizing that the higher margin compensates for the credit period extended to associated enterprises.
Issues: Transfer Pricing Adjustment on interest receivables outstanding beyond 60 days from associated enterprises (AEs).
Analysis:
Issue 1: Transfer Pricing Adjustment on Interest Receivables - The appeal was filed against the final assessment order for the Assessment Year 2015-16 challenging the Transfer Pricing Adjustment on interest receivables beyond 60 days from AEs. - The Tribunal in the assessee's case for the Assessment Year 2014-15 held that no Transfer Pricing Adjustment on interest receivables can be made as it gets subsumed in the working capital adjustment. - The Transfer Pricing Officer (TPO) applied SBI PLR rate and calculated interest at 13% on outstanding receivables beyond 60 days, making an adjustment of &8377; 7,79,48,469. - The Dispute Resolution Panel (DRP) directed the TPO to apply LIBOR plus basis points for the interest adjustment on outstanding receivables. - The Tribunal, following the judgment of the Hon'ble Delhi High Court in a related case, held that no separate adjustment is required on interest of receivables once working capital adjustment is made. - The Tribunal compared the profit margins of the appellant company with comparables and concluded that the higher margin compensates for the credit period extended to AEs, aligning with established Transfer Pricing principles. - The Tribunal referred to a decision affirmed by the Hon'ble High Court of Delhi, directing the deletion of the Transfer Pricing Adjustment on interest receivables. - Thus, the Tribunal allowed the appeal, deleting the Transfer Pricing Adjustment on interest receivables for the year in question.
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