Alternate statutory remedy governs GST assessment challenge, with statutory appeal preserved and limitation objection barred for the permitted filing ...
Business dependence on regulatory affairs and compliance processes established an associated-enterprise relationship, which was sustained because the relationship had also been accepted in transfer-pricing documentation. Foreign associated-enterprise selection as the tested party was rejected where reliable foreign comparable data was not readily accessible and geographical and economic conditions differed; the assessee was retained as the tested party. Domain-specific regulatory affairs services were not treated as KPO services merely by reference to the Rule 10TA definition, and comparables from diverse R&D, engineering, IT, advertising and gaming activities were unsuitable. Fresh benchmarking and comparable selection were directed in line with the assessee's FAR profile after a hearing opportunity.
Business dependence on regulatory affairs and compliance processes established an associated-enterprise relationship, which was sustained because the relationship had also been accepted in transfer-pricing documentation. Foreign associated-enterprise selection as the tested party was rejected where reliable foreign comparable data was not readily accessible and geographical and economic conditions differed; the assessee was retained as the tested party. Domain-specific regulatory affairs services were not treated as KPO services merely by reference to the Rule 10TA definition, and comparables from diverse R&D, engineering, IT, advertising and gaming activities were unsuitable. Fresh benchmarking and comparable selection were directed in line with the assessee's FAR profile after a hearing opportunity.
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