Patent-settlement expenditure treated as commercially expedient revenue outlay, with foreign-law restrictions inapplicable before the prospective amen...
The ITAT Hyderabad upheld the Corporate Guarantee Commission at 0.53% for guarantees to foreign AEs, rejecting the AO's 1.8% rate. The tribunal determined the pro rata guarantee at 30.50% of a $10 million loan balance. The CIT(A) classified corporate guarantees as international transactions and set the commission at 0.53%. Interest on trade receivables was benchmarked at 6% SBI rate. The tribunal remanded R&D, Head Office, and Marketing expenses issues back to the AO/TPO for fresh assessment, citing a violation of natural justice. The tribunal directed the assessee to provide segmental accounts for accurate benchmarking. The tribunal excluded certain comparables based on RPT filter agreement.
The ITAT Hyderabad upheld the Corporate Guarantee Commission at 0.53% for guarantees to foreign AEs, rejecting the AO's 1.8% rate. The tribunal determined the pro rata guarantee at 30.50% of a $10 million loan balance. The CIT(A) classified corporate guarantees as international transactions and set the commission at 0.53%. Interest on trade receivables was benchmarked at 6% SBI rate. The tribunal remanded R&D, Head Office, and Marketing expenses issues back to the AO/TPO for fresh assessment, citing a violation of natural justice. The tribunal directed the assessee to provide segmental accounts for accurate benchmarking. The tribunal excluded certain comparables based on RPT filter agreement.
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