Reopening of assessment cannot rest solely on an audit party's opinion; reassessment under Section 147/148 is impermissible and power of revision shou...
Tested party selection: functional analysis identified the least complex unit as the appropriate tested party, altering the transfer pricing adjustmen...
Applicability of admissibility rules for investigation statements and electronic records in customs valuation is examined: statements recorded under interrogation provisions cannot be relied upon for rejecting declared transaction value where the certificate and procedural safeguards for electronic records were not complied with, and where statements were retracted; absence of a panchnama for email printouts and noncompliance with the certificate requirement for investigative statements rendered reliance on such material improper, making re-determination of value under valuation rules and consequent penalties unsustainable, resulting in setting aside the valuation rejection and penalty imposition.
Applicability of admissibility rules for investigation statements and electronic records in customs valuation is examined: statements recorded under interrogation provisions cannot be relied upon for rejecting declared transaction value where the certificate and procedural safeguards for electronic records were not complied with, and where statements were retracted; absence of a panchnama for email printouts and noncompliance with the certificate requirement for investigative statements rendered reliance on such material improper, making re-determination of value under valuation rules and consequent penalties unsustainable, resulting in setting aside the valuation rejection and penalty imposition.
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