Deductibility for charitable donations affirmed where payments to approved relief funds, even if CSR-driven, qualify under the donation deduction sche...
Mis-declaration in import descriptions must be deliberate to justify confiscation; withheld contemporaneous import documents invalidate value redeterm...
Liability for EPCG export shortfall: duty and interest sustained, but confiscation and penalties quashed where no fraud and causes beyond importer con...
Transfer pricing adjustments on corporate guarantee commission and interest on convertible loans were rejected because identical issues were previously decided in favour of the taxpayer by the ITAT; outcome: adjustments deleted. Reimbursement of expenses was held at arm's length on documentary proof and past ITAT precedent; outcome: adjustment denied. Sale of goods to an AE benchmarked using Compustat North America fell within the 3% safe harbour margin and the adjustment was dismissed. Three rejected comparables were accepted as functionally and jurisdictionally comparable; outcome: AO/TPO rejection overturned. DIANE database search for a later year failed Rule 10CA requirements; outcome: comparable search rejected. Claim for weighted R&D deduction limited to expenditure approved by the competent authority was upheld; outcome: deduction restricted to DSIR-approved quantum.
Transfer pricing adjustments on corporate guarantee commission and interest on convertible loans were rejected because identical issues were previously decided in favour of the taxpayer by the ITAT; outcome: adjustments deleted. Reimbursement of expenses was held at arm's length on documentary proof and past ITAT precedent; outcome: adjustment denied. Sale of goods to an AE benchmarked using Compustat North America fell within the 3% safe harbour margin and the adjustment was dismissed. Three rejected comparables were accepted as functionally and jurisdictionally comparable; outcome: AO/TPO rejection overturned. DIANE database search for a later year failed Rule 10CA requirements; outcome: comparable search rejected. Claim for weighted R&D deduction limited to expenditure approved by the competent authority was upheld; outcome: deduction restricted to DSIR-approved quantum.
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