Search and seizure: abatement of earlier search bars use of prior seized material in later search-based assessments; relief limited to new documents f...
Admission of additional evidence under remand rules must await a meaningful remand report; failure to do so breaches natural justice and mandates rema...
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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