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...
Turnover is a relevant comparability factor in transfer pricing because scale affects profitability, risk and economies of scale; disproportionately large software companies were therefore excluded, while judicial discipline and the doctrine of merger required following the jurisdictional High Court view. Companies lacking reliable segmental data, showing mixed product and service activities, or failing employee cost and service revenue filters were treated as unsuitable comparables. By the same functional test, a software services company with support from its annual report was included. In the marketing support segment, an indenting and trading entity was excluded, while an advertising agency was included because advertising and marketing support operate in the same promotional domain.
Turnover is a relevant comparability factor in transfer pricing because scale affects profitability, risk and economies of scale; disproportionately large software companies were therefore excluded, while judicial discipline and the doctrine of merger required following the jurisdictional High Court view. Companies lacking reliable segmental data, showing mixed product and service activities, or failing employee cost and service revenue filters were treated as unsuitable comparables. By the same functional test, a software services company with support from its annual report was included. In the marketing support segment, an indenting and trading entity was excluded, while an advertising agency was included because advertising and marketing support operate in the same promotional domain.
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