Advance pricing agreement guidance curbs excessive royalty and technical fee transfer pricing adjustment in comparable transactions

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....A unilateral advance pricing agreement fixing a consolidated 1.9% of net sales for royalty and fees for technical services was treated as highly persuasive guidance for comparability analysis where the transactions were similar. On that basis, the royalty and technical fee adjustment was found excessive, and the Assessing Officer was directed to cap the rate at 1.9% of net sales in line with the CBDT-accepted APA. The remaining grounds were left open or treated as consequential.....