Retrospective assessment-limitation amendments validate final orders while contemporaneous segment data governs transfer-pricing comparability and tolerance-band verification.

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....Retrospective amendments to the Dispute Resolution Panel procedure and assessment-limitation provisions, effective from 1 April 2009, place the final assessment order within the applicable limitation period. Transfer pricing adjustments require consideration of a pending rectification application concerning implementation of Dispute Resolution Panel directions. Software development comparables require reliable contemporaneous information, functional similarity and clear segmental data; entities with mixed functions, absent segmental disclosure or unreliable public information are unsuitable. For IT-enabled services, comparability depends on the relevant-year operating segment and service profile, while separately reported IT-enabled service.........