CIT v. EKL Appliances Ltd.

345 ITR 241High Court2012#172 most cited

What is CIT v. EKL Appliances Ltd. authority for?

Transfer pricing adjustments for outstanding receivables are permissible only if the Tax Officer establishes, through analysis over a period, a pattern indicating an international transaction intended to benefit an associated enterprise. The Tax Officer cannot question purely business decisions like royalty payments or exceed jurisdiction by applying cost-benefit analysis to determine the arm's length price of services.

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CIT v. EKL Appliances Ltd. · Section 92CA · outstanding receivables · interest on outstanding receivables · TPO jurisdiction · business decision · royalty payments · arm's length price · associated enterprise benefit · pattern of delay · intra-group services

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Judgments citing CIT v. EKL Appliances Ltd.

M/S. Gruner India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi vs. DCIT, New Delhi

In the result, the appeal of the assessee is allowed for statistical purposes

ITA 771/DEL/2017[2012-13]Status: DisposedITAT Delhi16 Jun 2017AY 2012-13

Bench: Sh. N. K. Saini, Am & Sh. Kuldip Singh, Jm Ita No. 771/Del/2017 : Asstt. Year : 2012-13 Gruner India Pvt. Ltd. Vs Deputy Commissioner Of Income C/O-S.S. Kothari Mehta & Co., Tax, Circle-10(2), Chartered Accountants, 146, New Delhi Tribhuvan Complex, Ishwar Nagar, Mathura Road, New Delhi-110065 (Appellant) (Respondent) Pan No. Aadcg2938H Assessee By : Sh. H. P. Agarwal, Adv. Revenue By : Sh. Amendra Kumar, Cit Dr Date Of Hearing : 27.03.2017 Date Of Pronouncement : 16.06.2017 Order Per N. K. Saini, Am: This Is An Appeal By The Assessee Against The Order Dated 19.01.2017 Of The Ao Passed U/S 143(3) R.W.S. 144C(13) Of The Income Tax Act, 1961 (Hereinafter Referred To As The Act).

For Appellant: Sh. H. P. Agarwal, AdvFor Respondent: Sh. Amendra Kumar, CIT DR
Section 143(3)Section 234BSection 80ISection 92CSection 92D

…n Magneti Marelli Powertrain India Pvt. Ltd. vs Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax (2016) 290 CTR (Del) 60, this Court had observed after noticing the judgment in Sony Ericsson (supra) as well as in the Commissioner of Income Tax vs. EKL Appliances Ltd. (2012) 345 ITR 241 (Del), and observed as follows: “.....14. The assessee/appellant during 2008-09 entered into four License & Technology Assistance Agreements (LTAAs) with its overseas AE for four products for obtaining ECU technology. In return for the technical know-how, the assessee agreed to compensate the AE through a fee amounting to US$ 2 million for each L…

Cook India Medical Devices Pvt. Ltd., Chennai vs. JCIT (OSD), Chennai

In the result the appeal of the assessee is allowed for statistical purposes

ITA 2546/CHNY/2016[2012-13]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai30 Mar 2017AY 2012-13

Bench: Shri Chandra Poojari & Shri G. Pavan Kumarआयकर अपील सं./Ita No.: 2546/Mds/2016 िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Years : 2012-13 M/S. Cook India Medical Devices Private The Joint Commissioner Of Limited, V. Income Tax (Osd), 4/249A, Rasim Enclave, Corporate Circle –1(2), Poonamallee High Road, Chennai. Near Savitha Dental College, Goparasanallur, Kattupakkam, Chennai – 600 056. Pan: Aaccc7628P (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) (""यथ"/Respondent) अपीलाथ" क" ओर से/Appellant By : Shri Nageswar Rao, Advocate ""यथ" क" ओर से/Respondent By : Shri Milind Madhukar Bhusari, Cit सुनवाई क" तार"ख/Date Of Hearing : 10.01.2017 घोषणा क" तार"ख/Date Of Pronouncement : 30.03.2017

For Appellant: Shri Nageswar Rao, AdvocateFor Respondent: Shri Milind Madhukar Bhusari, CIT
Section 143(2)Section 143(3)Section 234ASection 271(1)(c)

…ce Ground No. 2 is held in favour of the assessee. Hence, the appeal of the Revenue ITA.No.1040/Hyd/2011 is dismissed and Assessee’s appeal in ITA.No.1159/Hyd/2011 is allowed.” 5. Further, he drew our attention to case of CIT Vs. EKL APPLIANCES LTD.in [2012] 345 ITR 241 (Del) wherein the Hon’ble Delhi High Court had occasion to consider an issue of disallowance of royalty by TPO because the assessee in that case had been suffering losses; the Delhi High Court, while holding that so long as the expenditure or payment by assessee has been demonstrated to have been incurred or laid out for the purpose of 15 I.T.A.…