Maersk Global Centres (India) (P.) Ltd. v. Asstt. CIT

147 ITD 83Income Tax Appellate Tribunal2014#1746 most cited

What is Maersk Global Centres (India) (P.) Ltd. v. Asstt. CIT authority for?

Maersk Global Centres (India) establishes criteria for excluding companies from the list of comparables in transfer pricing analysis, holding that functional dissimilarity or abnormally high profit margins (not reflective of normal business conditions) justify their exclusion.

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Maersk Global Centres (India) · transfer pricing · comparable companies · exclusion criteria · functional dissimilarity · abnormal profit margins · Section 92C(2) · ITAT Special Bench

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing Maersk Global Centres (India) (P.) Ltd. v. Asstt. CIT

DCIT, New Delhi vs. M/S. Nokia India (P) Ltd., Gurgaon

In the result the appeal filed by the revenue is allowed partly for statistical purposes

ITA 2380/DEL/2010[2003-04]Status: PendingITAT Delhi06 Dec 2017AY 2003-04

Bench: Shri N.K. Saini & Smt. Beena A Pillaiay: 2003-04 Dcit, Circle 13(1) Vs. M/S Nokia India (P) Ltd. New Delhi 1 & 2 Floor, Tower A Sp Infocity Industrial Plot No.243 Udyog Vihar Ph I, Dundahera Gurgaon 122 016 Pan: Aaacn21790R (Appellant) (Respondent) Appellant By Sh. Vikash Srivastava, Adv. Respondent By Sh. Hk Choudhary, Cit, Dr Date Of Hearing 29.11.2017 Date Of 06.12.17 Pronouncement Order Per Beena A Pillaithe Present Appeal Has Been Filed By Revenue Against Order Dated 25/03/10 Passed By Ld.Cit(A)-Xx, New Delhi For Assessment Year 2003-04 On Following Grounds Of Appeal: “1. That On The Facts & Circumstances Of The Case & In Law The Ld.Cit(A) Erred In Deleting The Disallowance Of Rs.57,23,201/- Out Of Foreign Travelling Expenses Made By The Ao. 2. That On The Facts & Circumstances Of The Case & In Law The Ld.Cit(A) Erred In Restricting The Comparables To 11 Companies & In Rejecting The Remaining 39 Comparables Selected By The Tpo For The

Section 142(1)

…er. There is no mention in the language of the provisions for the exclusion of potential comparable companies simply on account of high or low turnover or profit rate. The Special bench of the Tribunal in Maersk Global Centres (India) (P) Ltd. vs. ACIT (2014) 147 ITD 83 (Mum) (SB) has also held that potential comparables cannot be excluded merely on the ground that their profit is abnormally higher. There can be no justifiable reason to exclude such high or low profit companies unless it is shown that such high or low profit was due to abnormal factors. Same logic applies to the high or low turnover companies als…

Paradigm Geophysical (I) P.Ltd, Navi Mumbai vs. DCIT Cir 9(2), Mumbai

In the result, the appeal filed by the assessee is allowed for statistical purpose

ITA 1878/MUM/2014[2009-10]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai13 Jul 2016AY 2009-10

Bench: Shri Rajendra & Shri C.N. Prasad, आयकर अपील सं /I.Ta No.1878/M/2014 ("नधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2009-10 M/S. Paradigm The Dcit, Circle 9(2), बनाम/ Geophysical (I) Pvt. Ltd., Aayakar Bhavan, Vs. 614, B-Wing, Mumbai-400 020 Rupa Solitaire, Sector-1, Millennium Business Park, Thane-Belapur Road, Mahape, Navi Mumbai -400 710 "थायी लेखा सं./जीआइआर सं./Pan/Gir No. Aaccp 8903C .. (अपीलाथ" /Appellant) (""यथ" / Respondent) अपीलाथ" ओर से/ Appellant By: Shri Niraj Sheth Shri Ayush Rajani Shri N.K. Chand ""यथ" क" ओर से/Respondent By:

For Appellant: Shri Niraj Sheth
Section 143(3)Section 14C(5)Section 92C(3)Section 92F

…आयकर अपील"य अ"धकरण, मुंबई "यायपीठ , मुंबई । IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL “K” BENCH, MUMBAI BEFORE SHRI RAJENDRA, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER AND SHRI C.N. PRASAD, JUDICIAL MEMBER, आयकर अपील सं /I.TA No.1878/M/2014 ("नधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2009-10 M/s. Paradigm The DCIT, Circle 9(2), बनाम/ Geophysical (I) Pvt. Ltd., Aayakar Bhavan, Vs. 614, B-Wing, Mumbai-400 020 Rupa Solitaire, Sector-1, Millennium Business Park, Thane-Belapur Road, Mahape, Navi Mumbai -400 710 "थायी लेखा सं./जीआइआर सं./PAN/GIR No. AACCP 8903C .. (अपीलाथ" /Appellant) (""यथ" / Respondent) अपीलाथ" ओर से/ Appellant by: Shri Niraj Sheth Shri…