Rampgreen Solutions Pvt. Ltd. v. CIT

377 ITR 533High Court2015#477 most cited

What is Rampgreen Solutions Pvt. Ltd. v. CIT authority for?

Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO) service providers are functionally dissimilar to Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) or Information Technology Enabled Services (ITeS) providers and cannot be compared for transfer pricing purposes, even under the Transactional Net Margin Method (TNMM). Further, companies with significantly different business models, such as those with extensive subcontracting, should be excluded as comparables.

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Rampgreen Solutions Pvt. Ltd. v. CIT · 377 ITR 533 · Section 92C(2) · Transfer Pricing · comparable companies · KPO BPO functional dissimilarity · Transactional Net Margin Method · TNMM · business model difference · subcontracting · Section 10A · Section 10B

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Judgments citing Rampgreen Solutions Pvt. Ltd. v. CIT

DCIT (Ltu), New Delhi vs. M/S. Exl Service.Com (India) Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi

In the result, the appeal by the assessee as well as ofthe department are partly allowed for statistical purposes

ITA 615/DEL/2015[2010-11]Status: DisposedITAT Delhi03 Jan 2017AY 2010-11

Bench: Sh. N. K. Saini, Am & Sh. Kuldip Singh, Jm Ita No. 302/Del/2015 : Asstt. Year : 2010-11 Exl Service.Com (India) Pvt. Ltd., Vs Deputy Commissioner Of Income 414, 4Th Floor, Dlf Jasola, Tax, Large Tax Payer Unit, Tower-B, Plot No. 10 & 11, Dda New Delhi District Centre, Jasola, New Delhi-110044 (Appellant) (Respondent) Ita No. 615/Del/2015 : Asstt. Year : 2010-11 Deputy Commissioner Of Income Vs Exl Service.Com (India) Pvt. Ltd., 414, 4Th Floor, Dlf Jasola, Tower- Tax, Circle-1 (Ltu), New Delhi-110017 B, Plot No. 10 & 11, Dda District Centre, Jasola, New Delhi-110044 (Appellant) (Respondent) Pan No. Aaace5174C Assessee By : Sh. Ajay Vohra, Adv. Sh. Abhishek Agarwal, Adv. Revenue By : Sh. Piyush Jain, Cit Dr Date Of Hearing : 07.10.2017 Date Of Pronouncement : 03.01.2017 Order Per N. K. Saini, Am:

For Appellant: Sh. Ajay Vohra, AdvFor Respondent: Sh. Piyush Jain, CIT DR
Section 143(3)Section 92D

…tual property rights and goodwill as compared to the assessee. Therefore, in view of the above reasons this company is required to be excluded. Further relying on the decision of Jurisdictional High Court in case of Rampgreen Solutions (P.) Ltd. v. CIT [2015] 377 ITR 533/234 Taxman 573/60 taxmann.com 355 (Delhi) wherein it is held that KPO are ITeS where the service providers have to employ advanced level of skills and knowledge. This is absent in this case of assessee which is low end ITES service provider such as which enables network management and other back office support services performed by assessee which…

Exl Service.Com (India) Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi vs. DCIT (Ltu), New Delhi

In the result, the appeal by the assessee as well as ofthe department are partly allowed for statistical purposes

ITA 302/DEL/2015[2010-11]Status: DisposedITAT Delhi03 Jan 2017AY 2010-11

Bench: Sh. N. K. Saini, Am & Sh. Kuldip Singh, Jm Ita No. 302/Del/2015 : Asstt. Year : 2010-11 Exl Service.Com (India) Pvt. Ltd., Vs Deputy Commissioner Of Income 414, 4Th Floor, Dlf Jasola, Tax, Large Tax Payer Unit, Tower-B, Plot No. 10 & 11, Dda New Delhi District Centre, Jasola, New Delhi-110044 (Appellant) (Respondent) Ita No. 615/Del/2015 : Asstt. Year : 2010-11 Deputy Commissioner Of Income Vs Exl Service.Com (India) Pvt. Ltd., 414, 4Th Floor, Dlf Jasola, Tower- Tax, Circle-1 (Ltu), New Delhi-110017 B, Plot No. 10 & 11, Dda District Centre, Jasola, New Delhi-110044 (Appellant) (Respondent) Pan No. Aaace5174C Assessee By : Sh. Ajay Vohra, Adv. Sh. Abhishek Agarwal, Adv. Revenue By : Sh. Piyush Jain, Cit Dr Date Of Hearing : 07.10.2017 Date Of Pronouncement : 03.01.2017 Order Per N. K. Saini, Am:

For Appellant: Sh. Ajay Vohra, AdvFor Respondent: Sh. Piyush Jain, CIT DR
Section 143(3)Section 92D

…tual property rights and goodwill as compared to the assessee. Therefore, in view of the above reasons this company is required to be excluded. Further relying on the decision of Jurisdictional High Court in case of Rampgreen Solutions (P.) Ltd. v. CIT [2015] 377 ITR 533/234 Taxman 573/60 taxmann.com 355 (Delhi) wherein it is held that KPO are ITeS where the service providers have to employ advanced level of skills and knowledge. This is absent in this case of assessee which is low end ITES service provider such as which enables network management and other back office support services performed by assessee which…

Hinduja Global Solutions Ltd ( Formerly Known As Htmt Global Solutions Ltd), Mumbai vs. DCIT 8(2), Mumbai

In the result, assessee’s appeal is partly allowed and Revenue’s appeal is dismissed

ITA 4933/MUM/2012[2007-08]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai16 Dec 2016AY 2007-08

Bench: Shri Rajendra & Shri Saktijit Deyआयकर अपीऱ सं. / Ita No. 4933/Mum./2012 (निर्धारण वषा / Assessment Year : 2007–08) Hinduja Global Solutions Limited (Formerly Known As Htmt Global Solutions Ltd.) 171, Hinduja House ……………. Appellant Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli Mumbai 400 018 Pan – Aaact1763A V/S Dy. Commissioner Of Income Tax ……………. Respondent Circle–8(2), Mumbai आयकर अपीऱ सं. / Ita No. 4950/Mum./2012 (निर्धारण वषा / Assessment Year : 2007–08) Dy. Commissioner Of Income Tax ……………. Appellant Circle–8(2), Mumbai V/S Hinduja Global Solutions Limited (Formerly Known As Htmt Global Solutions Ltd.) 171, Hinduja House ……………. Respondent Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli Mumbai 400 018 Pan – Aaact1763A निर्धाररती की ओर से / Assessee By : Shri Batik Poddar A/W Ms. Karishma Phatarphekar & Shri Harsh Shah रधजस्व की ओर से / Revenue By : Shri N.K. Chand सुिवधई की तधरीख / आदेश घोषणध की तधरीख / Date Of Hearing – 05.10.2016 Date Of Order – 16.12.2016

For Appellant: Shri Batik Poddar a/wFor Respondent: Shri N.K. Chand
Section 10A

…ing (KPO), hence, cannot be compared to low end 8 Hinduja Global Solutions Limited BPO service provider. In support of such contention, learned Authorised Representative relied upon the following decisions:– i) Rampgreen Solutions Pvt. Ltd. v/s CIT, [2015] 377 ITR 533 (Del.); ii) ITO v/s Knoah Solutions P. Ltd., ITA no.1407/Hyd./2013, order dated 25th April 2014; iii) C3i Support Services Pvt. Ltd., v/s ACIT, [2014] 151 ITD 348 (Hyd.); and iv) iQor India Services Pvt. Ltd. v/s ITO, [2015] 57 taxmann.com 416 (Del. Trib.). 12. Learned Departmental Representative relied upon the observations of the Assessing Off…