Serdia Pharmaceuticals (India) (P.) Ltd. v. Asstt. CIT

44 SOT 391Income Tax Appellate Tribunal2011#3032 most cited

What is Serdia Pharmaceuticals (India) (P.) Ltd. v. Asstt. CIT authority for?

The Comparable Uncontrolled Price (CUP) method is preferred over indirect methods for determining the arm's length price in transfer pricing matters, especially for royalty payments.

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judgments rely on this decision, according to BharatTax’s citation analysis of 366,339 Indian tax judgments — from 2016 to 2025.

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Serdia Pharmaceuticals India Pvt Ltd · 44 SOT 391 · ITAT · Transfer Pricing · Comparable Uncontrolled Price · CUP method · arm's length price · royalty payment · related party transaction · transactional net margin method

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing Serdia Pharmaceuticals (India) (P.) Ltd. v. Asstt. CIT

Dow Chemical Inernational Pvt. Ltd. As Successor of Roham and Haas (India) Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai vs. ITO - 14(1)(1), Mumbai

In the result, appeals of the assessee in A

ITA 6577/MUM/2018[2014-15]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai25 Sept 2019AY 2014-15

Bench: Shri Saktijit Dey, Jm & Shri M.Balaganesh, Am M/S. Rohm & Haas India Vs. The Assistant Commissioner Pvt. Ltd., Of Income Tax-11(1)(1) 1St Floor, Block B, Room No.204, Aayakar 02, Godrej Business District Bhavan, M.K. Road, Priojshanagar, Lbs Marg Mumbai – 400 020 Vikhroli (W) Mumbai – 400 079 Pan/Gir No.Aaacr2855F (Appellant) .. (Respondent) Sa No.261/Mum/2019 M/S. Dow Chemical Vs. Income Tax Officer – International Pvt. Ltd., As 14(1)(1), Room No. 431, Successor Of Rohm & Haas Aayakar Bhavan, Mk Road, (India) Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai – 400 020 Godrej It Park – P2 1St Floor Block B, 02 Lbs Road, Godrej Business District, Pirojshahnagar Vikhroli (W) Mumbai – 400 079 Pan/Gir No.Aaacr2855F (Appellant) .. (Respondent)

Section 143(3)Section 92E

…The ld. AR argued that CUP being the more direct method, the same should be preferred over other methods. He also placed reliance on the decision of Co-ordinate Bench of this Tribunal in the case of Serdia Pharmaceuticals India Pvt. Ltd. vs. ACIT reported in 44 SOT 391, Mumbai wherein it was held that Traditional Transaction Method such as CUP, CPM and RPM should be used, if data is available, over Traditional Profit Methods such as PSM and TNMM. The ld. AR also placed reliance on the decision of this Tribunal in the case of Sonata Software Ltd. vs. ACIT in ITA No.3514/Mum/2010 wherein it was held that TNMM and…

Rohm and Haas India P.Ltd, Mumbai vs. Asst CIT 11(1)(1), Mumbai

In the result, appeals of the assessee in A

ITA 2199/MUM/2015[2010-11]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai25 Sept 2019AY 2010-11

Bench: Shri Saktijit Dey, Jm & Shri M.Balaganesh, Am M/S. Rohm & Haas India Vs. The Assistant Commissioner Pvt. Ltd., Of Income Tax-11(1)(1) 1St Floor, Block B, Room No.204, Aayakar 02, Godrej Business District Bhavan, M.K. Road, Priojshanagar, Lbs Marg Mumbai – 400 020 Vikhroli (W) Mumbai – 400 079 Pan/Gir No.Aaacr2855F (Appellant) .. (Respondent) Sa No.261/Mum/2019 M/S. Dow Chemical Vs. Income Tax Officer – International Pvt. Ltd., As 14(1)(1), Room No. 431, Successor Of Rohm & Haas Aayakar Bhavan, Mk Road, (India) Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai – 400 020 Godrej It Park – P2 1St Floor Block B, 02 Lbs Road, Godrej Business District, Pirojshahnagar Vikhroli (W) Mumbai – 400 079 Pan/Gir No.Aaacr2855F (Appellant) .. (Respondent)

Section 143(3)Section 92E

…The ld. AR argued that CUP being the more direct method, the same should be preferred over other methods. He also placed reliance on the decision of Co-ordinate Bench of this Tribunal in the case of Serdia Pharmaceuticals India Pvt. Ltd. vs. ACIT reported in 44 SOT 391, Mumbai wherein it was held that Traditional Transaction Method such as CUP, CPM and RPM should be used, if data is available, over Traditional Profit Methods such as PSM and TNMM. The ld. AR also placed reliance on the decision of this Tribunal in the case of Sonata Software Ltd. vs. ACIT in ITA No.3514/Mum/2010 wherein it was held that TNMM and…

DCIT, New Delhi vs. M/S. Noble Resource and Trading India Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi

In the result appeal of the assessee is partly allowed

ITA 3155/DEL/2013[2007-08]Status: DisposedITAT Delhi05 May 2016AY 2007-08

Bench: I. C. Sudhir & Shri Prashant Maharishidcit, Noble Resources & Trading India Pvt. Ltd., 1A-D, Circle-13(1), Room No. 406, Vandana Building, Vs. C.R. Building, Ip Estate, 11, Tolstoy Marg, New Delhi New Delhi Pan:Aaaca0443N (Appellant) (Respondent) Noble Resources & Trading India Pvt. Acit (Osd), Ltd., 1A-D, Vandana Building, Cit-V, Vs. 11, Tolstoy Marg, New Delhi New Delhi Pan:Aaaca0443N (Appellant) (Respondent) Noble Resources & Trading India Pvt. Ito, Ltd., 1A-D, Vandana Building, Ward-13(3), Vs. 11, Tolstoy Marg, New Delhi C.R. Building, Pan:Aaaca0443N New Delhi (Appellant) (Respondent)

For Appellant: Sh. Aseem Chawla, AdvFor Respondent: Sh. H. K. Chaudhary, CIT DR
Section 92

…of the CUP method, have an inherent edge over indirect methods, such as TNMM, and, therefore, as long as it is possible to do so, a direct method of ascertaining the arm‟s length method should be applied. In the case of Serdia Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd Vs ACIT (44 SOT 391), a coordinate bench of the Tribunal has observed that,”….even as the transfer pricing legislation does not provide for an order of preference of methods of determining ALP, such an order of preference being drawn up is an integral, though somewhat subliminal, part of the process of determining the ALP” and that whenever a direct method of ascerta…

Noble Resources & Trading India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi vs. ACIT (OSD), New Delhi

In the result appeal of the assessee is partly allowed

ITA 3132/DEL/2013[2007-08]Status: DisposedITAT Delhi05 May 2016AY 2007-08

Bench: I. C. Sudhir & Shri Prashant Maharishidcit, Noble Resources & Trading India Pvt. Ltd., 1A-D, Circle-13(1), Room No. 406, Vandana Building, Vs. C.R. Building, Ip Estate, 11, Tolstoy Marg, New Delhi New Delhi Pan:Aaaca0443N (Appellant) (Respondent) Noble Resources & Trading India Pvt. Acit (Osd), Ltd., 1A-D, Vandana Building, Cit-V, Vs. 11, Tolstoy Marg, New Delhi New Delhi Pan:Aaaca0443N (Appellant) (Respondent) Noble Resources & Trading India Pvt. Ito, Ltd., 1A-D, Vandana Building, Ward-13(3), Vs. 11, Tolstoy Marg, New Delhi C.R. Building, Pan:Aaaca0443N New Delhi (Appellant) (Respondent)

For Appellant: Sh. Aseem Chawla, AdvFor Respondent: Sh. H. K. Chaudhary, CIT DR
Section 92

…of the CUP method, have an inherent edge over indirect methods, such as TNMM, and, therefore, as long as it is possible to do so, a direct method of ascertaining the arm‟s length method should be applied. In the case of Serdia Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd Vs ACIT (44 SOT 391), a coordinate bench of the Tribunal has observed that,”….even as the transfer pricing legislation does not provide for an order of preference of methods of determining ALP, such an order of preference being drawn up is an integral, though somewhat subliminal, part of the process of determining the ALP” and that whenever a direct method of ascerta…

Noble Resources & Trading India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi vs. ITO, New Delhi

In the result appeal of the assessee is partly allowed

ITA 6470/DEL/2012[2008-09]Status: DisposedITAT Delhi05 May 2016AY 2008-09

Bench: I. C. Sudhir & Shri Prashant Maharishidcit, Noble Resources & Trading India Pvt. Ltd., 1A-D, Circle-13(1), Room No. 406, Vandana Building, Vs. C.R. Building, Ip Estate, 11, Tolstoy Marg, New Delhi New Delhi Pan:Aaaca0443N (Appellant) (Respondent) Noble Resources & Trading India Pvt. Acit (Osd), Ltd., 1A-D, Vandana Building, Cit-V, Vs. 11, Tolstoy Marg, New Delhi New Delhi Pan:Aaaca0443N (Appellant) (Respondent) Noble Resources & Trading India Pvt. Ito, Ltd., 1A-D, Vandana Building, Ward-13(3), Vs. 11, Tolstoy Marg, New Delhi C.R. Building, Pan:Aaaca0443N New Delhi (Appellant) (Respondent)

For Appellant: Sh. Aseem Chawla, AdvFor Respondent: Sh. H. K. Chaudhary, CIT DR
Section 92

…of the CUP method, have an inherent edge over indirect methods, such as TNMM, and, therefore, as long as it is possible to do so, a direct method of ascertaining the arm‟s length method should be applied. In the case of Serdia Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd Vs ACIT (44 SOT 391), a coordinate bench of the Tribunal has observed that,”….even as the transfer pricing legislation does not provide for an order of preference of methods of determining ALP, such an order of preference being drawn up is an integral, though somewhat subliminal, part of the process of determining the ALP” and that whenever a direct method of ascerta…