SRI. REDDY VEERANNA,BENGALURU vs. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX, CENTRAL CIRCLE-1(3), BENGALURU

Bench: Shri Chandra Poojari & Smt. Beena Pillai

transfer pricing adjustment has been made in pursuance of provisions of clause (i) of section 92BA of the Act, which reads as under: “(i) Any expenditure in respect of which payment has been made or is to be made to a person referred in clause (b) of said section 2 of section 40A”. 6.2 Section 92BA

SMT. REDDY SANGEETHA,BENGALURU vs. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX, CENTRAL CIRCLE-1(3), BENGALURU

Bench: Shri Chandra Poojari & Smt. Beena Pillai

transfer pricing adjustment has been made in pursuance of provisions of clause (i) of section 92BA of the Act, which reads as under: “(i) Any expenditure in respect of which payment has been made or is to be made to a person referred in clause (b) of said section 2 of section 40A”. 6.2 Section 92BA

SRI. REDDY VEERANNA,BENGALURU vs. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX, CENTRAL CIRCLE-1(3), BENGALURU

Bench: Shri Chandra Poojari & Smt. Beena Pillai

transfer pricing adjustment has been made in pursuance of provisions of clause (i) of section 92BA of the Act, which reads as under: “(i) Any expenditure in respect of which payment has been made or is to be made to a person referred in clause (b) of said section 2 of section 40A”. 6.2 Section 92BA

M/S. BHUWALKA STEEL INDUSTRIES LIMITED,BANGALORE vs. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CIRCLE - 1(1)(2), BANGALORE

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

Bench: Shri George George K & Shri Laxmi Prasad Sahu

Transfer Pricing for Specified Domestic Transaction vide Finance Act, 2017. Company is having only specified domestic transactions under section 92BA read with 40A(2)(b). 6. The Learned AO and TPO has erred in determining Arm’s Length Price/ Fair Market Value of the transactions with related parties by applying comparable margins on the whole of Company’s turnover

M/S BHUWALKA STEEL INDUSTRIES LIMITED ,BANGALORE vs. INCOME TAX OFFICER WARD-1(1)(4), BANGALORE

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

Bench: Shri George George K & Shri Laxmi Prasad Sahu

Transfer Pricing for Specified Domestic Transaction vide Finance Act, 2017. Company is having only specified domestic transactions under section 92BA read with 40A(2)(b). 6. The Learned AO and TPO has erred in determining Arm’s Length Price/ Fair Market Value of the transactions with related parties by applying comparable margins on the whole of Company’s turnover

M/S. ORIGAMI CELLULO PRIVATE LIMITED,BENGALURU vs. PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX - 5, BENGALURU

In the result, the appeal of the assessee is allowed

Bench: Shri N.V. Vasudevan & Shri Chandra Poojariassessment Year : 2015-16

40A(2) of the Act are no longer regarded as " specified domestic transactions” and hence outside the ambit and scope of section 92BA of the Act. No transfer pricing adjustment is permissible on this count as held by the Bangalore ITAT in Texport Pvt. Ltd. v. DCIT. Reliance was also placed on the following decisions:- Eveready Industries India

NIKE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED,BANGALORE vs. DCIT, BANGALORE

In the result, the appeal of the assessee for AY 2007-08 is allowed and all other appeals of the assessee are treated as partly allowed

Bench: Shri B. R. Baskaran & Smt. Beena Pillai

9. As regards the other local AMP expenses apart from BCCI we find that such expenses are incurred by the assessee for promotion of its advertisement and promotion of its products and there is no agreement or arrangement either in writing or otherwise with the AE as nothing has been brought on record to indicate that apart from the expenses

NIKE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED,BANGALORE vs. DCIT, BANGALORE

In the result, the appeal of the assessee for AY 2007-08 is allowed and all other appeals of the assessee are treated as partly allowed

Bench: Shri B. R. Baskaran & Smt. Beena Pillai

9. As regards the other local AMP expenses apart from BCCI we find that such expenses are incurred by the assessee for promotion of its advertisement and promotion of its products and there is no agreement or arrangement either in writing or otherwise with the AE as nothing has been brought on record to indicate that apart from the expenses

M/S NIKE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED ,BANGALORE vs. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX CIRCLE-5(1)(1), BANGALORE

In the result, the appeal of the assessee for AY 2007-08 is allowed and all other appeals of the assessee are treated as partly allowed

Bench: Shri B. R. Baskaran & Smt. Beena Pillai

9. As regards the other local AMP expenses apart from BCCI we find that such expenses are incurred by the assessee for promotion of its advertisement and promotion of its products and there is no agreement or arrangement either in writing or otherwise with the AE as nothing has been brought on record to indicate that apart from the expenses

M/S.NIKE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED,BANGALORE vs. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX, BANGALORE

In the result, the appeal of the assessee for AY 2007-08 is allowed and all other appeals of the assessee are treated as partly allowed

Bench: Shri B. R. Baskaran & Smt. Beena Pillai

9. As regards the other local AMP expenses apart from BCCI we find that such expenses are incurred by the assessee for promotion of its advertisement and promotion of its products and there is no agreement or arrangement either in writing or otherwise with the AE as nothing has been brought on record to indicate that apart from the expenses

M/S.LIFESTYLE INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE LIMITED,BANGALORE vs. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX, BANGALORE

In the results appeal filed by assessee for assessment year

Bench: Shri Chandra Poojari & Smt Beena Pillai

transfer pricing analysis and hence disallowance under section 40A(2) of the Act is bad in law. 4. The learned CIT(A) erred in disregarding the documentary evidences in the form of agreements, email correspondences and other supporting documents which proves the necessity, reasonability and the corresponding tangible benefits accruing from the service received from its AE.” 7.1 Ground No.I

DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX CIRCLE-4(1)(1), BANGALORE vs. M/S LIFESTYLE INTERNATIONAL PVT LTD , BANGALORE

In the results appeal filed by assessee for assessment year

Bench: Shri Chandra Poojari & Smt Beena Pillai

transfer pricing analysis and hence disallowance under section 40A(2) of the Act is bad in law. 4. The learned CIT(A) erred in disregarding the documentary evidences in the form of agreements, email correspondences and other supporting documents which proves the necessity, reasonability and the corresponding tangible benefits accruing from the service received from its AE.” 7.1 Ground No.I

M/S LIFESTYLE INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE LIMITED ,BANGALORE vs. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX CIRCLE-4(1)(1), BANGALORE

In the results appeal filed by assessee for assessment year

Bench: Shri Chandra Poojari & Smt Beena Pillai

transfer pricing analysis and hence disallowance under section 40A(2) of the Act is bad in law. 4. The learned CIT(A) erred in disregarding the documentary evidences in the form of agreements, email correspondences and other supporting documents which proves the necessity, reasonability and the corresponding tangible benefits accruing from the service received from its AE.” 7.1 Ground No.I

ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX, BANGALORE vs. M/S. LIFESTYLE INTERNATIONAL (P) LTD.,, BANGALORE

In the results appeal filed by assessee for assessment year

Bench: Shri Chandra Poojari & Smt Beena Pillai

transfer pricing analysis and hence disallowance under section 40A(2) of the Act is bad in law. 4. The learned CIT(A) erred in disregarding the documentary evidences in the form of agreements, email correspondences and other supporting documents which proves the necessity, reasonability and the corresponding tangible benefits accruing from the service received from its AE.” 7.1 Ground No.I

M/S.LIFESTYLE INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE LIMITED,BANGALORE vs. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX, BANGALORE

In the results appeal filed by assessee for assessment year

Bench: Shri Chandra Poojari & Smt Beena Pillai

transfer pricing analysis and hence disallowance under section 40A(2) of the Act is bad in law. 4. The learned CIT(A) erred in disregarding the documentary evidences in the form of agreements, email correspondences and other supporting documents which proves the necessity, reasonability and the corresponding tangible benefits accruing from the service received from its AE.” 7.1 Ground No.I

M/S. UNITED BREWERIES LIMITED,BANGALORE vs. JOINT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, SPECIAL RANGE-7, BANGALORE

In the result, the assessee’s appeal is partly allowed for statistical purposes

Bench: Shri Chandra Poojari & Smt. Beena Pillai

9) of Section 10B. In the matter of GENERAL FINANCE CO. vs. ACIT, which judgment has also been taken note of by the tribunal while repelling the contention raised by revenue with regard to retrospectivity of Section 92BA(i) of the Act. Thus, when clause (i) of Section 92BA having been omitted by the Finance Act, 2017, with effect from

UNITED BREWERIES LIMITED,BANGALORE vs. JOINT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, SPECIAL RANGE- 7, BANGALORE

In the result, the appeals of the assessee are partly allowed for statistical purposes

Bench: Shri Chandra Poojari & Smt. Beena Pillai

transfer pricing analysis. The basis for the costs incurred, the activities for which they were incurred, and the benefit accruing to the Taxpayer from those activities must all be proved to determine first, whether, and how much, of such expenditure was for the purpose of benefit of the Taxpayer, and secondly, whether that amount meets ALP criterion. In the present

M/S. UNITED BREWERIES LIMITED,BANGALORE vs. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CIRCLE 7(1)(1), BANGALORE

In the result, the appeals of the assessee are partly allowed for statistical purposes

Bench: Shri Chandra Poojari & Smt. Beena Pillai

transfer pricing analysis. The basis for the costs incurred, the activities for which they were incurred, and the benefit accruing to the Taxpayer from those activities must all be proved to determine first, whether, and how much, of such expenditure was for the purpose of benefit of the Taxpayer, and secondly, whether that amount meets ALP criterion. In the present