TDK ELECTRONICS AG, (FORMERLY KNOWN AS EPCOS AG),,NASHIK vs. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX, (IT), CIRCLE -1,, PUNE

In the result, the appeal is allowed

Bench: Shri R.S. Syal & Shri S.S. Viswanethra Raviिनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year : 2015-16 Tdk Electronics Ag Vs. Acit (It), (Formerly Known As Epcos Ag) Circle-1, Pune C/O. Epcos India Pvt. Ltd., E-22-25, Midc Satpur, Nashik 422 007 Pan : Aaace9787H Appellant Respondent

144C(13) r.w.s. 143(3) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (hereinafter also called ‘the Act’) in relation to the assessment year 2015-16. 2. Succinctly, the factual panorama of the case is that the assessee is a non-resident company having its head office at 2 TDK Electronics AG Germany and as such a tax resident of Germany

SANDVIK ASIA PRIVATE LIMITED,,PUNE vs. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX,, PUNE

In the result, appeal of assessee is allowed and appeal of Revenue is dismissed

Bench: Ms. Sushma Chowla, Jm & Shri D. Karunakara Rao, Am आयकर अपीऱ सं. / Ita No.607/Pun/2014 यििाारण वषा / Assessment Year : 2009-10 The Asst. Commissioner Of Income Tax, अऩीऱाथी/Appellant Circle – 10, Pune …. Vs. M/S. Sandvik Asia Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai-Pune Highway, Dapodi, …. प्रत्यथी / Respondent Pune - 411012 Pan: Aaccs6638K

2. The appellant submits that the learned Assessing Officer (Ld. AO), erred in issuing notice of demand under section 156 and notice under section 274 read with section 271(1)(c) of the Act along with the draft assessment order and hence, since the procedure laid down in section 144C was not followed by the learned AO, the assessment order

ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX vs. SANDVIK ASIA PVT. LTD.,, PUNE

In the result, appeal of assessee is allowed and appeal of Revenue is dismissed

Bench: Ms. Sushma Chowla, Jm & Shri D. Karunakara Rao, Am आयकर अपीऱ सं. / Ita No.607/Pun/2014 यििाारण वषा / Assessment Year : 2009-10 The Asst. Commissioner Of Income Tax, अऩीऱाथी/Appellant Circle – 10, Pune …. Vs. M/S. Sandvik Asia Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai-Pune Highway, Dapodi, …. प्रत्यथी / Respondent Pune - 411012 Pan: Aaccs6638K

2. The appellant submits that the learned Assessing Officer (Ld. AO), erred in issuing notice of demand under section 156 and notice under section 274 read with section 271(1)(c) of the Act along with the draft assessment order and hence, since the procedure laid down in section 144C was not followed by the learned AO, the assessment order

M/S. EATON INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS PVT. LTD.,,PUNE vs. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX,,

In the result, appeal of assessee is allowed

Bench: Ms. Sushma Chowla, Jm & Shri Anil Chaturvedi, Am आयकर अपीऱ सं. / Ita No.536/Pun/2014 यििाारण वषा / Assessment Year : 2009-10 M/S. Eaton Industrial Systems Pvt. Ltd., 145, Off Mumbai Pune Road, अऩीऱाथी/Appellant Pimpri, Pune – 411018 …. Pan: Aabce4955C Vs. The Dy. Commissioner Of Income Tax, …. प्रत्यथी / Respondent Circle – 8, Pune

Transfer Pricing Officer (TPO) under section 92CA(1) of the Act, who in turn, passed order under section 92CA(3) of the Act, dated 28.01.2013 proposing an upward adjustment of ₹ 21,36,68,000/- to the international transactions of manufacturing business in respect of the truck components unit and an adjustment of ₹ 77,78,613/- to the international transactions

M/S. EATON FLUID POWER LTD.,,PUNE vs. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX,,

In the result, appeal of the assessee is partly allowed

Bench: Shri D.Karunakara Rao, Am & Shri Vikas Awasthy, Jm आयकर आयकर अपील आयकर आयकर अपील अपील संसंसंसं. / Ita No. 535/Pun/2014 अपील िनधा"रण िनधा"रण वष" िनधा"रण िनधा"रण वष" वष" / Assessment Year : 2009-10 वष"

2. In the appeal filed before the ITAT, assessee raised 21 grounds involving both corporate as well as Transfer Pricing issues. Further, assessee also filed the following additional grounds and the same as extracted as under : “1. That on the facts and circumstances of the case and in law, the assessment order dated March 26, 2013 issued by the Assessing

KOHLER POWER (I) P LTD (EARLIER KNOWN AS LOMBARDINI INDIA PVT. LTD.,),AURANGABAD vs. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX,, AURANGABAD

In the result, appeal of the assessee in ITA No

Bench: Shri R.S.Syal, Vp & Shri Partha Sarathi Chaudhury, Jm आयकर अपीऱ सं. / Ita No. 2467/Pun/2016 नििाारण वषा / Assessment Year : 2009-10

2) of the Act. However, without going into the merits of the said issue, we find that the Assessing Officer had made reference under section 92CA(1) of the Act to the Transfer Pricing Officer (TPO) to determine the arm's length price of international transactions undertaken by the assessee. The TPO vide order passed under section 92CA

EATON TECHNOLOGIES PVT.LTD,,PUNE vs. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX, CIRCLE - 1(2),, PUNE

Appeal is partly allowed in above terms

Bench: Shri S. S. Godara, Jm & Shri Dr. Dipak P. Ripote, Am आयकर अपीऱ सं. / Ita No.3075/Pun/2017 ननधधारण वषा / Assessment Year : 2013-14 Eaton Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Cluster C, Wing 1, Eon Free Zone, Plot No.1, Sr. No.77, Midc Kharadi Knowledge Park, Kharadi ,Pune- 411 014. .......अपऩलधथी / Appellant Pan : Aabce4323Q बनधम / V/S. ……प्रत्यथी / Respondent Dcit, Circle-1(2), Pune Assessee By : Shri Vishal Karla Revenue By : Shri S. P. Walimbe

Transfer Pricing Study Report and the scientific methodology adopted by the Appellant to determine hourly rates and their benchmarking with third parties using Comparable Uncontrolled Price method (―CUP‖). 7. That on the facts and circumstances of the case and in law, the AO/DRP have erred in interpreting/ applying the provisions of section 10AA(9) read with section 80IA

QUBIX BUSINESS PARK PRIVATE LIMITED,PUNE vs. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CIRCLE-8, PUNE, PUNE

In the result, Ground No.2 of the assessee is allowed for statistical purpose

Bench: DR.DIPAK P. RIPOTE (Accountant Member), SHRI VINAY BHAMORE (Judicial Member)

transfer pricing adjustments ought not be made to the computation of book profits under section 115JB of the Act. 7. Non grant of deduction under section 80-IAB on income from other sources and capital gains earned during the subject year The Hon’ble. DRP / NFAC / Ld.AO has erred in not granting a deduction under section

MERCEDES-BENZ INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED,,PUNE vs. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX,, PUNE

The appeal of the assessee is partly allowed for statistical purposes

144C(13) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 ('the Act') on the following grounds which are independent of and without prejudice to each other: On the facts and circumstances of the case and in law, the learned Assessing Officer: A. Grounds of appeal in respect of Transfer pricing adjustment Ground No.1-Transfer pricing adjustment should be deleted as being

DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX, CIRCLE - 1(1),, PUNE vs. M/S. IAC INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE INDIA PVT.LTD,, PUNE

In the result, the appeal of the Revenue is dismissed

Bench: Ms. Astha Chandra & Shree Dr. Dipak P. Ripote

144C(3) of the Act confirmed the addition of Rs.3,32,21,272/- in respect of the payment of management fee by the assessee to IAC Shanghai. 3. Aggrieved, the assessee filed an appeal before the Ld. CIT(A) who deleted the entire transfer pricing adjustment of Rs.3,32,21,272/- made by 5 ITA No.749/PUN/2022

BMC SOFTWARE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED,PUNE vs. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX CIRCLE-1(1), PUNE

The appeal is dismissed as not pressed

Bench: Shri R.S. Syal & Shri Partha Sarathi Chaudhury

2. Non-consideration of comparability analysis as documented in the transfer pricing study report Erred in law on facts and in circumstances of the case by not considering comparability analysis documented in the transfer pricing study report for the purpose of determination of arms-length price for benchmarking analysis. 3. Use of different turnover filter for identification of comparable companies

DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX, CIRCLE - 1(2),, PUNE vs. FIAT INDIA AUTOMOBILES LTD,, PUNE

In the result, appeal of the Revenue is dismissed

Bench: Shri Inturi Rama Rao & Shri Partha Sarathi Chaudhury

Section 144C of the Act would apply and not before that. 20. Per contra, the Ld. Senior Counsel referring to CBDT Instruction No.3/2016 [F No.500/9/2015-APA-II] dated 10.03.2016 submitted that at Para 2 therein provides the basis for which this Instruction has been issued and it reads as follows: 12 A.Y.2008-09 “2. In terms of the provisions, any income arising from

MSC SOFTWARE CORPORATION INDIA P. LTD.,,PUNE vs. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX,,

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

Bench: Ms. Sushma Chowla, Jm & Shri Anil Chaturvedi, Am आयकर अपीऱ सं. / Ita No.577/Pun/2015 यििाारण वषा / Assessment Year : 2010-11

section 143(3) r.w.s. 144C(13) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (in short ‘the Act’). 2. The cross appeals filed by Revenue and assessee were heard together and are being disposed of by this consolidated order for the sake of convenience. 3. The Revenue in ITA No.577/PUN/2015 has raised the following grounds of appeal:- 01. The Hon'ble Dispute

ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX vs. M/S. MSC SOFTWARE CORPORATION OF INDIA PVT. LTD.,, PUNE

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

Bench: Ms. Sushma Chowla, Jm & Shri Anil Chaturvedi, Am आयकर अपीऱ सं. / Ita No.577/Pun/2015 यििाारण वषा / Assessment Year : 2010-11

section 143(3) r.w.s. 144C(13) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (in short ‘the Act’). 2. The cross appeals filed by Revenue and assessee were heard together and are being disposed of by this consolidated order for the sake of convenience. 3. The Revenue in ITA No.577/PUN/2015 has raised the following grounds of appeal:- 01. The Hon'ble Dispute

M/S EATON POWER QUALITY P.LTD.,PUNE vs. ACIT, PUNE

In the result, the appeal of assessee in ITA No

Bench: Shri Anil Chaturvedi, Am & Shri Vikas Awasthy, Jm

Transfer Pricing issue came across the impugned transaction. It held on the basis of Section 92B(2) of the Act that even if the transaction between Kodak India Pvt. Ltd. and M/s. Carestream Health India Pvt. Ltd. was between two domestic non Associated Enterprises, yet it would still be considered to be an International transaction and Chapter

M/S. EATON POWER QUALITY PRIVATE LTD.,,PUNE vs. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX,,

In the result, the appeal of assessee in ITA No

Bench: Shri Anil Chaturvedi, Am & Shri Vikas Awasthy, Jm

Transfer Pricing issue came across the impugned transaction. It held on the basis of Section 92B(2) of the Act that even if the transaction between Kodak India Pvt. Ltd. and M/s. Carestream Health India Pvt. Ltd. was between two domestic non Associated Enterprises, yet it would still be considered to be an International transaction and Chapter

NALCO WATER INDIA LIMITED,,PUNE vs. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX, CIRCLE -2, , PUNE

Appeal is allowed for statistical purposes

Bench: Shri R.S.Syal, Vp & Shri Partha Sarathi Chaudhury, Jm Assessment Year:2014-15

2, Pune ("AO") under Section 143(3) r.w.s. 144C (13) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 ("the Act") in pursuance of the directions of the Hon'ble Dispute Resolution Panel, Mumbai ("DRP") for the Assessment Year ("AY") 2014-15 on the following grounds: 1. General a.On the facts and in the circumstances of the case and on the law prevailing

BEKAERT INDUSTRIES P. LTD,PUNE vs. ACIT, PUNE

In the result, appeal of the assessee is allowed as indicated above

Bench: Ms. Sushma Chowla, Jm & Shri D. Karunakara Rao, Am आयकर अपीऱ सं. / Ita No.2376/Pun/2012 यििाारण वषा / Assessment Year :2008-09 Bekaert Industries Pvt. Ltd., Amar Paradigm, Near D Mart, S.No.110/11/3, Baner Road, अऩीऱाथी/Appellant Baner, Pune - 411045 …. Pan: Aaacb8571E Vs. The Asst. Commissioner Of Income Tax, …. प्रत्यथी / Respondent Circle 1(1), Pune

2), it is provided that while hearing objections, the Panel shall not be confined to the grounds set forth in the objections, but shall have power to consider any matter or ground arising out of proceedings. 18. Reading the provisions of section 144C of the Act with special reference to sub-section (6), wherein it is provided that