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The TPO during the TP Adjustment proceeding rejected Avance on the ground that this companies is engaged in software trading, sales of hardware and other services and no segmental information is available. DRP upheld the action of on the basis of order for A.Y. 2010-11.Before Tribunal, the assessee has placed on record the financial statement of Avance. Perusal of financial statement reveals that this company has earned Rs. 140 Crore from sale of software out of total sales of Rs. 176 Crore. This company has approximately 80% of its income from software product. Thus, segmental information as placed before us is available at (Page No. 204 to 205 of Paper Book). Further, while rejecting Empower, the TPO held that this company is engaged in selling of hardware and no segmental are available. From the financial statement placed before Tribunal at (Page No. 207 to 219 of the Paper Book) As per discussion available on Page No. 22 of Annual Report of this comparable (Page No. 209) the company has earned more than 80% of its revenue from software sales. Similarly, Sonata was rejected by TPO by taking view that this company is engaged in software trading, consultancy services. We have noted that this comparable was accepted in A.Y. 2020-11 by TPO himself in its order dated 29.01.2014. Further, financials of this comparable shown that this company has earned Rs. 584 Crore from distribution of software product out of total sales of Rs. 597 Crore, thus, earned 97.49% of its total revenue from software product (Page No. 224 of the Paper Book). SVAM Software was rejected by TPO on the ground that this comparable is engaged in software development, sale purchase of software and computer related hardware. The revenue of software is only Rs. 2 Crore against the total revenue of Rs. 20 Crore. From the financial of this company it is noted that entire income of Rs. 2.09 Crore is shown from sales (sale of product). Considering the nature and activities carried out by all these 4 comparable company which are primarily engaged in distribution of software product as noted above. The software distribution company are held to be good comparable to distributor satellite channels in Turner International India (P.) Ltd. vs. ACIT (supra). Therefore, we accept the submission of ld. AR of the assessee to accept these comparable as comparable with assessee and direct the AO/TPO to work out the T.P. Adjustment afresh. Needless to order that before passing the order, the TPO/Assessing Officer shall grant opportunity to the assessee. In the result, the grounds related to comparability of comparable are allowed in accordance with the aforesaid directions. Considering the fact that we have allowed the functional comparability, therefore, discussions on alternative adjustment held by DRP have become academic.

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Sec. 92, 92B, 92CA, 199, 234B of Income Tax Act, 1961 - Transfer Pricing - The TPO during the TP Adjustment proceeding rejected Avance on the ground that this companies is engaged in software trading, sales of hardware and other services and no segmental information is available. DRP upheld the same. Before Tribunal, the assessee has placed on record the financial statement of Avance. Perusal of financial statement reveals that this company has earned Rs. 140 Crore from sale of software out of total sales of Rs. 176 Crore. This company has approximately 80% of its income from software product. Thus, Tribunal decided the issued in the favour of the assessee holding that “we accept the submission of AR of the assessee to accept these comparable as comparable with assessee and direct the AO/TPO to work out the T.P. Adjustment afresh”. - SONY PICTURES NETWORKS INDIA PVT. LTD. V/s DEPUTY CIT - [2020] 184 ITD 794 (ITAT-MUMBAI)

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