Bharani Exports Ltd (BEL), has a SEZ unit in 8th year of its operation. 90% of its export sales are to Lovely LLC of USA, which has guaranteed the loan of ₹ 100 crore taken by BEL. Export sales turnover for the year is ₹

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Bharani Exports Ltd (BEL), has a SEZ unit in 8th year of its operation. 90% of its export sales are to Lovely LLC of USA, which has guaranteed the loan of ₹ 100 crore taken by BEL. Export sales turnover for the year is ₹ 300 crore. There is no DTA sales. The Assessing officer, after examination of the records, concluded that the assessee BEL had failed to maintain proper records of the international transactions, computed the ALP and made an addition of ₹ 32 lakhs to the income returned. He also proposes to levy penalty. The assessee seeks your advice on the proposed action of the AO. Advise suitably. Can the assessee claim deduction under section 10AA in respect of the addition of ₹ 32 lakhs made on account of transfer pricing adjustments? BEL has not entered into any Advance Pricing Agreement (APA).

Answer & Explanation:

The action of the assessing officer in making addition to the declared income and issuing show cause notice for levy of various penalties is correct since BEL had committed various defaults, as briefed hereunder, in respect of which penalty, is imposable. (i) Failure to report any international transaction or any transaction, deemed to be an international transaction or any specified domestic transaction, to which the provision of Chapter-X applies would attract penalty @ 200% of the amount of tax payable, since it is a case of misreporting of income referred under section 270A(9) read with section 270A(8). (ii) Failure to maintain requisite records as required under section 92D in relation to international transaction shall be subject to penalty u/s 271AA @ 2% of the value of each international transaction. (iii) Failure to furnish report from an accountant as required under section 92E makes it liable for penalty under section 271BA of ₹ 1 Lakh. The assessing officer shall give an opportunity of being heard to the assessee with a notice as to why the arm's length price should not be determined on the basis of material or information or documents in the possession of the Assessing Officer. The assessee cannot claim deduction u/s 10AA in respect of the additions of ₹ 32 lakhs made the AO on account of transfer pricing adjustments.

Topics: Income Tax Act, 1961

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