NASSCOM Policy roundtable on Transfer Pricing challenges confronted by Technology Firms - Discussion points | nasscom | The Official Community of Indian IT Industry

Terms of use

Terms of Use

The use of this site and the content contained therein is governed by the Terms of Use. When you use this site you acknowledge that you have read the Terms of Use and that you accept and will be bound by the terms hereof and such terms as may be modified from time to time.

All text, graphics, audio, design and other works on the site are the copyrighted works of nasscom unless otherwise indicated. All rights reserved.
Content on the site is for personal use only and may be downloaded provided the material is kept intact and there is no violation of the copyrights, trademarks, and other proprietary rights. Any alteration of the material or use of the material contained in the site for any other purpose is a violation of the copyright of nasscom and / or its affiliates or associates or of its third-party information providers. This material cannot be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted or distributed in any way for non-personal use without obtaining the prior permission from nasscom.
The nasscom Members login is for the reference of only registered nasscom Member Companies.
nasscom reserves the right to modify the terms of use of any service without any liability. nasscom reserves the right to take all measures necessary to prevent access to any service or termination of service if the terms of use are not complied with or are contravened or there is any violation of copyright, trademark or other proprietary right.
From time to time nasscom may supplement these terms of use with additional terms pertaining to specific content (additional terms). Such additional terms are hereby incorporated by reference into these Terms of Use.

Disclaimer

The Company information provided on the nasscom web site is as per data collected by companies. nasscom is not liable on the authenticity of such data.
nasscom has exercised due diligence in checking the correctness and authenticity of the information contained in the site, but nasscom or any of its affiliates or associates or employees shall not be in any way responsible for any loss or damage that may arise to any person from any inadvertent error in the information contained in this site. The information from or through this site is provided "as is" and all warranties express or implied of any kind, regarding any matter pertaining to any service or channel, including without limitation the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement are disclaimed. nasscom and its affiliates and associates shall not be liable, at any time, for any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorised access to, alteration of, or use of information contained on the site. No representations, warranties or guarantees whatsoever are made as to the accuracy, adequacy, reliability, completeness, suitability or applicability of the information to a particular situation.
nasscom or its affiliates or associates or its employees do not provide any judgments or warranty in respect of the authenticity or correctness of the content of other services or sites to which links are provided. A link to another service or site is not an endorsement of any products or services on such site or the site.
The content provided is for information purposes alone and does not substitute for specific advice whether investment, legal, taxation or otherwise. nasscom disclaims all liability for damages caused by use of content on the site.
All responsibility and liability for any damages caused by downloading of any data is disclaimed.
nasscom reserves the right to modify, suspend / cancel, or discontinue any or all sections, or service at any time without notice.

For any grievances under the Information Technology Act 2000, please get in touch with Grievance Officer, Mr. Anirban Mandal at data-query@nasscom.in.

New

See all

No notification found.

NASSCOM Policy roundtable on Transfer Pricing challenges confronted by Technology Firms - Discussion points

Tejasvi

@tejasvi

October 23, 2019

Public Policy

3676

Since the introduction of Transfer Pricing (TP) law in 2001, many changes have been introduced such as use of multiple year data, range concept, setting up of Dispute Resolution Panel (DRP) and Advance Pricing Agreements (APA). Nevertheless, transfer pricing remains an area of concern to businesses seeking certainty in tax outcomes.

In 2012, India had the third largest cases of transfer pricing in the world. The large number of annual audits and disputes are not only a cost to the private sector but also clog administrative and judicial work flow. Therefore, it is in interest of the taxpayer and the administration to minimise such disputes.

In this regard, NASSCOM along with National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP) conducted a roundtable discussion on October 3, 2019 to identify issues in TP domain for IT companies. The roundtable was well received by members.

The discussion points emerging out of roundtable discussion are provided below:

Advent of globalization and increase in cross-jurisdictional operations has resulted in concerns over pricing of intra-group transactions. Contentious issues include selection of comparables and methodology adopted for benchmarking.
The discussion focussed on the average duration taken to adjudicate TP disputes and the role of Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanism. As per the study, introduction of the DRP also contributed to a decline in duration of these disputes.
However, the system still requires reforms with regard to repeated disputes on identical grounds and poor success rates for the revenue authorities.
Bilateral APAs take a long time to conclude. But once done, it works smoothly.
Companies, are of the view, that markups that are necessary to secure an APA is higher. This remains as one of the biggest reasons for many companies not using the option.

Based on the discussion, NASSCOM will engage with NIPFP to present a road map to Ministry of Finance for addressing the concerns relating to transfer pricing disputes.

Disclaimer

That the contents of third-party articles/blogs published here on the website, and the interpretation of all information in the article/blogs such as data, maps, numbers, opinions etc. displayed in the article/blogs and views or the opinions expressed within the content are solely of the author's; and do not reflect the opinions and beliefs of NASSCOM or its affiliates in any manner. NASSCOM does not take any liability w.r.t. content in any manner and will not be liable in any manner whatsoever for any kind of liability arising out of any act, error or omission. The contents of third-party article/blogs published, are provided solely as convenience; and the presence of these articles/blogs should not, under any circumstances, be considered as an endorsement of the contents by NASSCOM in any manner; and if you chose to access these articles/blogs , you do so at your own risk.

Tejasvi

Call for Inputs: SEBI's consul...

Swapnil