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2016 (5) TMI 1098 - AT - Income TaxTransfer pricing adjustment - Held that:- As during the course of transfer pricing proceedings, it was shown by the assessee that assessee demonstrated that taking OP/OI as its PLI, the arithmetic mean margin of the comparables was 8.71% which was less than the margin shown by the assessee at 12.63%. The TPO suggested changing the PLI as OP/TC and if the PLI is taken as OP/TC the arithmetic mean margin of the comparables was 9.96% which was less than the margin shown by the assessee at 13.70%. Thus, undisputedly, on facts, the margin of the assessee was within the permitted range of ALP. We find that adjustment made by the TPO was contrary to law, and therefore, same is directed to be deleted. Since we have deleted the adjustment on primary grounds, we are not deciding other grounds - Decided in favour of assessee. Increasing the books profits for the purpose of section 115JB by the amount of transfer pricing adjustment while computing the total income of the assessee under the normal provisions of the Act - Held that:- Only those adjustments are permissible to the book profit as have been prescribed u/s 115JB. The adjustment/additions made under the transfer pricing regulations are governed by altogether different sets of provision as contained in Chapter X of the Act. There is no such provision under the law that permits the AO to make adjustment on account of transfer pricing addition to the amount of profit shown by the assessee in its profit and loss account, for the purpose of computing book profit u/s 115JB. The law in this regard is clear. Reference is made to the judgment of Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Apollo Tyres Ltd. vs CIT [2002 (5) TMI 5 - SUPREME Court] . It is noted from the perusal of the assessment order that the AO has simply made addition by an amount of ₹ 1,30,72,762/- to the amount of net profit as per profit and loss account for the purpose of computation of income u/s 115JB without even mentioning that under what provisions this addition was being made. Such an approach is highly unfair and brings undue and avoidable hardship to the tax payers and we recommend that such a casual approach should be avoided by the revenue officers, as it may tarnish image of the income tax department, which may in turn discourage voluntarily compliance by the taxpayers. Thus, we delete the addition made by the AO - Decided in favour of assessee.
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