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2022 (8) TMI 118 - AT - Income TaxTP Adjustment - Method of determining Arm’s Length Price - TNMM used for determining the ALP between the AEs - assessee is in the manufacture of hydraulic valves for automobiles and industrial machinery - HELD THAT:- Under TNMM, the net profit of a controlled transaction of an associated enterprise (tested party) is determined and this net profit is then compared to the net profit realized by comparable uncontrolled transactions of independent enterprises. As opposed to other transfer pricing methods, the TNMM requires transactions to be “broadly similar” to qualify as comparable. “Broadly similar” in this context means that the compared transactions don’t have to be exactly like the controlled transaction. This increases the amount of situations where the TNMM can be used and thus TNMM is the most commonly used methodology applied and accepted for determining the ALP. When TNMM is used for determining the ALP, it is not necessary for the comparable company and the taxpayer to cater to the same industries in order to be functionally comparable. Further TNMM does not require strict product comparability. Therefore we are of the considered view that that the contention of the assessee that the products of Trion Valves and the industry to which Triton Valves serve are not comparable with assessee is not tenable as the most appropriated method as chosen by the assessee for determination of ALP is TNMM. Comparable selection - Oswal Industries Ltd., for example serves mainly to oil companies and the valves manufactured by this company is different from the valves of the assessee. It is also noted that one of comparables chosen by the assessee in the TP Study, namely KAR mobiles is into Manufacture and Exporters of Engine Valves for Applications in Segments such as Agricultural / Indusrial /Stationary, Automotive - Passenger Cars / Light Commercial Vehicle / Heavy Commercial Vehicles, Battle Tanks, Farm Trackors, High Performance Cars, Locomotives and Marine. If the contention of the assessee is to be accepted then the inclusion of these companies as comparable as by assessee needs to be questioned. We are therefore in agreement with the decision of the TPO and CIT(A) that under TNMM method the comparison is done at a broader level and narrow comparison is not applied. In the light of the above, we uphold the order of the AO including the Triton Valves as a comparable and dismiss the appeal of the assessee. Working capital adjustment while computing ALP - AO is not justified in denying the working capital adjustment to the assessee. We accordingly direct the AO to allow the working capital adjustment. The assessee appeal on this ground is allowed. Nature of expenditure - purchase of tools and spares - revenue or capital expenditure - HELD THAT:- On perusal of the list of the tools treated as capital in nature and we find that the value per item in the entire list is not significant. The ratio laid down in SARAVANA SPINNING MILLS P. LTD. [2007 (8) TMI 16 - SUPREME COURT] is that these tools need to have independent functions and also they need to have a benefit of enduring nature. In the given case as submitted by the Ld AR these tools are spares used in the operations of the assessee to facilitate the manufacture of finished products that have short working life needing frequent replacement and do not have any independent function. The test of enduring benefit is not the only criteria for concluding an item to be revenue or capital in nature. The value of each of the items, resale value etc also warrants consideration - tools are to be treated as revenue in nature and eligible to be claimed as expenditure in the profit and loss account. Hence, we allow the ground in favour of the assessee.
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