TMI Blog2018 (8) TMI 2145X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... management fees and global sale and marketing activity fees as part of the operating cost and allocating the same in the ration of the turnover of the other international transactions when each transaction is different and should be analyzed separately and without appreciating that duplication of services and benefit analysis is very important to bench mark the transaction in transfer pricing - HELD THAT:- As decided by tribunal payment in respect of management fees as well as Global Sale and Marketing Activity Fees shall be considered as operating cost and has to allocated in the ratio of turnover of the other international transactions and then the ALP of the other international transactions has to be determined under TNMM analysis. Hen ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... th Price done by assessing authority and has directed the assessing authority to the file of the TPO/AO by considering the payment in respect of management fees and global sale and marketing activity fees as part of the operating cost and allocating the same in the ration of the turnover of the other international transactions when each transaction is different and should be analyzed separately and without appreciating that duplication of services and benefit analysis is very important to bench mark the transaction in transfer pricing? 3. The learned Tribunal, after discussing the rival contentions of both the Appellants-Revenue and Respondent-Assessee, has returned the findings as under: 4. We have heard the learned D.R. as well ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... P at NIL. Therefore in principle we do not find any error or illegality in the directions of the DRP however having regard to the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case wherein the assessee is having multiple and diversified international transactions involving receipt as well as payment, we are of the considered view that the payment in respect of management fees as well as Global Sale and Marketing Activity Fees shall be considered as operating cost and has to allocated in the ratio of turnover of the other international transactions and then the ALP of the other international transactions has to be determined under TNMM analysis. Hence we set aside the entire issue of determination of ALP and TP Adjustment to the record of the TPO/ ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e the High Court under Section 260-A of the Act, the Courts could have embarked upon such exercise of framing and answering such substantial question of law. On the other hand, the appeals of the present tenor as to whether the comparables have been rightly picked up or not, Filters for arriving at the correct list of comparables have been rightly applied or not, do not in our considered opinion, give rise to any substantial question of law. 56. We are therefore of the considered opinion that the present appeals filed by the Revenue do not give rise to any substantial question of law and the suggested substantial questions of law do not meet the requirements of Section 260-A of the Act and thus the appeals filed by the Revenue are fou ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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