The ITAT Hyderabad upheld the Corporate Guarantee Commission at ...

ITAT Hyderabad upheld Corporate Guarantee Commission at 0.53% for foreign AEs. Interest on Trade Receivables benchmarked at 6% SBI rate.

May 24, 2024

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The ITAT Hyderabad upheld the Corporate Guarantee Commission at 0.53% for guarantees to foreign AEs, rejecting the AO's 1.8% rate. The tribunal determined the pro rata guarantee at 30.50% of a $10 million loan balance. The CIT(A) classified corporate guarantees as international transactions and set the commission at 0.53%. Interest on trade receivables was benchmarked at 6% SBI rate. The tribunal remanded R&D, Head Office, and Marketing expenses issues back to the AO/TPO for fresh assessment, citing a violation of natural justice. The tribunal directed the assessee to provide segmental accounts for accurate benchmarking. The tribunal excluded certain comparables based on RPT filter agreement.

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