This notification, S.O. 4586(E), issued by the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue on October 29, 2021, concerns Income Tax regulations. It specifies the permissible tolerance range for variations between the arm's length price determined under Section 92C of the Income-tax Act, 1961, and the actual transaction price for international and specified domestic transactions for the Assessment Year 2021-2022.
Specifically, for wholesale trading, a tolerance range of one percent is allowed. For all other cases, a tolerance range of three percent is permitted. If the variation falls within these limits, the actual transaction price will be deemed the arm's length price.
The notification clarifies that "wholesale trading" refers to transactions in goods where: (i) the purchase cost of finished goods is 80% or more of the total cost of trading activities, and (ii) the average monthly closing inventory of such goods is 10% or less of sales pertaining to such trading activities.
This notification is referenced as No. 124/2021/F. No. 500/12014/APA-II and was issued by Neha Nautiyal, Under Secretary.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Finance: The government ministry responsible for financial matters, including revenue.
Department of Revenue: A department within the Ministry of Finance responsible for taxation and revenue collection.
Income-tax Act, 1961: The principal act governing income tax in India.
Income-tax Rules, 1962: The rules framed under the Income-tax Act, 1961 for its implementation.
Central Government: The executive authority of India.
Section 92C: A section of the Income-tax Act, 1961 related to determination of arm's length price in international transactions.
Rule 10CA: A rule within the Income-tax Rules, 1962 related to the arm's length price.
Assessment Year 2021-2022: The assessment year for which the notification regarding tolerance range for arm's length price is applicable.
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भाग II—खण्ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
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जित्त म्ं ालय
(रािस्ट्ि जिभाग)
अजध सचू ना
नई ददल् ली, 29 अक्त ूबर, 2021
(आय-कर)
का.आ. 4586(अ).—केन्द रीय सरकार, आय-कर जन यम, 1962 के जनयम 10गक के उपजनयम (7) के परंतुक के साथ
पठित, आय-कर अजध जन यम, 1961 (1961 का 43) (जिस े इसमें इसके पश्चात ् उक्त अजधजनयम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 92ग
की उपधारा (2) के तीसरे परंतकु द्वारा प्रदत् त िजक्त यों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, यह अजध सूजच त करती ह ै दक िहां धारा 92ग
के अधीन अिधाठर त आसजन्दन कट कीमत और ऐसी कीमत, जि स पर अंतरराष्टर ीय सं यिहार या जि र्नन ददष्टट देिी सं यिहार
िास्ट् तजि क रूप स े दक या गया ह,ै के बीच का अतं र, थोक यापार के संबंध में, बाद िाली कीमत के एक प्रजत ित स े अजध क
नहीं ह ै और सभी अन्द य मामलों में, बाद िाली कीमत के तीन प्रजत ित से अजध क नहीं ह,ै िहां ऐसी कीमत को, जि स पर
अंतरराष्टर ीय सं यिहार या जि र्नन ददष्टट देिी सं यिहार िास्ट् तजि क रूप स े दक या गया ह,ै जन धाारण िर् ा 2021-2022 के जल ए
आसजन्द न कट कीमत समझा िाएगा ।
स्ट्प ष्टट ीकरण--इस अजध सूचना के प्रयोिनों के जल ए, ''थोक यापार'' स े ऐसे माल के यापार का ऐसा अतं रराष्टर ीय
सं यिहार या जि र्नन ददष्टट देिी सं यिहार अजभ प्रेत ह ैिो जन म् नजल जख त ितों को परू ा करता ह,ै अथाात ् :--
(i) तैयार माल की क्रय लागत ऐसे यापाठर क दक्र याकलापों से संबंजधत कुल लागत का अस्ट् सी प्रजत ित या उससे
अजध क ह ै; और
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(ii) ऐस े माल की औसत माजस क संिरण सूची, ऐसे यापाठर क दक्र याकलापों स े संबंजध त जि क्रय के दस प्रजत ित या
उससे कम की ह ै।
[अजध सूचना स.ं 124/2021/फा. स.ं 500/1/2014-एपीए-II]
नेहा नौठटयाल, अिर सजच ि
स्ट्पष्टीकारक ज्ञापन
यह अजधसूचना जनधाारण िर् ा 2021-2022 के जलए थोक व्यापार के जलए एक प्रजतित और सभी अन्दय मामलों
म ें तीन प्रजतित की टॉलरेंस रेंि का उपबंध करती ह ै । यह प्रमाजणत दकया िाता ह ै दक इस अजधसूचना को भूतलक्षी प्रभाि
ददए िाने से कोई भी प्रजतकूल रूप से प्रभाजित नहीं होगा ।
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 29th October, 2021
(INCOME TAX)
S.O. 4586(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by the third proviso to sub-section (2) of
section 92C of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961)(hereafter referred to as the „said Act‟), read with
proviso to sub-rule (7) of rule 10CA of the Income-tax Rules, 1962, the Central Government hereby notifies
that where the variation between the arm‟s length price determined under section 92C and the price at which
the international transaction or specified domestic transaction has actually been undertaken does not exceed
one per cent. of the latter in respect of wholesale trading and three per cent. of the latter in all other cases, the
price at which the international transaction or specified domestic transaction has actually been undertaken
shall be deemed to be the arm‟s length price for Assessment Year 2021-2022.
Explanation.- For the purposes of this notification, “wholesale trading” means an international transaction or
specified domestic transaction of trading in goods, which fulfils the following conditions, namely:-
(i) purchase cost of finished goods is eighty per cent. or more of the total cost pertaining to such
trading activities; and
(ii) average monthly closing inventory of such goods is ten per cent. or less of sales pertaining to
such trading activities.
[Notification No. 124/2021/F. No. 500/1/2014-APA-II]
NEHA NAUTIYAL, Under Secy.
Explanatory Memorandum
The notification provides for tolerance range of one per cent. for wholesale trading and three per
cent. in all other cases for assessment year 2021-2022. It is certified that none will be adversely affected by
the retrospective effect being given to the notification.
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