This notification, issued by the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), India, on October 18, 2024, amends the Income-tax Act, 1961, concerning the determination of arm's length price (ALP) under Section 92C for the assessment year 2024-2025.
It specifies a tolerance range for the variation between the ALP determined under Section 92C and the actual transaction price. This range is 1% for wholesale trading and 3% for all other cases.
Key Changes
A tolerance range is introduced for the difference between the arm's length price (ALP) and the actual transaction price. This range is 1% for wholesale trading and 3% for all other cases for the assessment year 2024-2025.
Wholesale trading is defined as international or specified domestic transactions where: (a) the purchase cost of finished goods constitutes 80% or more of the total cost, and (b) the average monthly closing inventory is 10% or less of sales.
The notification clarifies that no entity will be adversely affected by the implementation of this change, even retrospectively.
Impact Analysis
Impact on Taxpayers
For businesses involved in wholesale trading, the 1% tolerance range offers a more lenient approach compared to the 3% range applicable to other transactions.
Impact on Tax Authorities
The need for robust systems to ensure accurate identification of wholesale trading transactions to apply the correct tolerance percentage.
Suggested Action Items
Businesses should update their internal systems and processes to accurately classify transactions as wholesale trading or otherwise to leverage the appropriate tolerance percentage.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue): The issuing authority of the notification. Responsible for formulating and implementing tax policies in India.
Income-tax Act, 1961: The principal legislation governing income tax in India. Section 92C deals with the determination of arm's length prices for international transactions.
Income-tax Rules, 1962: Rules framed under the Income-tax Act, 1961, providing detailed procedures and guidelines for the implementation of the Act. Rule 10CA is relevant to this notification.
CBDT (Central Board of Direct Taxes): The administrative body responsible for implementing the income tax laws in India. Karthik Cheboli, the issuing officer, is from FT&TR-I, CBDT.
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जित्त मत्रं ालय
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अजधसचू ना
नई दिल् ली, 18 अक् तूबर, 2024
आय-कर
का.आ. 4571(अ).—केंद्रीय सरकार, आय-कर जनय़म, 1962 के जनयम 10गक के उपजनयम (7) के परंतुक के साथ
पठित आय-कर अजधजनयम,1961 (1961 का 43) (जिसे इसमें इसके पश्चात उक्त अजधजनयम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 92ग
की उपधारा (2) के तीसरे परंतकु द्वारा प्रित्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए, यह अजधसूजचत करती ह ैदक िहां उक्त अजधजनयम
की धारा 92ग के अधीन अिधाठरत असजिकट कीमत और िह कीमत, जिस पर अंतरााष्ट्रीय संव्यिहार या जिजनर्िाष्ट िेिी
संव्यिहार िास्ट्तजिक रूप स े दकया गया है, के बीच अतं र (i) थोक व्यापार की बाबत बाि िाली कीमत के एक प्रजतित स े
अजधक नहीं ह ैऔर (ii) सभी अन्य मामलों म ें बाि िाली कीमत के तीन प्रजतित से अजधक नहीं है, िहां िह कीमत, जिस पर
अंतराष्ट्रा ीय संव्यिहार या जिजनर्िाष्ट िेिी संव्यिहार िास्ट्तजिक रूप से दकया गया है, जनधारा ण िर्ा 2024-2025 के जलए
असजिकट कीमत समझी िायेगी।
स्ट्पष्टीकरण- इस अजधसूचना के प्रयोिनों के जलए, “थोक व्यापार” स े ऐसे माल के व्यापार का ऐसा अतं राष्ट्रा ीय
संव्यिहार या जिजनर्िाष्ट िेिी संव्यिहार अजभप्रेत ह,ै िो जनम्नजलजखत ितों को परू ा करता ह,ै अथाात ् :--
6789 GI/2024 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
क. तैयार माल की क्रय लागत, ऐसे व्यापाठरक दक्रयाकलापों से संबंजधत कुल लागत का अस्ट्सी प्रजतित या उससे अजधक
ह ै ; और
ख. ऐसे माल की औसत माजसक अंजतम सूची ऐसे व्यापाठरक दक्रयाकलापों से संबंजधत जिक्रयों का िस प्रजतित या उसस े
कम ह।ै
[अजधसूचना स.ं 116/2024/ एफ.सं. 500/1/2014-एपीए-II]
कार्ताक चेबोजल, आयकर उप आयुक्त (ओएसडी) (एपीए-I)
एफटी एंड टीआर-I,सीबीडीटी
स्ट्पष्टीकारक ज्ञापन
यह अजधसूचना जनधाारण िर्ा 2024-2025 के जलए थोक व्यापार के जलए एक प्रजतित और अन्य सभी मामलों में तीन
प्रजतित की सह्य रेंि का उपबंध करती ह।ै यह प्रमाजणत दकया िाता ह ैदक इस अजधसूचना को भूतलक्षी प्रभाि दिए िाने स े
दकसी पर भी कोई प्रजतकूल प्रभाि नहीं पडगे ा।
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 18th October, 2024
INCOME-TAX
S.O. 4571(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 the 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 of the said Act and the price at which the international transaction or
specified domestic transaction has actually been undertaken does not exceed (i) one per cent. of the latter in respect of
wholesale trading; and (ii) 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 the
assessment year 2024-2025.
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:-
a. purchase cost of finished goods is eighty per cent. or more of the total cost pertaining to such trading
activities; and
b. average monthly closing inventory of such goods is ten per cent. or less of sales pertaining to such trading
activities.
[Notification No. 116/2024/F. No. 500/1/2014-APA-II]
KARTHIK CHEBOLI, Dy. Commissioner of Income Tax (OSD)(APA-I)
FT&TR -I, CBDT
Explanatory Memorandum
The notification provides for tolerance range of one per cent. for wholesale trading and three per cent. in all other cases
for the assessment year 2024-2025. It is certified that none will be adversely affected by the retrospective effect being
given to the notification.
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