Indian Advance Pricing Agreement regime moves forward with signing of 18 APAs in March 2019
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Direct Taxes
New Delhi, 3rd April, 2019
PRESS RELEASE
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has entered into 18 APAs in the month of March 2019, which includes 03 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). With the signing of these APAs, the total number of APAs entered into by the CBDT in the year 2018-19 stands at 52, which includes 11 BAPAs. The total number of APAs entered into by the CBDT as of now stands at 271, which inter alia includes 31 BAPAs.
The BAPAs entered into during the month of March 2019 were with the following treaty partners:-
Australia – 1
Netherlands – 1
USA – 1
The BAPAs and Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) entered into during the month of March 2019 pertain to various sectors and sub-sectors of the economy like antifriction bearings, risk management solutions platforms, BPO, IT/ITeS, ATMs, industrial and institutional cleaning and hygiene products, etc.
The international transactions covered in all these agreements, inter alia, include the following, –
contract manufacturing
provision of software development services
back office engineering support service
provision of back office (ITeS) support services
provision of marketing support services
payment of royalty for use of technology and brand
trading
payment of interest
The progress of the APA scheme strengthens the Government’s resolve of fostering a non-adversarial tax regime. The Indian APA programme has been appreciated nationally and internationally for being able to address complex transfer pricing issues in a fair and transparent manner.
(Surabhi Ahluwalia)
Commissioner of Income Tax
(Media & Technical Policy)
Official Spokesperson, CBDT.
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