Looking to streamline the taxation procedure, CBDT has issued detailed
   guidelines on transfer pricing cases that are expected to bring about uniformity in determining
   arm's length price in similar instances.


   As per the regulations, each Transfer Pricing Officer (TPO) will be assigned a given number of
   important and complex cases not exceeding 50.


   The Assessing Officer will be required to record in writing that the TP case falls in his
   jurisdiction and also the income involved in international transactions before proceeding with
   the case and referring it to TPO for further action.
                                                                                                                                              It also said a similar guidance note will be issued to deal with
                                                                                                                                              transfer pricing cases pertaining to domestic transaction within
   The new set of guidelines issued by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) will replace the
                                                                                                                                              the group.
   instructions, the board said.


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   group companies in different countries for determining profit and levying of taxes.

   CBDT has also asked the officers dealing with such cases to maintain data in a prescribed format "for future action and also to bring about
   uniformity in determination of the arm's length prices in identical or substantially identical cases".


   It also said a similar guidance note will be issued to deal with transfer pricing cases pertaining to domestic transaction within the group.


   The CBDT instruction further said the TP cases should be selected for scrutiny on the basis of risk parameters and not the transaction amount,
   as was the earlier practice.


   "Since the case will be selected for a scrutiny before making a reference to the TPO, the Assessing Officer may proceed to examine other
   aspects of the case during the pendency of assessment proceedings, but must wait for the report/order of the TPO on the value of international
   transactions before making final assessments," it clarified.


   The order of the TPO should contain details of the data used, reasons for arriving at a certain price and the applicability of the methods for
   computing arm's length price, it added.