« Top Headlines » Open DEMAT Account in 24 hrs  Delhi HC Rules GST Registration Cannot Be Cancelled Retrospectively Without a Clear Show Cause Notice (SCN)  Belated income tax return AY 2026-27: How to file, late filing charges and what you may lose  Major Financial Changes from August 1, 2026: ITR Deadline, RBI MPC Meeting, Tatkal Ticket Rules & More  Government proposes to ease tax relief conditions for offshore funds  TallyPrime Connected Banking: Automating Banking and Accounting  ITR Filing Deadline 2026: Is July 31 the Last Date to File Your Income Tax Return? Latest Official Update  ITR filing deadline nears: How to file income tax return online on e-filing portal - quick 15-step guide  Will the ITR Filing Deadline Be Extended Beyond July 31 for FY 2025-26? Here's the Latest Update for Taxpayers  Income Tax Refund Delayed for AY 2026-27? 5 Common Reasons Your Refund May Be Stuck and How to Fix It  ITR Filing 2026: FM Nirmala Sitharaman Asks Tax Officials to Let Honest Taxpayers Correct Genuine Mistakes  Will Your FCNR Deposit Stay Tax-Free After Returning to India? Tax Rules Explained for NRIs «  FBT collections decrease by 4%... Judging a firm by its profit & loss account... » Joint probe for transfer pricing cases September, 10th 2007 The government has directed the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) and the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) to jointly track cases of transfer pricing. Both departments have found that many companies engaged in exports and imports have cited different data to Customs and income tax.   While the cost of goods is undervalued for the purpose of paying Customs duty, the same cost is increased substantially to reduce the taxable profit, sources close to the development said.   It has been also found that out of the total cross-border transaction, almost 60 per cent transactions are related party (relevant to transfer pricing). Out of the total Customs revenue collection of around Rs 60,000 crore, Rs 36,000 crore belongs to related party transactions.   Related party transactions in transfer pricing refers to dealings with known entities like a foreign company and its Indian subsidiary or an exporter of an Indian company among others.   In such cases, the tax department has to check whether the valuation of the cost of goods purchased from the foreign entity or loans taken by the Indian subsidiary from the parent or any related party deal are done at an arms length basis.   Arms length pricing means valuation of the goods from related parties should be done at the relevant market price within a margin of 5 per cent on either side as if the transaction is done in the market, explained an official source.   To this effect, data on related party transactions will be shared by both the departments followed by bi-monthly meetings.   Further, CBEC has decided to simplify the procedure for audit of imports. The current practice involves monitoring each and every import through debit in a bond for every transaction and collecting revenue deposit for each bill of entry.   The board now has recommended to the government for switching over to a system of periodic audit of imports, as is the case with income tax. Thus there will be no practice of debiting bonds or revenue deposit for bills of entry, which will substantially cut down the paper work, added the source.