CURRENT AFFAIRS

2017

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on 28 February 2017 signed _________ Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs) with taxpayers.
A
16
B
36
C
10
D
41
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -An APA is an agreement between a tax payer and tax authority determining the transfer pricing methodology for pricing the tax payer’s international transactions for future years.

Detailed explanation-2: -The APA Scheme endeavours to provide certainty to taxpayers in the domain of transfer pricing by specifying the methods of pricing and determining the arm’s length price of international transactions in advance for the maximum of five future years.

Detailed explanation-3: -In general, a bilateral APA is a binding agreement between two tax administrations and the taxpayers concerned. This is entered into by reference to the relevant double taxation convention. It governs the treatment for tax purposes of future transactions between associated taxpayers.

Detailed explanation-4: -This includes 13 Bilateral APAs (consequent to Mutual Agreement between India and its treaty partners) and 49 Unilateral APAs.

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