Cummins India Limited, Pune vs Dy. Cit, Circle-1(1), Pune, Pune on 3 March
charged by the associated enterprise for the ECB with the interest
rate LIBOR plus 2% prescribed by the RBI for ECB for the year ... against the interest rate of LIBOR plus 3% notified by RBI for the year 2003-
04, i.e. at the time when ECB Loan
application in this regard and further that an international
rate like LIBOR or EURIBOR would come into play as the loan in
question was denominated ... interest and noted
in para 104 of his order that the average LIBOR rate as per the
decision rendered by the Tribunal in another case
enterprises by determining its arm's length rate of interest at
LIBOR + 5% instead of LIBOR + 0.875%.
3.2 On the facts and in circumstances ... interest on loan advanced in foreign
jurisdiction on the basis of LIBOR plus basis. The market / country
in which such loan is to be raised
annum. As per the TPO, the rate prevailing as per
LIBOR +, for the year ending 31.03.2008 was 6.79%. The TPO tabulated
the transactions of granting ... ending 31.03.2008 per the financials)
[B] Base charge adopted by the assessee LIBOR
[C] Base charge adopted by the assessee However, rate charged
to benchmark
financing the European business acquisition and the said loan was
raised @ interest LIBOR + 1.5% p.a. which ranges between 2 - 2.5%
and the balance funds ... charged @ 4.75% p.a.
However, the rate prevailing as per six months LIBOR + 1.5% for the
year ending 31.03.2008 was 6.79%. The TPO tabulated
assessee had borrowed
loan from City Bank and advanced the same on LIBOR+ rates to its associate
enterprises, then the said transaction with its associate ... financing the European
business acquisition and the said loan was raised @ interest LIBOR + 1.5%
p.a. which ranges between 2 - 2.5% and the balance funds
borrowals of loans,
which in turn, were advanced at LIBOR + rate to the associate enterprises, in
case the advancement of loan to the associate enterprises ... LIBOR+ /
WIBOR+ rates, then the said transaction with the associate enterprises is within
arm's length price, otherwise, the TPO may re-compute
erred in law and on facts in applying interest @
LIBOR + 5% on the loan advanced to the AE party.
2. The learned ... order to benchmark the said
transactions. The DRP however, applied interest @ LIBOR+5% on the loans
advanced to associated enterprises. The Tribunal in earlier years
Length rate of interest at 8% on the
basis of LIBOR plus certain basis points and made transfer
pricing adjustment for the remaining interest equivalent