Transfer pricing documentation should, as far as possible, be contemporaneous, and should be in existence on the specified date of the filing of the income tax return, which is 30 November following the close of the financial year. Transfer pricing documentation must be submitted to the tax officer within 30 days of the notice during assessment proceedings
Exempt transactions: none specified
Tax assessments are to be completed within 45 months of the close of the financial year (1 April to 31 March). However, if the tax authorities determine that income has escaped assessment, an assessment may be re–opened within seven years of the close of the financial year
Transfer pricing penalties: 1) inadequate documentation or insufficient information / documents (2% of transaction value), 2) lack of due diligence effort to determine arm’s length price (100% - 300% of incremental tax on TP adjustment), or 3) not submitting an Accountant’s Certificate with income tax return (approx. INR 100,000)