The Indian Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) delivered its decision on 2 January 2013 in the case of Ascendas (India) Pvt. Ltd. v. DCIT (ITA No. 1736/Mds/2011) that the Discount Cash Flow (DFC) method is preferred over the erstwhile valuation guidelines issued by the Controller of Capital Issues (CCI) in order to determine the arm's length price (ALP) for the sale of shares.
(a) Facts. The taxpayer (Ascendas (India) Private Limited) entered into a joint venture (JV) with L&a…