The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT),Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance entered into five Unilateral Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs) on 27th October.
●    The Agreements cover a range of international transactions, including sale of finished goods, purchase of raw materials, software development services, IT enabled services, exports and interest payment. 
●    The Agreements pertain to different industrial sectors like manufacturing, IT services, etc. 
●    The Agreements provide certainty to the taxpayers for 5 years with regard to the covered international transactions.
●    The total number of APAs signed so far has reached 108. 
●    These include 4 bilateral APAs and 104 unilateral APAs since 2013-14. 

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