Vodafone to fight $604m tax demand
The mobile operator would appeal the order soon, it said in a statement yesterday.
Last year, Vodafone filed a petition in a local court in a so-called transfer pricing dispute after authorities sought to add 85 billion rupees ($1.4 bn) to the taxable income of a unit, Vodafone India Services Pvt Ltd, which provided call centre services to some group companies. In September, the Bombay High Court extended a stay on a final tax demand order by the authorities.
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“Vodafone maintains there is no tax payable on this transaction and the company will file an appeal,” the company said.