86. Consider the following statements related to advance pricing agreement (APA),
1. An advance pricing agreement (APA) is an agreement between a taxpayer and a tax authority on an appropriate transfer pricing methodology.
2. This agreement is made so that a potential seller does not hike price of goods and services.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
a) 1 only
Answer- a
The sole objective of the APA is to bring tax certainty in international transactions and overcome the issues due to transfer pricing between related parties.