# ITAT partly allows BBC tax raid appeals, sets profit at 12% 2026-08-12T17:21:02+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has partly allowed six appeals by BBC Global News Limited, reducing the profit attributable to its Indian operations from 15% to 12% of advertising revenue, Bar and Bench reports. The tribunal rejected the BBC's plea to retain the earlier attribution rate of 8.75% but found the 15% rate set by the Assessing Officer excessive and based on mere estimation. The dispute arose after income tax raids on BBC's Delhi and Mumbai offices in February 2023. The department argued that BBC's Indian entity performed functions beyond what was disclosed, including sales and marketing. The ITAT agreed on additional activities but capped the attribution at 12%, while remanding the tax credit claim to the Assessing Officer. ## Coverage - barandbench.com Tags: attribution rate, BBC, Income tax, ITAT, tax raid, transfer pricing Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/itat-partly-allows-bbc-tax-raid-appeals-sets-profit-at-12/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/itat-partly-allows-bbc-tax-raid-appeals-sets-profit-at-12/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.