provision of services

For the purposes of this clause, fees for technical services means any consideration (including any lump sum consideration) for the rendering of any managerial, technical or consultancy services (including the provision of services of technical or other personnel) but does not include consideration for any construction, assembly, mining or like project undertaken by the recipient or consideration which would be income of the recipient chargeable under the head Salaries. Full Article

The profits derived from business of providing services in connection with the prospecting for or extraction or production of mineral oil are squarely and exclusively governed by Section 44BB, irrespective of the nature of services, provided the services are intimately connected to Prospecting and exploration of oil. Therefore the ruling in P6 of 1995 cannot be called in aid by the Revenue to sustain its plea. Full Article

For the purposes of paragraph 2 of this Article, and subject to paragraph 5 of this Article, the term 'fees for technical services' means payments of any kind to any person in consideration for the rendering of any technical or consultancy services (including the provision of services of technical or other personnel) which: Full Article

The indirect tax regime in India is evolving into GST in the year 2010. The steps towards introduction of GST have commenced. The Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers has introduced the First Discussion Paper on GST in India on November 10, 2009. A dual structure of Central GST (CGST) and State GST (SGST) is proposed to be imposed on the manufacture of goods and on provision of services. Full Article

When the legal charges paid in UK are accepted to be covered under section 9(1)(vii) of the Income-tax Act, then how it can be argued that similar charges paid in Hongkong be given a different treatment, more so when the relation of the services with the subject continues to remain the same. Full Article

It is likely that the extant central and state levies of indirect taxes on the domestic production and sale of goods and on provision of services may be replaced by the levy of central and state Goods and Services Taxes from 1 April 2010. Full Article

SUMMARY OF CASE LAW Where the assessee was giving space with services and facilities, which were varied and wide, such activities together would definitely constitute an organized structure for making profits, and the same would necessarily constitute a business. CASE LAW DETAILS Decided by: ITAT, MUMBAI BENCH `A’: MUMBAI, In The case of: Gesco Corpn. [...] Full Article

As rightly pointed out by Shri Pardiwalla, even a promise to render services at a future date would entitle the assessee for deduction u/s 80-O in view of the specific wordings in the section. Full Article