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Services provided for purchase of goods to be exported from India may not be eligible for exemption provided under Income-tax provisions

July 9, 2010 927 Views 0 comment Print

The sourcing activity of non-resident purchaser or an agent of such non-resident purchaser for exports of goods outside India will only be covered by the exclusion clause under deeming provisions of section 9(1 )(i) of ITA. A mere service provider may not be eligible to claim benefit of such an exclusion provision.

Filling stations in Punjab need not calculate input or output tax on purchase and sale of petrol and diesel under Punjab VAT Act, 2005

July 9, 2010 6200 Views 0 comment Print

Filling Station dealers i.e. Retail outlets of oil companies are not required under the Punjab VAT Act 2005 to calculate output tax or input tax on the sale and purchase of petrol and diesel in view of explanation 8 which was added lately to section 2(zg) explaining the sale price of oil companies in relation to the petrol and diesel under the Punjab VAT Act which runs as under:

ICAI wants reciprocal arrangement with other countries to ensure level playing field

July 9, 2010 1002 Views 0 comment Print

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has urged the government to ensure that Indian accounting firms get a level playing field in foreign countries, as the country is considering unrestricted practising rights to foreign firms.

Payments towards workshop conducted for dissemination of information which is a part of study course cannot be termed as FIS

July 9, 2010 696 Views 0 comment Print

Payments towards workshops and learning programmes conducted by institutes, where no technical knowledge, experience or skills were shared or made available to the participants, could not be termed as “fees for included services”.

Payments for referral services cannot be termed as fees for technical services (FTS)

July 9, 2010 2754 Views 0 comment Print

The receipts in the nature of referral fees do not constitute “fee for technical services”. Further, in the absence of a PE in India, the same cannot be subject to tax in India.

Vodafone hearing rescheduled to August 2

July 9, 2010 739 Views 0 comment Print

A court on Thursday rescheduled hearing of Vodafone’s appeal against the country’s tax department to Aug. 2, a Vodafone representative said. The Bombay High Court gave a new date after the counsel for the Indian tax office asked for adjournment of the matter, the representative said in a statement to media.

Ultimate Holding Company should not be considered as beneficial owner of gains arising to Subsidiary Company on sale of investments held by such Subsidiary Company

July 9, 2010 2590 Views 0 comment Print

The applicant, a Dutch company was incorporated on 11 August 2008. On 6 November 2008, it acquired all the shares of an existing Indian company from another group company located in Germany. The shares were acquired for a consideration of INR 100 million.

FII’s Income from trading in futures and options is business income

July 9, 2010 3612 Views 0 comment Print

FII‘s income from trading in futures and options is in the nature of business income. Special provisions under the domestic tax laws i.e. Section 1 15AD does not preclude FII‘s from earning business income in India.

Common Disputes -FAQ in Partnership Firm

July 9, 2010 4547 Views 0 comment Print

I have taken on rent particular premises. Later I entered into a partnership. The firm so formed is carrying on its business on the premises taken on rent by me. Does it amount to subletting? A. It does not amount to sub letting. When a person after taking premises on rent, enters into partnership firm to carry business, it did not amount to sub letting because the premises continues to remain in possession of the tenant.

Mere reimbursement of costs based on a cost sharing agreement not liable to withholding tax

July 8, 2010 6828 Views 0 comment Print

ABB Limited, an Indian company (ABB India) and ABB Research Limited, Zurich, a Swiss company (ABB Zurich) are part of the ABB group. The group is engaged in the manufacturing of power products and systems technologies and has business activities across the globe in over 100 countries.

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