Is entity having ‘Permanent Establishment’ was a fact-specific issue to be determined separately for different tax periods

Grid Solutions Oy (Ltd) Vs ACIT International Taxation & Anr. (Delhi High Court) Conclusion: Whether or not a permanent establishment existed in a State during a given period must be determined on the basis of the circumstances applicable during that period and not those applicable during a past or future period. AO should take cognizance of a “fundamental aspect pervading through different assessment years”. However, AO could not have proceeded on an “assumption” that facts had remained unchanged and that the business model had remained unaltered. Held: Assessee-company was formal...