Hon’ble Bombay High Court (HC) held that the transfer pricing officer (TPO) cannot suo-motu assume jurisdiction to determine the arm’s length price (ALP) of specified domestic transactions (SDT) not referred to him.
Dear Reader, The Ministry of Finance, has issued a Press release dated 15 March, 2019 stating that a bilateral agreement has been finalized between India and the United States of America (USA) for the exchange of Country-by-Country Reports (CbCR). The proposed agreement would apply retrospectively for the exchange of CbCR from the financial years commencing […]
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. Vs. DCIT (Int. Taxation)- ITAT Delhi Analysis of the Samsung Case on the Determination of a Permanent Establishment (PE) for Services Provided by Seconded Employees of a Korean Parent to Its Subsidiary in India This article examines the ruling of the Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT or […]
Mumbai ITAT Ruling – Section 92 of the Act is not an independent charging section to bring in a new head of income or to charge tax on income which is otherwise not chargeable under the Act. Accordingly, the ITAT held that, if no income accrues or arises or is received by the assessee under […]
CBDT vide Notification No. 33/2018 amends Form no. 3CD in respect of tax audit under section 44AB. The new reporting requirements, especially with reference to secondary adjustment, limitation on interest deduction, GAAR, Country-by-country Report, etc. are onerous and obligatory on the taxpayers and chartered accountants. Introduction: The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) vide Notification […]
The general principle of taxation is that a person, who is resident of a country, would normally be taxable on his/its global income. However, as a rule of exception to this general principle, a person may also be taxed in the country of source i.e., the place where the business of a person is carried on, though he may be a resident of another country.
The CBDT has issued the Final Notification No. 29/2018 dated 22 June 2018 (applicable from AY 2017-18) for exception, modification and adaptation in respect of a foreign company said to be resident in India due to its place of effective management (POEM) being in India, under Section 115JH of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the Act). […]
Draft Notification of exception, modification and adaptation in respect of foreign company said to be resident in India under section 115JH of the Act The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on June 15, 2017 issued a Draft Notification (notification) vide F No. 370142/19/2017-TPL for exception, modification and adaptation in respect of foreign company said […]
Whether the Indian subsidiary of the assessee constitutes Permanent Establishment (PE) of the assessee in India on account of ‘signing, networking, planning and negotiation of offshore supply contracts in India’? If yes, whether any profit is attributable to the same, and the quantum thereof?
AAR has held that digital and other connected equipments can, depending on the business model, determine the formation of a permanent establishment of a non-resident enterprise in India. There are also other related issues which will have ramifications on the methodology of conducting business in India.
