Despite Dependence, Arms’ Length Agent is Not Permanent Establishment (PE)

Delmas, France Vs. ADIT (ITAT Mumbai) – Scope of dependent agent permanent establishment (DAPE) is set out in Article 5(5) and Article 5(6) of the Indo French DTAA. Article 5(5) provides the situations in which business being carried on through a dependent agent results in creation of PE in the source state. The provisions of Article 5(6) are, however, slightly at variance with standard tax treaty provisions, and need to be analysed in some detail . The significant feature of Article 5(6) of Indo French DTAA, which is somewhat unique in the sense that this provision is in clear deviatio...