Foreign tax credit eligible in all cases, except tax paid in Finland & Canada

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Mumbai) From the stage of the assessment proceeding itself, it is the claim of the assessee that the term ‘tax’, as defined under section 2(43) of the Act would only include taxes chargeable under the Indian Income Tax Act. It is the further case of the assessee that since in respect of the State taxes paid overseas, the assessee is not eligible to claim relief under section 90 or 91 of the Act, it will not be covered under section 40(a)(ii) of the Act. On a perusal of provisions of sub–section (43) of section 2 of the Act, it becomes ...