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Payments made under distribution agreement not taxable in India: Delhi HC

Income Tax : CIT – International Taxation Vs. ESPN Star Sports Mauritius S.N.C ET Compagnie (Delhi High Court) The Delhi HC affirms the o...

March 23, 2024 750 Views 0 comment Print

Key Provisions and Implications of India-USA Tax Treaty

Income Tax : Explore the India-USA Tax Treaty, its provisions, implications, and how it prevents double taxation. Learn about residency, taxati...

March 18, 2024 1377 Views 1 comment Print

Foreign Tax Credit (FTC): Importance, Concept and How to Claim FTC

Income Tax : Understanding Foreign Tax Credit (FTC) in India: Learn its significance, rules, claiming procedure, case law insights, and steps t...

March 18, 2024 942 Views 0 comment Print

All about Form 10F and its Filing Procedure

Income Tax : Learn the essentials of Form 10F filing for non-residents seeking DTAA benefits in India, including required documents, filing pro...

March 5, 2024 3369 Views 1 comment Print

All about Form 15CA-15CB & its filing procedure

Income Tax : Understand Form 15CA/15CB and their filing process for cross-border transactions. Ensure compliance and transparency in internatio...

March 2, 2024 3483 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


India-Cyprus Double Tax Treaty: Benefits, Tax Recovery & Golden Passport

Income Tax : Explore the details of India's Double Tax Treaty with Cyprus, its signing date, benefits for both nations, tax recovery provisions...

December 11, 2023 522 Views 0 comment Print

Need for amendment of DTAA to stop double taxation of Indian IT firms

Income Tax : Need for early amendment of DTAA regulations to stop the double taxation of Indian IT firms: Ms. Anupriya Patel tells the visiting...

July 24, 2022 774 Views 0 comment Print

Cabinet approves Agreement with Saint Vincent for Tax Information exchange

Income Tax : The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved anAgreement between the Republic of India and Sa...

June 23, 2021 684 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT releases MLI synthesised text for India-Czechoslovak Socialist Republic tax treaty

Income Tax : CBDT has released the synthesised text for India-Slovak Republic tax treaty. It represents their shared understanding of the modif...

March 19, 2020 342 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT releases MLI synthesised text for India-Poland tax treaty

Income Tax : CBDT has released the synthesised text for India-Poland tax treaty. It represents their shared understanding of the modifications ...

March 19, 2020 639 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Disallowance u/s 14A deleted as interest free own funds exceeded investment: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai held that disallowance made u/s. 14A of the Income Tax Act read with rule 8D deleted as tax free funds were more than ...

April 5, 2024 453 Views 0 comment Print

Sale of Online Advertisement Space Not Taxable as Royalty or FTS in India: ITAT Bangalore

Income Tax : ITAT Bangalore held that payment made by Google India Pvt. Ltd. to Google Ireland Limited (assessee) for sale of online advertisem...

April 2, 2024 315 Views 0 comment Print

Software Sales Not Royalty Income under India-Japan DTAA: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : Analysis of ITAT Delhi's ruling: Sale of software products not taxable as royalty under India-Japan DTAA, citing Engineering Analy...

March 27, 2024 204 Views 0 comment Print

TDS u/s. 195 not deductible on expense of management and marketing support service paid to foreign company: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held that expense towards management and marketing support service paid to foreign company is not taxable under Fee for...

March 27, 2024 522 Views 0 comment Print

India-Thailand DTAA: Non-Resident’s Fee for Technical Services Exempt from Taxation

Income Tax : Discover the ITAT Delhi ruling on taxing income from providing business support services to Indian group entities. Analysis of Sol...

March 24, 2024 768 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


CBDT Amends India-Spain Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA)

Income Tax : Explore the Notification No. 33/2024 on the agreement between India and Spain for tax exchange. Understand its implications and ch...

March 19, 2024 822 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT notifies Tax Information Exchange Agreement: India-Samoa

Income Tax : Explore implications of Notification No. 21/2024 from Indias Ministry of Finance regarding the tax information exchange pact with ...

February 7, 2024 696 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Agreement Between India & Saint Vincent for information Exchange

Income Tax : Notification No. 96/2023-Income Tax: Learn about the agreement between India and Saint Vincent for tax information exchange and as...

November 1, 2023 567 Views 0 comment Print

DTAA between India and Chile notified by CBDT

Income Tax : Notification No. 24/2023- Income-Tax Dated: 03rd May, 2023 under section 90(1) of Income tax Act, 1961 regarding Agreement and Pro...

May 3, 2023 1755 Views 0 comment Print

Clarification on Most-Favoured-Nation clause in Protocol to India’s DTAAs

Income Tax : The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has received representations seeking clarity on the applicability of the MFN clause (part...

February 3, 2022 3924 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Posts in DTAA

Disallowance u/s 14A deleted as interest free own funds exceeded investment: ITAT Mumbai

April 5, 2024 453 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that disallowance made u/s. 14A of the Income Tax Act read with rule 8D deleted as tax free funds were more than investment made on which exempt income was earned.

Sale of Online Advertisement Space Not Taxable as Royalty or FTS in India: ITAT Bangalore

April 2, 2024 315 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that payment made by Google India Pvt. Ltd. to Google Ireland Limited (assessee) for sale of online advertisement space is not taxable in India as the same cannot be regarded as royalty or FTS.

Software Sales Not Royalty Income under India-Japan DTAA: ITAT Delhi

March 27, 2024 204 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of ITAT Delhi’s ruling: Sale of software products not taxable as royalty under India-Japan DTAA, citing Engineering Analysis case. Details of DCIT Vs Dassault Systems Biovia K.K.

TDS u/s. 195 not deductible on expense of management and marketing support service paid to foreign company: ITAT Delhi

March 27, 2024 522 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that expense towards management and marketing support service paid to foreign company is not taxable under Fee for Technical Service (FTS) under India-Netherlands Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) and hence TDS not deductible u/s. 195 of the Income Tax Act.

India-Thailand DTAA: Non-Resident’s Fee for Technical Services Exempt from Taxation

March 24, 2024 768 Views 0 comment Print

Discover the ITAT Delhi ruling on taxing income from providing business support services to Indian group entities. Analysis of Solvay Asia vs. DCIT case under India-Thailand DTAA.

Payments made under distribution agreement not taxable in India: Delhi HC

March 23, 2024 750 Views 0 comment Print

CIT – International Taxation Vs. ESPN Star Sports Mauritius S.N.C ET Compagnie (Delhi High Court) The Delhi HC affirms the order of ITAT that ESPN Distribution does not constitute a PE in India and income earned from sports channel distribution cannot be taxed as royalty under provisions of the ITA read with India-Mauritius DTAA. Background […]

Payment towards interconnect usage charges to foreign telecom operators not taxable in India: ITAT Mumbai

March 23, 2024 168 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that the payment made towards interconnect usage charges to foreign telecom operators does not accrue or arise in India and in the absence of any permanent establishment in India could not be brought to tax in India under Article 7 of DTAA.

Receipt from hotel owners for providing various centralized services cannot be treated as FIS

March 22, 2024 165 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that revenue received from various hotel owners for providing various centralized services cannot be treated as fees for included services (FIS) either under Article 12(4)(a) or 12(4)(b) of the India-US tax treaty. Thus, in absence of PE in India, the same is not taxable.

Taxpayer possessing Tax Residency Certificate Eligible for DTAA Benefit: Kolkata ITAT

March 20, 2024 297 Views 0 comment Print

Debarghya Chattopadhaya vs DCIT – Kolkata ITAT rules taxpayer, possessing tax residency certificate and taxed in another contracting state, deserves treaty benefit u/s 90. Full analysis here.

Interconnect Usage Charges Not Taxable as Royalty: ITAT Bangalore

March 19, 2024 96 Views 0 comment Print

HCG Global Communications Ltd. vs. DCIT (ITAT Bangalore) case ruling: Telecom interconnect usage payments received by a foreign company from an Indian operator deemed non-taxable as ‘royalty’ under the Income Tax Act.