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Form 41 for DTAA Claims: Complete Guide under Income Tax Act 2025  

Income Tax : Form 41 is now compulsory for non-residents claiming DTAA benefits, replacing Form 10F. The update mandates online filing and ensu...

April 18, 2026 6468 Views 0 comment Print

Mauritius Route Hit: SC Rejects Tiger Global’s Treaty Claim in ₹14,439 Cr Flipkart Deal

Income Tax : The Court held that indirect share transfers deriving value from Indian assets are taxable. Treaty benefits were denied due to tax...

April 12, 2026 1161 Views 0 comment Print

Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) & Foreign Tax Credit (FTC)

Income Tax : Income Tax Department Ministry of Finance, Government of India DTAA & FTC Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) & For...

April 9, 2026 4575 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Appeals & Revision across different Appellate Levels

Income Tax : The case explains the statutory framework governing appeals and revisions under the Income-tax Act. It highlights the role of face...

April 9, 2026 1530 Views 0 comment Print

Cross-Border ESOPs: Tax, DTAA & TP Implications for Indian Employees & Subsidiaries

Income Tax : The article explains how ESOP taxation spans salary, capital gains, DTAA, and disclosure requirements. It highlights that errors i...

March 26, 2026 831 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


India–France DTAA Amended to Grant Source Country Taxing Rights on Share Capital Gains

Income Tax : India and France have signed a protocol granting full taxing rights on capital gains from share sales to the country of company re...

February 24, 2026 1236 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Clarifies Guidance on Principal Purpose Test (PPT)

Income Tax : CBDT issues clarification on Circular 01/2025, stating it applies only to the Principal Purpose Test in certain DTAAs and does not...

March 17, 2025 2646 Views 0 comment Print

Representation to Simplify & Automate TRC Issue Process for Indian Companies

Income Tax : Explore challenges in TRC applications under DTAA by Indian companies. KSCAA proposes reforms for a simpler, efficient process. Le...

June 22, 2024 813 Views 0 comment Print

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 1830 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 1041 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Foreign Tax Credit Cannot Be Denied Merely for Late Filing of Form 67: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : The Delhi ITAT held that belated filing of Form No. 67 is only a procedural lapse and cannot extinguish substantive Foreign Tax Cr...

May 9, 2026 213 Views 0 comment Print

Cloud Service Payments Not Taxable as Royalty Due to No Transfer of IP Rights: SC

Income Tax : The Supreme Court affirmed that payments for cloud computing services are not royalty where no intellectual property rights are tr...

April 29, 2026 432 Views 0 comment Print

Only Legitimate Tax Can Be Collected; ITAT Restores BBC Distribution Fee Royalty Taxability Issue

Income Tax : The Tribunal set aside the dismissal of a delayed appeal, holding that the issue of distribution fee taxability requires fresh exa...

April 29, 2026 282 Views 0 comment Print

No FTS on Project-Specific Design Services; ‘Make Available’ Test Not Met, No Disallowance u/s 40(a)(i)

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that consultancy payments for architectural services were not FTS since no technical knowledge was made availabl...

April 16, 2026 210 Views 0 comment Print

Foreign Investor Gains Not Taxable in India Due to DTAA Residency Rule: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : The tribunal held that gains from sale of shares did not fall under Article 14(4). It ruled that Article 14(6) applies, making gai...

April 6, 2026 756 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


CBDT Notifies India-Japan Tax Recovery Pact

Income Tax : The government enforced a tax collection assistance agreement with Japan effective from 8 July 2025. The notification enables cros...

April 2, 2026 708 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT notifies amended India-Brazil Tax Treaty

Income Tax : The amendment expands the definition of permanent establishment to include service-based activities exceeding 183 days. It clarifi...

March 30, 2026 630 Views 0 comment Print

India Enforces Amended DTAA with Belgium from June 2025 to Curb Tax Evasion

Income Tax : The Finance Ministry notifies the India-Belgium protocol amending the 1993 tax treaty, effective June 26, 2025, updating definitio...

November 10, 2025 1059 Views 0 comment Print

India–Qatar DTAA & Protocol Notified by CBDT

Income Tax : Notification implements the India-Qatar Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) and Protocol, effective from the next fiscal ye...

October 24, 2025 1578 Views 0 comment Print

Guidance on Principal Purpose Test (PPT) in India’s DTAAs

Income Tax : Circular No. 01/2025 outlines the application of the Principal Purpose Test (PPT) under India's Double Taxation Avoidance Agreemen...

January 21, 2025 5457 Views 0 comment Print


Taxation of Lease Payment to Germany – A Case Study

July 16, 2025 1500 Views 0 comment Print

Understand the taxability of royalty income for German companies in India, DTAA applicability, and the procedure for claiming tax credits for TDS paid in India against German tax obligations.

Taxability of Derivatives – Article 13(4) of India-Mauritius DTAA

July 16, 2025 1308 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai clarifies derivative income taxability for Mauritius fund. Rules derivatives are distinct from shares, exempting gains from Indian tax under India-Mauritius DTAA Article 13(4).

License fee for broadcasting sports event apportioned as 10% towards recorded events and 90% towards live coverage

July 12, 2025 531 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that apportionment of license fees as 10% towards recorded events and 90% towards live coverage instead of 5% and 95% as claimed by sports broadcasters. Accordingly, appeal partly allowed.

Protocol Forms Integral Part of DTAA: ITAT Delhi

July 10, 2025 381 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi ITAT upholds non-taxability of Converteam Group’s support services, affirming “make available” clause applicability via MFN protocol in India-France DTAA.

DTAA provisions will prevail over general to the extent they are beneficial to assessee

July 3, 2025 756 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal therefore, has rightly affirmed the conclusion arrived at by CIT(Appeals) in deleting the tax demand relatable to difference between 20% and the actual tax rate on which tax was deducted by the respondent assessee in terms of the relevant DTAAS.

Income from simulator training to FSTC Dubai was not taxable in India as FTS

July 2, 2025 762 Views 0 comment Print

AO treated this amount as fees for technical services (FTS) taxable in India, and Dispute Resolution Panel (DRP) upheld the assessment. DRP looked into whether the payment made by an Indian company, FSTI, to Ethiopian Airlines (EA) was taxable in India as FTS.

Benefit of explanation (ix) of section 153B not available as reference to Indo-Swiss DTAA invalid

June 26, 2025 372 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that the benefit of exclusion of time by virtue of Explanation (ix) of Section 153B of the Income Tax Act cannot be available here as reference made for information under Indo-Swiss DTAA was invalid. Accordingly, questions to law as framed are answered against the Revenue.

Capital Gain on sale of rights entitlement was exempt as per Article 13(6) of India-Ireland DTAA

June 26, 2025 1590 Views 0 comment Print

AO however, held that STCG on the sale of rights entitlement was to be taxed as “sale of shares” under Article 13(5) of the India-Ireland DTAA, making an addition towards STCG as taxable in India.

Foreign tax credit cannot be denied for mere delay in filing of Form No. 67: ITAT Kolkata

June 26, 2025 444 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata held that filing of Form No. 67 is directory and no mandatory and the credit for foreign taxes cannot be denied for mere delay in filing the Form No. 67. Accordingly, appeal of the assessee allowed.

Journey of Tax Treaties: Interpretation Tools and Evolution

June 20, 2025 1089 Views 0 comment Print

In today’s interconnected world, global trade and cross-border investments are the backbone of   economic growth. No nation remains entirely self-reliant—countries rely on imports, exports, and foreign capital to drive their economies. However, this interdependence has led to complex tax issues, particularly double taxation, where the same income is taxed in more than one country. To […]

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