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With globalization, people and corporates venturing abroad for work and to explore foreign markets is common. This brings a need to pay taxes on income earned in foreign countries. The question is, if an Indian resident earns income and pays taxes abroad, can he claim credit of the taxes paid in foreign countries and if […]
Implementation plan for the two-pillar solution to address tax challenges of a digital economy Background In my earlier article dated July 19, 2021, I have given a brief overview of the Statement on a two‑pillar solution to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalisation of the economy (the Statement) that was agreed by 130 […]
In present facts of the case, the Hon’ble Tribunal held that reimbursements cannot be termed as Fees for Technical Services under section 9(1)(vii) of the Act and Article 12 (4) of India US DTAA.
In present facts of the case, the Hon’ble Tribunal relied upon the previous Judgments passed in the assesse own case and have observed that agents of the assessee did not have the necessary authority to conclude the contracts of the assessee and, on that premise, it was held that there is no agency PE of assessee in India and therefore Assessee was not taxable in India.
India has gained an ill-reputation regarding its retrospective taxation laws in the past decade, especially due to the amendments made to Section 9 by the Finance Act, 2012. Retrospective operation of this amendment gave rise to three notable international tax disputes, namely the Vodafone International Holdings BV case, the Cairn Energy PLC case, and the […]
The Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA), inter alia, provide rules and mechanisms for allocation of taxing rights amongst the treaty partners; avoidance of economic and juridical double taxation; and resolution of taxation not in accordance with the treaty through the Mutual Agreement Procedure (‘MAP’). MAP is an inbuilt and alternate tax dispute resolution mechanism available to the taxpayers under the DTAAs. It is […]
Recently, the Mumbai bench of ITAT has given its final order in the case of Morgan Stanley Mauritius Co. Ltd. v. DCIT,[1] holding that dividend payments made by a foreign company to its domestic depository which were subsequently transferred to IDR holders are not taxable in India under the Indo-Mauritius DTAA. Despite the dividend income […]
TAX TREATMENT IN CASE OF TRANSFER OF ECONOMIC INTEREST BY UK HOLDING COMPANIES OF SHARES HELD IN INDIAN COMPANY I would try to address the tax position by the way of an example. ISSUE : XYZ Ltd is an Indian Company which is registered in India having two major foreign shareholders D Ltd and Y […]
Two-pillar solution for Tax challenges arising from Digitalisation of Economy and consensus of majority of OECD/ G20 member countries (including India) Executive summary Certainty is one of the basic cannons of taxation. With the globalisation of economy when Multi National Enterprises (MNEs) starting setting up businesses across the globe, levy of tax in multiple countries […]
M/s. QlikTech International AB Vs DCIT (ITAT Bangalore) Bangalore ITAT rules out royalty on distribution of software and holds that software payments are not taxable in India by placing reliance on landmark rulings in case of Engineering Analysis Centre of Excellence. It further held that back office services don’t qualify as Fees for Technical Services […]
