Finance : On May 6, 2025, India and the United Kingdom officially concluded a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (FTA), marking a significan...
Income Tax : Article explores effectiveness and influence of Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) on FDI flows with particular emphasis within ...
Income Tax : Switzerland halts the unilateral application of the MFN clause under its tax treaty with India from 2025, following the Indian Sup...
Income Tax : Learn how international transactions are taxed under India’s Income Tax Act, including DTAAs, transfer pricing, TDS provisions, ...
Income Tax : Switzerland suspends the MFN clause with India following a Supreme Court ruling in the Nestle case, impacting dividend tax rates f...
Income Tax : CBDT issues clarification on Circular 01/2025, stating it applies only to the Principal Purpose Test in certain DTAAs and does not...
Income Tax : Explore challenges in TRC applications under DTAA by Indian companies. KSCAA proposes reforms for a simpler, efficient process. Le...
Income Tax : Explore the details of India's Double Tax Treaty with Cyprus, its signing date, benefits for both nations, tax recovery provisions...
Income Tax : Need for early amendment of DTAA regulations to stop the double taxation of Indian IT firms: Ms. Anupriya Patel tells the visiting...
Income Tax : The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved anAgreement between the Republic of India and Sa...
Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai held that head office expenditure incurred outside India exclusively for the Indian branches does not fall within the ...
Income Tax : Reimbursement of expenses qua marketing fees, frequent flyer programme, frequent guest programme and reservation fees received by ...
Income Tax : Delhi High Court dismisses revenue appeal against Bharti Airtel, reaffirming that charges paid for bandwidth to overseas operators...
Income Tax : Delhi High Court rules payments for hotel centralised services like marketing and reservations are not taxable as technical fees, ...
Income Tax : The present appeal has been preferred by the revenue. The controversy involved in the present appeals pertains to the treatment of...
Income Tax : Circular No. 01/2025 outlines the application of the Principal Purpose Test (PPT) under India's Double Taxation Avoidance Agreemen...
Income Tax : Explore the Notification No. 33/2024 on the agreement between India and Spain for tax exchange. Understand its implications and ch...
Income Tax : Explore implications of Notification No. 21/2024 from Indias Ministry of Finance regarding the tax information exchange pact with ...
Income Tax : Notification No. 96/2023-Income Tax: Learn about the agreement between India and Saint Vincent for tax information exchange and as...
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...
ITAT held that payment received in India for providing logistics support services cannot be treated as royalty under Section 9(1)(vi) or fees for technical services under section 9(1)(vii) of Income Tax Act, 1961
Definition the Profits derived from the operation of ships or aircraft in international traffic, in the India- Singapore DTAA is exhaustive enough not only to include the air passengers but also mail, livestock or There is nothing mentioned in the India-Singapore DTAA to make an inference that the profits from transport of air passengers should not be covered under Article 8 of the Indo-Bhutan DTAA.
ITAT Mumbai held that payment towards buy-back of shares to an NRI doesn’t attract deduction of tax under section 195 as according to Indo-Singapore DTAA jurisdiction for taxing the capital gains arising in the hands of an NRI is in Singapore and not in India
ITAT Mumbai held that consultancy services not of technical nature cannot treated as Fees for Included Services as per sub-clause 4B of Article 12 of DTAA between India –USA and hence addition unsustainable
These treaties are based on the general principles laid down in the model draft of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) with suitable modifications as agreed to by the other contracting countries.
Sunsmart Technologies Pvt. Ltd Vs ACIT (ITAT Chennai) As per Explanation-2 to Sec.9(1)(vii) of the Act, FTS means any consideration (including in lump sum consideration) for the rendering of any managerial, technical or consultancy services, but does not include consideration for any construction, assembling, mining or like project undertaken by the recipient or consideration which […]
Issue which requires examination is whether the amount received by assessee towards sale of software products and provision of maintenance services would be taxable as royalty under Article 12 of India-Singapore DTAA.
This article aims to examine in light of the judicial precedent laid by Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) in the case of Blackstone FP Capital Partners Mauritius v DCIT (1725/Mum/2021), the scope of Beneficial Ownership with respect to the discretion of tax authorities applying the concept for assessment with respect to International Tax Treaties.
Understanding the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) between India and USA. Learn how this tax treaty helps prevent double taxation on income.
ITAT Pune held that leadership training receipts is not chargeable to tax in the light of Article 12(4)(b) of DTAA between India and Portuguese
