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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


Global operation fees not taxable as FTS under India-UK DTAA

May 17, 2023 1272 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that global operation fees cannot be taxed as Fees for Technical Services (FTS) under the provisions of the Act and the India-UK DTAA as it doesn’t satisfy the ‘make available’ clause contained in Article 13(4)(c) of the India-UK DTAA.

Interest on FCCDs is to be computed by applying LIBOR plus 200 points

May 17, 2023 1368 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Hyderabad held that FCCDs are debt hence interest paid/ payable on FCCDs in to be computed by applying LIBOR plus 200 basis points.

Sales tax subsidy received by assesee from Haryana Govt. is capital receipt

May 11, 2023 789 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that sales tax subsidy received by assessee be treated as capital receipt and not be added to income of asseseee.

Without remote link between activities of other projects with PE, Force of Attraction Rule not apply

May 4, 2023 1212 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that the Force of Attraction Rule doesn’t apply unless there is even a remote link between the activities of other projects is established with the PE.

DTAA between India and Chile notified by CBDT

May 3, 2023 3987 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 24/2023- Income-Tax Dated: 03rd May, 2023 under section 90(1) of Income tax Act, 1961 regarding Agreement and Protocol between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Republic of Chile for the Elimination of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion and Avoidance with respect to taxes on […]

Subscription Fee Received by American Chemical Society cannot be Treated as Royalty

April 28, 2023 1089 Views 0 comment Print

Subscription revenue received by assessee in Chemical Extract Service and Publication division does not qualify as ‘Royalty’ in terms of section 9(1)(vi) of the Act & Article–12(3) of India–USA DTAA.

Residentail status for income tax purpose

April 25, 2023 24945 Views 2 comments Print

Residential status for income tax refers to the status of an individual or an entity based on their presence or stay in India during a financial year. It determines the extent to which their income will be taxed in India.

Dividend to non-resident shareholder attracting rates u/s 115-O doesn’t have lower rate benefit under DTAA

April 25, 2023 4611 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that dividend declared, distributed or paid by a domestic company to a non-resident shareholder will attract Additional Income Tax (Tax on Distributed Profits) referred to in Sec.115-O of the Act and not at the rate of tax applicable to the non-resident shareholder(s) as specified in the relevant DTAA.

Distribution fees paid by Google India to Google Ireland doesn’t attract TDS u/s. 195

April 25, 2023 1392 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that distribution fees paid by Google India Private Ltd. (Google India) cannot be treated as DAPE (Dependent Agent Permanent Establishment) of Google Ireland Ltd (Google Ireland). Accordingly, distribution fees paid by Google India to Google Ireland doesn’t attract TDS u/s. 195.

FTS service not taxable in India in absence of PE as FTS clause doesn’t exist in India-UAE tax treaty

April 21, 2023 7299 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that in absence of FTS (Fees for Technical Service) clause in the India UAE Tax Treaty, payment for the FTS services cannot be taxed in India, unless it is established that the overseas company i.e. Oilstone UAE has a permanent establishment (PE) in India.

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