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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


Satellite Transmission Services cannot be treated as royalty

March 14, 2023 1293 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that receipts from Satellite Transmission Services cannot be treated as royalty & not taxable at the hands of assessee in India

When software itself is not taxable, the training & related activities cannot be held to be FTS

March 12, 2023 1587 Views 0 comment Print

When software itself is not taxable, the training and related activities concerned with utilization & installation cannot be held to be FTS.

Amount received for business support services not treatable as FTS

March 11, 2023 2076 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that amount received on account of business support services cannot be treated as ‘Fees for Technical Services’ (FTS) under Article 12(5) of India Netherlands DTAA and hence addition towards the same unsustainable.

Brief understanding of Article 1 ‘Persons Covered’ of UN Model

March 9, 2023 1161 Views 0 comment Print

Article 1 of United Nations Model Convention on Income and Capital (the Model) provides scope and application of Convention. It outlines the persons and entities to which the Model applies, as well as the types of taxes to which it is applicable.

Payment by GIPL to Google US towards seconded employees is outside purview of FTS/ FIS

March 4, 2023 2061 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that the amount paid by Google India Private Limited (GIPL) to M/s. Google LLC (US) towards seconded employees doesn’t come under the purview of FTS (Fees for Technical Services) or FIS (Fees for Included Services) under the Income Tax Act or under DTAA.

TDS to be deducted as per Tax Treaties rates even when PAN of non-resident payee not available

February 27, 2023 7104 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that in case of payments to non-resident, when PAN of non-resident payee is not available, TDS is to be deducted at the rates applicable in respective Tax Treaties.

Non-inclusion of interest income for misplace of fixed deposit is illogical argument

February 27, 2023 1116 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that addition of interest income on fixed deposit with Canara Bank sustainable as contention of the assessee that fixed deposit is misplaced and hence there is no question of earning any interest income is illogical.

Interest paid by Indian Branch to Head office is not taxable in India in terms of India-France DTAA

February 27, 2023 1995 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that that the interest paid by the Indian branch-PE to the head office-GE is not taxable in India in terms of India-France DTAA.

Sale of software not taxable in terms of India-Ireland DTAA

February 16, 2023 1059 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata held that sale of software is transfer of ‘copyrighted article’ and not transfer of any ‘copyright’ and hence cannot be characterized as ‘Royalty’. Hence, the same is not taxable in terms of India-Ireland DTAA.

Capital gain earned on sale of share not taxable in India in terms of India-Singapore DTAA

February 14, 2023 4992 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that capital gain earned on sale of shares by non-resident is not taxable in terms of Article 13(4) of India and Singapore (DTAA) based on Tax Residency Certificate. Also held that revenue has to accept Tax Residency Certificate and cannot go behind it.

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