Income Tax : Tax on dividends, interest, royalties and FTS earned by non-residents is governed by the more beneficial rate under the Income-tax...
Income Tax : The applicable withholding tax depends on the Income-tax Act or the relevant DTAA, whichever is more beneficial. Treaty rates diff...
Income Tax : This guide explains how the abolition of DDT shifted the tax burden on dividends from companies to shareholders from 1 April 2020 ...
Income Tax : The guide explains how residents can avoid double taxation through DTAA benefits, Foreign Tax Credit, and Section 91 relief, outli...
Income Tax : Form 41 is now compulsory for non-residents claiming DTAA benefits, replacing Form 10F. The update mandates online filing and ensu...
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...
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 : ITAT Delhi held legal services are not FTS under Section 9(1)(vii) and directed partner-wise DTAA examination. FTS addition was de...
Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai allowed deduction of ESOP expenses under Section 37(1) by following Karnataka High Court's ruling in Biocon Ltd. Tribu...
Income Tax : The Bombay High Court held that royalty refunded by a foreign company to its Indian subsidiary under an Advance Pricing Agreement ...
Income Tax : ITAT Pune held that Foreign Tax Credit cannot be denied merely because Form 67 was filed after the prescribed due date. The Tribun...
Income Tax : The Delhi ITAT ruled that no installation or supervisory PE existed in India as the activities did not exceed the 120-day threshol...
Income Tax : The government enforced a tax collection assistance agreement with Japan effective from 8 July 2025. The notification enables cros...
Income Tax : The amendment expands the definition of permanent establishment to include service-based activities exceeding 183 days. It clarifi...
Income Tax : The Finance Ministry notifies the India-Belgium protocol amending the 1993 tax treaty, effective June 26, 2025, updating definitio...
Income Tax : Notification implements the India-Qatar Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) and Protocol, effective from the next fiscal ye...
Income Tax : Circular No. 01/2025 outlines the application of the Principal Purpose Test (PPT) under India's Double Taxation Avoidance Agreemen...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
ITAT Delhi held that the centralised services fee received by the assessee cannot be treated as FTS under Article 12 of the India-Singapore tax treaty, hence not taxable in India.
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