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 Mumbai held that freight charges received from transportation of cargo through feeder vessels being part of shipping income in International Traffic is covered under Article–9(1) of the India–France Tax Treaty and hence not taxable in India.
ITAT Kolkata held that interest on income tax refund is a ‘debt claim’ payable by the Revenue in terms of Article 12(3)(a) of the India-Italy Treaty and thus such interest is not taxable and no TDS ought to be done by the AO.
Toshiba JSW Power Systems Private Limited Vs DCIT (ITAT Chennai) The AO had held that payment made by the assessee to non-resident towards cost of salary of seconded employees is fees for technical services as per section 9(1)(vii) of the Act and also as per Article 12(4) of India & Japan DTAA and held to […]
ACIT Vs IQOR India Services Pvt. Ltd. (ITAT Delhi) Assessee submitted that there are a number of decisions of the co–ordinate Benches, wherein, with reference to India-Philippines DTAA, it has been held that, even, in absence of FTS clause, the income would be governed under the other provisions of DTAA, hence, has to be treated […]
Explore the impact of residence status on taxation for Indian citizens abroad, NRIs, PIOs, and OCIs. Understand the rules, exemptions, and tax implications.
TDS credit was allowed as the commission income was not managerial service under India Germany Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA).
Article explains What is Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA), and how DTAA helps, types of relief under DTAA, Benefits of DTAA, How to claim DTAA benefits in India and What are the documents required for an NRI to claim DTAA benefit. What if you currently reside in the UK, have invested in India, and are […]
Income from supply of CAS and middleware products to indian customers, does not fall under ‘royalty’ as defined under Section 9(l)(vi) of Income Tax Act, 1961 and Article 12(3) of India- Swiss DTAA.
CIT International Taxation Vs Air India Ltd. (Delhi High Court) Whether ITAT has erred in holding that the rate of deduction of tax in the case of a non-resident who does not have a PAN and whose case does not lie in the exceptions laid down in Sub-Section 7 of Section 206AA of the Act […]
As the name suggests, short stay exemption is leeway given to resident individuals staying for short term in overseas country. Short stay exemption is available to an individual being resident of a country, staying in overseas country for less than 183/90 days during a tax year.
