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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 6471 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 834 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 216 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


Sale of software- Transfer of copyright or transfer of a copyrighted article?

August 28, 2020 6174 Views 0 comment Print

Since past two-decade, software industry has undergone tremendous technological changes and accordingly such industry has emerged to be one of the fastest growing industry worldwide. India being a developing country provides ample opportunities for Multi-national Enterprises (MNEs) to expand their business in India. The technological advancement has acquainted such MNEs to expand with negligible physical […]

Architectural Services provided to Singapore Entity Taxable at 10% when DTAA Benefit is Available

August 24, 2020 1917 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the architectural services provided to Singapore Entity taxable at 10% or 20% when the benefit of Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) is available?

ITAT refer TP adjustment for Notional Interest to Special Bench

August 20, 2020 1467 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether transfer pricing adjustment as notional interest and charging it to tax, disregarding the provisions of Article 11 of India Cyprus DTAA is justified in law?

ITAT remand back Matter to AO for Re-Examination of Relocation Expense & Related TDS Compliance

August 19, 2020 1968 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether disallowance of relocation expenses u/s 40(a)(i) of the Act and non granting of tax deducted at source with respect to that expense is justified in law?

Taxability of ‘Referral fees’ for technical services under India-Singapore DTAA

August 18, 2020 5229 Views 0 comment Print

Edenred Pte Ltd. Vs DDIT (ITAT Mumbai) In the instant case, the appellant has received fees for referral services/other services of Rs.39,94,209/- from Surf Gold in the year under consideration. It is relevant to mention here that as per the India-Singapore DTAA, the services in the nature of managerial, technical or consultancy nature are taxable […]

Relief under Section 90/91 of Income Tax Act, 1961

August 13, 2020 146346 Views 7 comments Print

Relief Under section 90 if the country in which tax is paid has entered double taxation avoidance agreement with the Government of India. Relief Under section 91 if the country in which tax is paid has not entered into any agreement with the Government of India.

Income from Foreign Asset Earned through Pension mentioned in FA Schedule is Not Taxable in India

August 12, 2020 4416 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the addition on the income from foreign asset earned through the retirement plan mentioned in FA schedule is taxable in India or not?

International Taxation: Decoding DTAA & Foreign Tax Credit

August 10, 2020 14208 Views 0 comment Print

A. WHAT IS DOUBLE TAXATION OF INCOME? When the same income is taxed more than once, it creates double taxation. This may be due to when a person is taxed in more than one country for the same income which he had earned, leads to double taxation. Countries have started entering into Double Taxation Avoidance […]

Mutual Agreement Procedure (MAP)

August 8, 2020 19023 Views 0 comment Print

The mutual agreement procedure is a well-established means through which tax administrations consult to resolve disputes regarding the application of double tax conventions. This procedure, described and authorized by Article 25 of the OECD Model Tax Convention, can be used to eliminate double taxation that could arise from a transfer pricing adjustment. Article 25 sets […]

Applicability of Section 2(47)(vi) in Offshore Indirect Transfer of Immovable Property

August 8, 2020 5595 Views 0 comment Print

This article introduces a fresh perspective to the taxation of offshore indirect transfer of immovable property. It argues that such offshore indirect transfer can be taxed under the specific anti-abuse provisions of Section 2(47)(vi) of the Income-tax Act 1961 as they stood prior to the retrospective amendments brought into the Act through the Finance Act 2012.

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