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...
Background- There are differences in profit calculated by a business entity in its books and income calculated as per income tax act. We pay tax as per income calculated as per income tax act. There are 2 types of differences- 1) Permanent differences These are differences between our accounting income and taxable income that originate […]
Republic Of India And Government Of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Of People’s Republic Of China For Avoidance Of Double Taxation And Prevention Of Fiscal Evasion With Respect To Taxes On Income
In this article, author will discuss the implication of Hong Kong and India both completing their relevant procedures in respect to double tax avoidance agreement (DTAA). Further it will be analyzed in detail meaning of various dates in respect to India – Hong kong DTAA and date from which it can be used for remittance to Hong Kong Residents.
The Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the People’s Republic of China have amended the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) for the avoidance of double taxation and for the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income, by signing a Protocol on 26/11/2018.
CBDT notifies protocol amending India-Portuguese DTAA vide Notification No. 43/2018- Income Tax Dated: 11th September, 2018
When it comes to deduction of TDS while remitting any payment to a Non-Resident the beneficial provisions of Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) and the Income Tax Act 1961 (Act) is applied. In case where the remittance is not taxable in India then there is no requirement to deduct TDS, otherwise TDS needs to be […]
Tax Residency Certificate (TRC) For Indian Resident Assessee From 01.4.2013 the India Residents who earns Income from Countries with which India have a DTAA can obtain a Tax Residency Certificate from Income Tax Department. The same may be submitted to the Payer to claim DTAA Benefit.An assessee, being a resident in India, shall, for obtaining a certificate of residence for the purposes of an agreement referred to in section 90 and section 90A, make an application in Form No. 10FA to the Assessing Officer.
In this age of globalization many organizations including individuals have got their wings spread all over the world. In any country the tax is levied based on 1) Source Rule and 2) the Residence Rule. The source rule holds that income is to be taxed in the country in which it originates irrespective of whether the income accrues to a resident or a non-resident whereas the residence rule stipulates that the power to tax should rest with the country in which the taxpayer resides. If both rules apply simultaneously to a business entity and it were to suffer tax at both ends, the cost of operating on an international scale would become prohibitive and would deter the process of globalisation. It is from
Below Procedure to take Foreign Tax credit (FTC) in India is Governed by Rule 128 of Income Tax Rules and Applicable form 01.04.2017. a. A resident assessee will be eligible to claim FTC if any tax has been paid by him in a country or specified territory outside India. b. Grant of FTC shall be […]
S.O. 3468(E).— Whereas, the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the State of Qatar for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income (hereinafter referred to as the “DTAA” )was signed on the 7th April, 1999; Whereas, clause (ii) of para 3 of Article 11 of DTTA provides for the mutual agreement for granting exemption from tax on interest derived and beneficially owned by governmental financial institutions/agencies;
