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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 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 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


India enters DTAA with Bhutan

September 5, 2014 7217 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 42/2014-Income Tax S.O. (E).- Whereas, an Agreement between the Government of the Republic of India and the Royal Government of Bhutan for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income was signed in India on the 4th day of March, 2013 (hereinafter referred to as the Agreement)

Start-Up’s Beware of Vodafone!

August 30, 2014 3556 Views 0 comment Print

CA Paras Mehra Mr Ashish Ranjan, developer, started his business in Hong Kong. Since he was good at marketing, his business soon started generating profits. Ashish, through his Hong Kong Company expands his business in India and incorporates a company which is fully controlled by Hong Kong Company. Ashish, because his business was doing well, […]

International Taxation – What Happens To India-Canada DTAA, If a Person Is Non Resident in Both the States

August 26, 2014 15309 Views 1 comment Print

Assessee is an employee of a Canadian Company. He went to Canada on 1st March, 2013 and he came back to India on 2nd October, 2013. Then on 17th November, 2013 he again went to Canada and came back on 22nd November, 2013. Assessee was paid salary outside India and that was also in a Bank Account which is also operated outside India. It also to be noted that during the period of stay in India, neither salary was paid in India nor any other payment was received by the employee from the company in India.

Revised DTAA between India and Malta wef from April 1, 2015 notified

August 5, 2014 6454 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 34/2014-Income Tax Whereas, the Agreement and the Protocol (hereinafter referred to as the said Agreement and the Protocol) was entered into between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of Malta, for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income.

CBDT notifies India-Liechtenstein Tax info exchange agreement wef 01.04.2013

June 6, 2014 1472 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 30/2014-Income Tax Whereas, an agreement (hereinafter referred to as the said agreement) between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Principality of Liechtenstein, for the exchange of information on tax matters was signed at Berne, Switzerland on the 28th day of March, 2013

CBDT notifies revised India-Sri Lanka DTAA

March 28, 2014 5961 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 23/2014-Income Tax Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 90 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government hereby notifies that the provisions of DTAA annexed hereto shall be given effect to in the Union of India with effect from the 1st day of April, 2014. [F.NO.501/10/1995-FTD-I]

Definition of “Person” In DTAA

March 15, 2014 2633 Views 0 comment Print

Kushal Agarwala A person earning any income has to pay tax in the country in which the income is earned (as source country) as well as in the country in which the person is resident. So, the said income is liable to tax in both the countries. To avoid this hardship of double taxation, Government […]

CBDT notifies Industrial Park of ‘Rupa Infotech and Infrastructure Ltd.’ for sec. 80-IA

March 13, 2014 622 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 14/2014-Income Tax Whereas, an Agreement between the Republic of India and Romania, for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income was signed at New Delhi on the 8th day of March, 2013 (hereinafter referred to as the said Agreement);

Govt notifies Amended India-Romania Treaty

March 5, 2014 1132 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 13/2014-Income Tax Whereas, an Agreement between the Republic of India and Romania, for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income was signed at New Delhi on the 8th day of March, 2013 (hereinafter referred to as the said Agreement); 2. And whereas, the date of entry into force of the said agreement is the 16th day of December, 2013, being the date of later of the notifications of completion of the procedures as required by the respective laws for entry into force of the said Agreement, in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 30 of the said Agreement;

India- enters DTAA with Latvia

March 5, 2014 976 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No.12/2014-Income Tax S.0 (E). – Whereas, an Agreement was entered into between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Republic of Latvia for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income which was signed at New Delhi on the 1861 day of September, 2013 (hereinafter referred to as the said Agreement); 2. And whereas, the date of entry into force of the said Agreement is the 28th day of December, 2013, being the date of later of the notifications of the completion of the procedures required by the respective laws for entry into force of the said Agreement. in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 30 of the said Agreement;

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