Income Tax : This guide explains the tax exemptions, concessional tax rates, presumptive taxation schemes, and compliance benefits available to...
Income Tax : The guide compiles the principal Income-tax Act provisions applicable to non-residents establishing business in India and resident...
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 : The article explains how India's Place of Effective Management (POEM) rules may treat a foreign company as an Indian tax resident ...
Income Tax : CBDT issues clarification on Circular 01/2025, stating it applies only to the Principal Purpose Test in certain DTAAs and does not...
Corporate Law : Learn about CRS and FATCA, how India receives foreign account info, and the disclosure requirements for foreign assets and income ...
Income Tax : From April 2025, foreign taxes withheld must be included in total income for accurate reporting under section 198. Aims to prevent...
Income Tax : Explore challenges in TRC applications under DTAA by Indian companies. KSCAA proposes reforms for a simpler, efficient process. Le...
Income Tax : Appendix-I Declaration of no PE in India Declaration required u/s 9 of Income Tax Act, and for claiming relief under an agreement ...
Income Tax : The Tribunal held that AMP expenditure incurred in India without any agreement or arrangement with the foreign AE cannot be treate...
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 : The ITAT found inconsistencies in the selection and rejection of comparable companies for determining the arm’s length price of ...
Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that a Dependent Agent PE arises only if agents habitually conclude contracts or secure orders on behalf of the...
Income Tax : The Karnataka High Court ruled that interconnect service charges paid to non-resident telecom operators do not constitute royalty....
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 : Explore the Notification No. 33/2024 on the agreement between India and Spain for tax exchange. Understand its implications and ch...
Income Tax : Explore implications of Notification No. 21/2024 from Indias Ministry of Finance regarding the tax information exchange pact with ...
Income Tax : Notification No. 96/2023-Income Tax: Learn about the agreement between India and Saint Vincent for tax information exchange and as...
The income of a non-resident Indian (NRI) earned in India is taxable. Whether a person will be classified as NRI or not will depend on the number of days he or she has stayed in India and the quantum of income earned. Tax on an individual’s income depends on the source of such income and […]
Let me wish you ‘Akemashite omedetou gozaimasu. (formal): あけましておめでとうございます’ a Happy New Year in Japanese. Let us proceed with our learning of the latest developments in Japanese taxation. Due to initiation of Japanese taxation in our earlier articles in an exhaustive manner, let me narrate the steps taken by Jetro, Japan external trade organization (web […]
Independent work is quite difficult, and it involves a lot of liability. You should care for your workers, handle your cash, settle your assessments, and present your government forms. Whether or not independently employed, people are needed to pay personal assessment paying little heed to their type of revenue. Nonetheless, independently operated workers often neglect […]
QUESTION: The Income Tax Act, 1961 provides for taxation of a certain income earned in India by Mr. X a non-resident. The DTAA ,which applied to Mr. X provides for taxation of such income in the country of his residence. Examine ,is Mr. X is liable to pay tax on such income earned by him […]
In continuation of my writing on the taxation of the top 25 GDP rated countries, South Korea with its unique income tax for individuals deserves special treatment. I got the latest information from the web site of National Tax Service, (NTS) the government owned one to help with tax information. Proper reference is given at […]
In our tribute to top 25 GDP nations of the world, South Korea has shown a remarkable story to be written in golden letters. Like any Asian country, this lateral part of the century 2000 along with the next one naturally belongs to this quality obsessed nation. Luckily, I came across its taxation in a […]
I am on a series of articles to explain basically the income tax of top 25 GDP countries which invite most of the Indian exporters/experts from India who help these countries to grow, prosper, and distribute wealth among those associated with them. It is time for United Kingdom economy to get the priority. Income tax […]
ITO Vs Rajeev Suresh Ghai (ITAT Mumbai) It is always useful to bear in mind the fact that, on the first principles, the trigger for taxation of an income in a source jurisdiction is either the economic activity or the linkage of an income with that jurisdiction, and that in the absence of such a […]
Government of one country enters into an agreement with the Government of another country or a specified territory for (i) Granting of relief in respect to double taxation (ii) Avoidance of double taxation (iii) Exchange of information (iv) Recovery of income tax. Such agreement is called a Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA). Often with the […]
Qualcom Technologies Inc. Vs DCIT (ITAT Delhi) ITAT held that Considering the assessment order of the AO wherein he has followed the findings given in earlier assessment years and considering the fact that the same agreement is being carried on since A.Y.2005-06, we do not find any reason in differing with the view taken by […]