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Income Tax : The article explains how IRS audits are initiated and conducted to verify tax return accuracy. It highlights taxpayer duties, righ...
Income Tax : The Court held that indirect share transfers deriving value from Indian assets are taxable. Treaty benefits were denied due to tax...
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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...
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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....
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Income Tax : ITAT Delhi ruled that a valid Tax Residency Certificate (TRC) issued by Mauritius is sufficient proof of residency to claim benefi...
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...
ICAI has released the 8th Edition (August 2020) of the Guidance Note on Report Under Section 92E of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (Transfer Pricing). This Guidance Note was last revised in November, 2019. The ICAI has revised Guidance note on Report under Section 92E of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (Transfer Pricing) based on […]
Just as we have different tax return forms for different purposes, The United States of America is no exception. U.S. also prescribes different types of tax returns for different purposes. The tax returns are differentiated on the basis of the income on which one is liable to pay taxes. This is similar to filing of […]
ACIT Vs Mitsui & Co. Ltd. (ITAT Delhi) The AO asked the assessee to explain why Mitsui India Pvt. Ltd (MIPL) should not be treated Dependant Agent Permanent Establishment (DAPE) in India and also why the assessment should not be completed as per the preceding assessment year since the facts remain the same. Rejecting the […]
Complex tax laws pose problems both in interpretation and implementation. Which is why tax legislation and treaties should be simple and understandable to the common man and those in trade, reasoned Chief Justice Swatanter Kumar of the Bombay High Court when speaking at the International Tax Conference, organised by IFA (International Fiscal Association) India and the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) , in Mumbai on Wednesday.
Section 172 of income tax act is a special provision which deals with levy and recovery tax from foreign shipping companies. It specifies that every foreign shipping company has to declare a certain percentage of profit on its freight income and pay tax on it.
In this article we look at need for tax planning for foreign Chinese-invested enterprises in Kenya. What is a foreign Chinese invested enterprise? Guo Shui Fa [2009] No. 82 (circular by SAT) defines a foreign Chinese invested enterprise as an enterprise ‘registered and established outside the territory of China in accordance with the laws of […]
Approach of the learned transfer pricing officer of determining ALP of international transaction of incurring of higher AMP expenditure cannot be benchmarked either on Bright line test bases or on transactional net margin method unless first it is established that there existed an international transaction. Accordingly all the grounds of the appeal of the assessee relating to the transfer pricing adjustment are allowed.
A look at what constitutes as Income on Indian soil and what is not from the perspective of the IT department. The IT department defines certain incomes as Accruing or Arising in India. This is the basis of calculating your income and income tax. Let’s know more. The IT department says that for any company […]
Aditya Khanna Vs DDIT (ITAT Delhi) The Income-tax in relation to any country includes Income-tax paid in any part of the country or a local authority. It applies to cases where in a federal structure a citizen is made to pay federal Income-tax and also the State income tax. The Income-tax in relation to any […]
whether the Tribunal was correct in holding that the assessee is liable to be taxed at 10% in view of replacement of 15% with 10% of tax in Article 12 of the DTAA without taking into consideration that the modification of rate of tax by way of notification?
