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Benefit to Non-Residents under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : This guide explains the tax exemptions, concessional tax rates, presumptive taxation schemes, and compliance benefits available to...

July 3, 2026 114648 Views 0 comment Print

​International Business- Income Tax Sections to be remembered

Income Tax : The guide compiles the principal Income-tax Act provisions applicable to non-residents establishing business in India and resident...

June 30, 2026 18923 Views 1 comment Print

Countrywise Withholding Tax Rates: IT Act vs. Tax Treaties/DTAA

Income Tax : Tax on dividends, interest, royalties and FTS earned by non-residents is governed by the more beneficial rate under the Income-tax...

June 30, 2026 43609 Views 1 comment Print

Countrywise Withholding Tax Rates / Chart as per DTAA

Income Tax : The applicable withholding tax depends on the Income-tax Act or the relevant DTAA, whichever is more beneficial. Treaty rates diff...

June 30, 2026 455015 Views 28 comments Print

Why Your Indian Subsidiary Abroad Might Be Triggering Tax Residency You Never Signed Up For?

Income Tax : The article explains how India's Place of Effective Management (POEM) rules may treat a foreign company as an Indian tax resident ...

June 25, 2026 432 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


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 2793 Views 0 comment Print

CRS & FATCA: Tax Transparency & Disclosure of Foreign Assets & Income

Corporate Law : Learn about CRS and FATCA, how India receives foreign account info, and the disclosure requirements for foreign assets and income ...

January 3, 2025 2094 Views 0 comment Print

Budget 2024: New Rules for Including Foreign Taxes in Total Income

Income Tax : From April 2025, foreign taxes withheld must be included in total income for accurate reporting under section 198. Aims to prevent...

July 24, 2024 1587 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 906 Views 0 comment Print

Format of Declaration of no PE in India and Form No. 10F

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 ...

May 8, 2023 121902 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


ITAT Deletes AMP TP Adjustment as No International Transaction Existed

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that AMP expenditure incurred in India without any agreement or arrangement with the foreign AE cannot be treate...

June 28, 2026 129 Views 0 comment Print

Excess Royalty Refunded Under APA Cannot Be Taxed as Only Retained Amount Is Taxable: Bombay HC

Income Tax : The Bombay High Court held that royalty refunded by a foreign company to its Indian subsidiary under an Advance Pricing Agreement ...

June 20, 2026 114 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Partly Allows TP Appeal, Revises Comparable Selection for ALP Determination

Income Tax : The ITAT found inconsistencies in the selection and rejection of comparable companies for determining the arm’s length price of ...

June 17, 2026 246 Views 0 comment Print

No DAPE Where Distributors Act on Principal-to-Principal Basis ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that a Dependent Agent PE arises only if agents habitually conclude contracts or secure orders on behalf of the...

March 12, 2026 438 Views 0 comment Print

Interconnect Service Charges Not Royalty: Karnataka HC Dismisses Appeal

Income Tax : The Karnataka High Court ruled that interconnect service charges paid to non-resident telecom operators do not constitute royalty....

December 10, 2025 549 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


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 1269 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 1797 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Amends India-Spain Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA)

Income Tax : Explore the Notification No. 33/2024 on the agreement between India and Spain for tax exchange. Understand its implications and ch...

March 19, 2024 4563 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT notifies Tax Information Exchange Agreement: India-Samoa

Income Tax : Explore implications of Notification No. 21/2024 from Indias Ministry of Finance regarding the tax information exchange pact with ...

February 7, 2024 1464 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Agreement Between India & Saint Vincent for information Exchange

Income Tax : Notification No. 96/2023-Income Tax: Learn about the agreement between India and Saint Vincent for tax information exchange and as...

November 1, 2023 933 Views 0 comment Print


Taxability of Rental Income received by a Non- Resident Individual (NRI)

April 4, 2020 11616 Views 6 comments Print

Every person who has relocated out of India, has at one point or another faced issues with respect to taxability of his income earned in India. In this article we shall be looking at the aspects that cover taxability of rental income earned from property situated in India for an individual who has been assessed […]

What should NRI (Non resident Indians) take from Budget 2020?

April 2, 2020 3126 Views 0 comment Print

Finance Act, 2020 has come up with some landmark amendments in the Income Tax Act, 1961 in relation to taxation of income for Non-resident Indians making it more difficult for such people to maintain their ‘Non-resident’ tag so as to keep their foreign income out of the Indian Income Tax applicability. Indian citizens having a […]

Definition of Capital Assets being Securities for the purposes of Non Residents followed by Gist of board circular

April 2, 2020 2685 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of Definition of Capital Assets being Securities for the prospective of Non Residents including Foreign Institutional Investors as per Section 2(14) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 read with certain important circulars and letters issued by the Central Board of Direct Taxes.

Foreign Companies and Permanent Establishment (PE)

April 1, 2020 45897 Views 6 comments Print

With this article, we would like to explicate the concept of Foreign Companies and PE in light of Indian Income Tax Act provisions. Foreign Companies ♠ Foreign company means a company which is not a domestic company, i.e. a company registered outside India in any other foreign country. [Section 2(23A)] ♠ The Foreign Company may […]

Residential Status as per Finance Act 2020

March 31, 2020 28617 Views 4 comments Print

Modification of residency provisions In order to bring prevent tax abuse the Finance Act, 2020  modified the Residency Provision. According to the un-amended Section 6, an individual is said to be resident in India in any previous year, if he— (a) is in India in that year for a period or periods amounting in all […]

Finance Act 2020 Analysis of International Taxation related amendments

March 31, 2020 10023 Views 0 comment Print

Article mainly explains Amendments vide Finance Act, 2020 relating to Residential Status, Amendment Removing Dividend Distribution Tax and Impact thereof, Incorporation of MLI and Introduction of Equalization Levy on E-Com Operators.

Determination of Residential Status of Individual under Income Tax Act

March 28, 2020 69075 Views 11 comments Print

Introduction: Determination of the residential status under Income Tax Act plays a vital role in to determine whether a person comes under the tax net or not. Section 6 of the Income Tax Act deals about the concept of resident for Income tax purposes. Finance Act 2020 dated 23.03.2020 amends Section 6 of the Income […]

Japan Income Tax, 2019 – New Revelations

March 27, 2020 2133 Views 0 comment Print

Japan is in the process of shifting its goal post for Olympic Games 2020 to 2021. But its income tax details for 2019 are already out and helping millions to understand, and implement by filing tax returns at point of need. Yes, let us understand Japan Income Tax, 2019 in details for a common man. […]

U S Taxation, 2019: Individual tax – Form 1040, line 9, Itemized deductions

March 27, 2020 1521 Views 0 comment Print

Nothing satiates my heart than when some- one paying American tax for the tax year 2019, enquires about technical questions about its preparation. Yes, believe me some one telephoned and held detailed discussions on item No. 9 on Form 1040, intended for an individual tax. Line No. 9 popularly called as “Itemized deductions” has been […]

Income Tax on Non Resident Indians (NRI)

March 24, 2020 33315 Views 33 comments Print

Many Individuals from India have settled abroad. Moving to another country does not necessarily mean Good-Bye to the Home Country India. Many NRIs have invested in India in the form of Purchase of Mutual Funds, Life Insurance Policies, Shares, Securities, ancestral land/property, Unit Linked Insurance Plans (ULIPs), FCNR Fixed Deposit, holding of NRO & NRE […]

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