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 obligation of an enterprise to keep and maintain records and documents vis-a-vis the duty of revenue authorities to verify about the compliance with the arm’s length principle has been succinctly stated by the OECD in their Transfer Pricing Guidelines:
Applying the arm’s length principle to review transfer prices set in transactions between associated enterprises often requires a comparison to be made between these prices and the prices set in similar transactions between independent enterprises in similar circumstances.
Offshore tax evasion remains a serious problem for countries and jurisdictions worldwide, with vast amounts of funds deposited abroad and sheltered from taxation when taxpayers fail to comply with obligations in their home countries.
In the context of the residential status of a person employed outside India, the Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) has recently pronounced a decision in the case of Smita Anand (A.A.R. No.1091 of 2011 Dated 19.02.2014) which provides important learnings for employees wanting to settle back in India.
The globalisation of economic reforms throughout the world has led to an increasing degree of inter-dependence between countries in the fields of technology, manpower, finance, etc. While drafting foreign collaboration agreements both parties have to necessarily take into consideration the tax laws in the respective countries. This is necessary so as to ensure, on the […]
Tarun Gulati Earlier, India was isolated from the world markets and it went global only in 1991 with the change in policies for Foreign Trade, foreign direct investments, etc. This move towards globalization brought in new requirement for changes in the taxation and other laws as the MNC’s started investing in India and acquisition of […]
An identical issue has been considered and decided by this Tribunal in assessee’s own case for the assessment year 2002-03, Addl. DIT v. Bank of Bahrain & Kuwait. Respectfully following the order of this Tribunal, the direct and exclusive NRI Desk expenses incurred by head office were allowed
Being a resident of Korea, appellant is governed by the Income-tax Laws applicable to the class of assessees as that of the appellant as prevalent in Korea. Therefore, it has a tax identity in Korea. In addition thereto, appellant has submitted to the jurisdiction of Indian Taxing Authorities by furnishing return of income and, thereby, acknowledged that it has also a tax identity in India.
Salient features of the agreement with San Marino are: • The agreement is based on international standard of transparency and exchange of information. • The agreement provides for exchange of information that is foreseeably relevant to the administration and enforcement of the domestic tax laws.
Pursuant to the Safe Harbour Rules in Rules 10TA to 10TG, the CBDT has issued a letter dated 20.12.2013 in which it has laid down important directives and clarifications on the manner in which the Safe Harbour Rules are meant to be implemented. The directives and clarifications are as follows:
