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BEPS Principles and MLI Framework in India’s PE Status under DTAA

Income Tax : Explore the impact of BEPS principles and MLI framework on India's Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements (DTAA). Detailed analysis ...

January 15, 2024 741 Views 0 comment Print

Does Establishment of a Business Connection in India Indicate Presence of a Permanent Establishment for a Company?

Income Tax : Explore complexities of Business Connection and Permanent Establishment for companies in India. Understand tax implications, signi...

January 1, 2024 1722 Views 0 comment Print

Recent Developments in International Taxation: Analysis and Implications

Income Tax : Explore the latest in international taxation: from judicial precedents to regulatory changes. Dive into cases, form updates, and M...

December 30, 2023 2346 Views 0 comment Print

Permanent Establishment in International Taxation

Income Tax : Explore the intricacies of Permanent Establishment in international taxation, from UN Model to domestic laws. Learn about key prov...

November 9, 2023 1032 Views 0 comment Print

Double Taxation Relief: Rules and Benefits in India

Income Tax : Double taxation can be a concern when a person residing in India earns income that is also taxable in a foreign country. To addres...

October 27, 2023 15009 Views 0 comment Print


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OECD releases a discussion draft on the definition of 'permanent establishment' in the OECD Model Tax Convention; CBDT invite Comments

Income Tax : The OECD Committee on Fiscal Affairs has proposed important and far-reaching changes to the Commentary on Article 5 (Permanent Est...

November 11, 2011 994 Views 0 comment Print

MNC preferring dispute resolution panel to settle their disputes with Income tax department

Income Tax : A host of companies from Mumbai, said to be 367 in number and mostly multinational in nature, have moved the recently set up dispu...

May 11, 2010 391 Views 0 comment Print

Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement Signed Between India and Tajikistan

Income Tax : A Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement was signed between India and Tajikistan today, i.e. 20th November, 2008. The Agreement was s...

December 1, 2008 531 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


TDS not deductible On Sum Which Was Not Chargeable To Tax In India: Delhi HC

Income Tax : CIT Vs Mitsubishi Corporation India P. Ltd (Delhi High Court) The Delhi High Court deliberated on an appeal concerning Assessment ...

February 20, 2024 1131 Views 0 comment Print

Sports Broadcasting Fees for Live Feed Not Taxable as Royalty: Delhi High Court

Income Tax : Delhi High Court's judgment in CIT vs. Fox Network Group Singapore PTE Ltd. clarifies income tax treatment of live transmission fe...

January 21, 2024 414 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court Upholds 15% Attribution Rate for Travelport

Income Tax : Delhi HC upholds 15% attribution rate of revenue for Indian operations of Permanent Establishment based on gross booking by Trave...

January 19, 2024 315 Views 0 comment Print

No Profit Attribution if Ricardo India’s Commission Adjusted: Delhi HC

Income Tax : Explore Delhi High Court's ruling in CIT vs Ricardo U.K. Limited. No profit attribution if commission paid to Ricardo India is adj...

January 2, 2024 354 Views 0 comment Print

No addition on account of royalty in absence of technical knowledge, skill in terms of Article 12(4)(b) of India-Singapore DTAA

Income Tax : Receipts from providing information technology related support services could not be considered as royalty and/fees for technical ...

October 25, 2023 327 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Non residents having no PE in India exempted from section 206C(1G) TCS

Income Tax : CBDT notifies Section 206C (1G) of Income Tax Act shall not apply to a person (being a buyer) who is a non-resident & who does not...

August 17, 2022 2958 Views 0 comment Print

Amendment of Rules for Profit attribution to PE: CBDT invites comment

Income Tax : Public Consultation on the proposal for amendment of Rules for Profit attribution to Permanent (PE) Establishment invited by CBDT....

April 18, 2019 4161 Views 0 comment Print


TDS not deductible on Payment to Facebook Ireland for Advertisement

April 10, 2022 7233 Views 0 comment Print

Addl. CIT Vs Lenskart Solution (P) Ltd. (ITAT Delhi) It was claimed by the Assessee that as the Assessee had made the payment to Facebook Ireland Inc. (FII), which admittedly did not have any permanent establishment (PE) in India and, therefore, the payments made to it for advertisement services were not chargeable to tax in […]

No Supervisory PE established merely from visit of employees of Foreign Company in India for certain technical services

March 13, 2022 3468 Views 0 comment Print

FCC Co. Ltd. Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi) ITAT had directed the assessee to file the description of services rendered by the employees of the assessee on their visit to India and the corresponding clause under the Agreement for Dispatch of Engineers under which such services would fall. In response, the assessee furnished Annexure 1 for […]

Interest on income tax refund received by non-resident companies is taxable irrespective of PE

February 3, 2022 3840 Views 0 comment Print

Interest on income tax refund received by the non-resident companies shall be taxable as per the provision of Tax Treaty irrespective of the fact that whether the assessee has PE in India or not.

No income of assessee-company taxable in India in absence of PE in India

February 1, 2022 867 Views 0 comment Print

Since Indian subsidiary of assessee-company was operating in an independent manner and there was nothing to show that factually speaking the Indian subsidiary constituted a PE of assessee in India, therefore, AO had erred in invoking section 9 of the Act and/or Article 5 of the India-USA DTAA in order to say that the assessee company had a PE in India. Where assessee did not have a PE in India,  income of assessee was not allowable to be taxed in India.

Income of ‘Sabre Asia Pacific’ from computerized Air ticket reservation taxable in India

January 29, 2022 669 Views 0 comment Print

Sabre Asia Pacific Pte Ltd Vs ACIT (ITAT Mumbai) The first issue that needs to be decided is whether the assessee has a permanent establishment in India or not? This is challenged as per ground 2 of the appeal. We find that this issue is squarely covered against the assessee by the decision of the […]

Profit attribution not permissible in absence of PE in India

November 2, 2021 858 Views 0 comment Print

We are of the considered view that the appellant has no business connection in India in respect of supply of GSM System by the appellant to cellular operators in India and further, there is no PE in any form in India in the captioned Assessment Years and therefore, the question of attribution of profit does not arise at all.

No attribution of profit in absence of permanent establishment

October 26, 2021 1773 Views 0 comment Print

ESPN Star Sports Mauritius Vs DCIT (ITAT Delhi) Facts- The appellant is a partnership firm established under Mauritius Law. It is engaged in the business of selling advertisement time and programme sponsorship from Mauritius in connection with the programming via non-standard television on ESPN, Star Sports and Star Cricket programming services. During the year under […]

Fixed placed PE or agency placed PE in India is must to determine taxability

September 28, 2021 2832 Views 0 comment Print

In present facts of the case, the Hon’ble Tribunal relied upon the previous Judgments passed in the assesse own case and have observed that agents of the assessee did not have the necessary authority to conclude the contracts of the assessee and, on that premise, it was held that there is no agency PE of  assessee in India and therefore Assessee was not taxable in India.

No further income attributable to a PE in India, if PE been remunerated at ALP

September 25, 2021 1866 Views 0 comment Print

Mobileum Inc Vs DCIT (ITAT Mumbai) since transactions between the assessee and its AE have been found at arm’s length prices no further income chargeable to tax in India can be said to be attributable for the PE of the assessee. FULL TEXT OF THE ORDER OF ITAT MUMBAI This appeal by the Assessee is […]

Concept of Service PE and Key Judgements

July 20, 2021 41997 Views 0 comment Print

1. Concept of PE – Introduction 1. PE is primarily a concept relevant from tax treaty perspective. Under a treaty regime, business profits are ordinarily taxable in the country of residence except when there exists a PE in source country. 2. Article 5(1) U.N. Model Tax Convention and OECD Model Convention– Basic rule PE “a […]