Follow Us:

permanent establishment

Latest Articles


Can a Subsidiary Company create a PE of Foreign Holding Company in India?

Income Tax : xplains how the functions performed by an Indian subsidiary are tested under Article 5 to determine whether a foreign company form...

February 7, 2026 651 Views 0 comment Print

When a Liaison Office Becomes a Taxable Permanent Establishment?

Income Tax : The analysis explains how activities of a liaison office can trigger PE exposure despite regulatory approval. Taxability depends o...

February 3, 2026 576 Views 0 comment Print

SC Defines PE Beyond Physical Presence: Hyatt International Ruling Explained

Income Tax : Highlights how the Court ruled that consistent operational control and strategic oversight in India can establish a Fixed Place PE...

December 4, 2025 1227 Views 0 comment Print

Deductions Allowed Even Without Active PE: SC Clarifies Business Continuity for Non-Residents

Income Tax : Supreme Court rules that foreign taxpayers without current projects or PE in India can still set off expenses and depreciation aga...

December 2, 2025 633 Views 0 comment Print

GST and Income Tax on Software Purchases from Foreign Vendors Without PE in India

Goods and Services Tax : A practical guide on how India taxes imported digital services, explaining GST under RCM and when TDS applies. Key takeaway: Buyer...

November 17, 2025 3537 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


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 1282 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 580 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 810 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


SC Dismisses Appeal Due to Delay, HC Ruling on No PE and Offshore Taxability Stands

Income Tax : The Supreme Court declined to condone delay, thereby upholding the High Court’s conclusion that the liaison office did not const...

April 21, 2026 381 Views 0 comment Print

Offshore Supply Income Not Taxable in India Due to Absence of Business Connection: Delhi HC

Income Tax : The judgment confirms that income from offshore equipment supply is not taxable where transactions occur outside India. The liaiso...

April 21, 2026 306 Views 0 comment Print

Reassessment Notices Quashed Due to Lack of Tangible Material for PE Allegation

Income Tax : The Court set aside Section 148 notices after finding no tangible evidence supporting the existence of a Permanent Establishment. ...

April 20, 2026 381 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 339 Views 0 comment Print

No Permanent Establishment Found, Revenue Appeal Dismissed by SC

Income Tax : The Supreme Court declined to interfere where courts below found no permanent establishment in India due to offshore execution of ...

February 4, 2026 288 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 4680 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 4683 Views 0 comment Print


Fees for training to Employees on soft skill & general topics cannot be treated as FTS

January 5, 2023 5733 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that payment of Fees for training to Employees on soft skill & general topics cannot be treated as Fees for Technical Services (FTS)

PE commence with performance of business activities in connection with building site or assembly project

December 13, 2022 1500 Views 0 comment Print

CIT International Taxation Vs Bellsea Ltd. (Delhi High Court) HC held that duration of a permanent establishment would commence with the performance of business activities in connection with the building site or assembly project. A building site or an assembly project can only be construed at fixed place of business only when an enterprise commences its […]

Analysis of Concept of ‘Place of Effective Management’ In India

December 5, 2022 20106 Views 0 comment Print

Section 6 of Income Tax Act of India principally deals with conditions in which a business or an individual’s residence is determined if concerned has a domicile in India.

DTAAs with special reference to DTAA between India and Singapore

December 4, 2022 28275 Views 1 comment Print

These treaties are based on the general principles laid down in the model draft of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) with suitable modifications as agreed to by the other contracting countries.

BEPS – Latest OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines – 2022

November 12, 2022 4995 Views 0 comment Print

Stay updated with the latest OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines for 2022. Learn how these guidelines tackle tax avoidance and promote transparency in international tax rules.

Exclusive Motors cannot be construed as a dependent agent PE of CCPL

November 7, 2022 1353 Views 0 comment Print

ACIT Vs Exclusive Motors Pvt. Ltd (ITAT Delhi) Undisputedly, the assessing officer has concluded that part of the remittances made by assessee to CCPL towards extended warranty services are in the nature of profit attributable to the PE in India, hence, assessee was required to deduct tax at source on such remittances. He also held […]

HC upheld ITAT order attributing 15% of revenue to PE in India of Travelport L.P. USA

October 17, 2022 1683 Views 0 comment Print

CIT-International Taxation Vs Travelport L.P. USA (Delhi High Court) Learned counsel for the Appellant-Revenue states that the ITAT has erred in holding that only 15% of the revenue is attributable to the assessee’s PE in India by mechanically applying the ratio of the judgment of DIT vs. Galileo International Inc., (2009) 180 Taxman 357 (Delhi) […]

In absence of FTS clause Income is chargeable as Business profit & not taxable in absence of PE

October 13, 2022 2745 Views 0 comment Print

ACIT Vs IQOR India Services Pvt. Ltd. (ITAT Delhi) Assessee submitted that there are a number of decisions of the co–ordinate Benches, wherein, with reference to India-Philippines DTAA, it has been held that, even, in absence of FTS clause, the income would be governed under the other provisions of DTAA, hence, has to be treated […]

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

August 17, 2022 4680 Views 0 comment Print

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 have a PE in India. Notification No. 99/2022-Income Tax | Dated: 17th August, 2022

Article 7 cannot come into play unless interest income is directly or indirectly attributable to PE

June 29, 2022 720 Views 0 comment Print

On the facts of this case, however, all that the Assessing Officer has indicated is that the assessee had a permanent establishment (PE) in India during the relevant period and that there was presumably some connection between the interest income of the assessee and the existence of the permanent establishment.

Search Post by Date
May 2026
M T W T F S S
 123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
25262728293031