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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 43603 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 454985 Views 28 comments Print

Understanding TDS on Immovable Property Purchases: A Buyer’s Guide

Income Tax : Section 194-IA requires buyers of immovable property to deduct TDS at 1% when the sale consideration or stamp duty value is ₹50 ...

June 7, 2026 9795 Views 0 comment Print

Section 195 TDS on Share Purchase from Non-Resident: Complete LTCG Guide

Income Tax : When a resident buys unlisted shares from a non-resident, TDS must be deducted on gross consideration under Section 195, subject t...

February 23, 2026 4086 Views 0 comment Print

TDS u/s 195 on Sponsorship & Trademark Rights – Indo-Singapore DTAA

Income Tax : Payments for sports sponsorship that grant global trademark usage can be split as royalty. Courts upheld withholding where tradema...

January 1, 2026 1197 Views 0 comment Print


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Webinar on Monthly Updates on Direct & Indirect Taxes on 3rd December 2022

Income Tax : Direct & Indirect Taxes : Monthly Updates Date & Time – 3rd December 2022 (Time:11 a.m to 12:30 p.m) Tax Guru is Organiz...

December 2, 2022 32244 Views 2 comments Print

Procedural & technical issues on IDS, 2016 clarified

Income Tax : Clarification on certain procedural and technical issues regarding the Income Disclosure Scheme, 2016 (IDS) under section 119 of t...

July 13, 2019 1491 Views 0 comment Print

Section 195: 6 Suggestions made by ICAI for Rationalization of Provisions

Income Tax : Finance Act, 2012 extended the obligation to withhold taxes to non- residents irrespective of whether the non-resident has -...

January 18, 2018 6063 Views 0 comment Print

CA Certificate not required for certain remittances: Govt

Income Tax : Government has recently modified the Foreign Exchange Management (Current Account Transactions) Rules, 2000 and the Liberalized Re...

August 10, 2015 22591 Views 6 comments Print

Vodafone ruling effect – Exporters question TDS on foreign payment post

Income Tax : The Supreme Court judgement on Vodafone tax case seems to have opened a Pandora's box with exporters too expressing reservation on...

January 25, 2012 2256 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Receipt of interest by foreign banks on foreign currency loans to Indian concerns was taxable on gross basis

Income Tax : Interest income earned by a foreign bank from foreign currency loans extended to Indian corporates was taxable on a gross basis. S...

July 6, 2026 96 Views 0 comment Print

Section 9(1)(vii) FTS Addition Set Aside; Taxability Must Be Examined Under Relevant DTAA: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held legal services are not FTS under Section 9(1)(vii) and directed partner-wise DTAA examination. FTS addition was de...

July 5, 2026 348 Views 0 comment Print

Cost-to-Cost Overseas Reimbursements Without Profit Element Not Taxable as FTS: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held that IT, salary and travel reimbursements without any profit element were not taxable and deleted the disallowance...

July 4, 2026 135 Views 0 comment Print

Employee Secondment Reimbursements Taxable as FTS as’Make Available’ Test Was Satisfied: Delhi HC

Income Tax : Delhi High Court held the ITAT failed to properly examine the ‘make available’ test for secondment payments, set aside its ord...

July 1, 2026 177 Views 0 comment Print

‘Make Available’ Test Not Met, No TDS on US Software Contractor Payments: ITAT Bangalore

Income Tax : ITAT held no TDS was required as the Revenue failed to prove the services made technical knowledge available under the India-US DT...

June 30, 2026 117 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


CBDT notifies Changes in TDS Return Form 26Q and 27Q

Income Tax : CBDT notifies the Income-tax (Seventh Amendment) Rules, 2025, updating Forms 26Q and 27Q to include Section 194T on payments to fi...

March 27, 2025 14190 Views 0 comment Print

Reg. Application in Form 15E for section 195(2) & 195(7) certificates

Income Tax : it has been decided that no such request for Form 15E for certificates under section 195(2) & 195(7) for a particular Financial Ye...

March 2, 2022 4587 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT notifies New Form 15E and rule 29BA

Income Tax : CBDT vide notification No. 18/2021-Income Tax, Dated: March 16, 2021 inserted new rule 29BA. Application for grant of certificate ...

March 16, 2021 33489 Views 1 comment Print

CBDT clarifies on Certificates for lower rate/nil TDS/TCS certificate

Income Tax : Clarification on orders dated 31.03.2020 and 03.04.2020 issued under section 119 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the Act) by CBDT vid...

April 9, 2020 12126 Views 0 comment Print

Lower/nil rate of TDS/TCS applications to be disposed liberally by 27.04.2020

Income Tax : In case of pending applications for lower/nil rate of TDS/TCS for F.Y. 2019-20, the Assessing Officers have been directed to dispo...

April 3, 2020 6036 Views 1 comment Print


Provision of Spa Consultancy falls under ‘Independent Personal Services’ hence not taxable in India

May 8, 2025 927 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that fees for providing Spa Consultancy falls under the category of ‘Independent Personal Service’ and hence was not taxable in India and therefore assessee was not required to deduct TDS. Thus, disallowance u/s. 40(a)(ia) deleted.

Disallowance u/s. 40(a)(i) for non-deduction of TDS from foreign remittance restored back to AO

April 24, 2025 2025 Views 0 comment Print

The assessee is carrying on business activity of export of software development and distinct services as Proprietor of Versatiletech. The return was picked up for scrutiny for the reason of compliance with TDS provisions and also foreign outward remittances.

Exempt LTCG Under India-Mauritius DTAA Not Adjustable Against Taxable Losses: ITAT Mumbai

April 22, 2025 885 Views 0 comment Print

It also referred to similar findings in Matrix Partners India Investment Holdings, LLC vs DCIT and other precedents, reinforcing that exempt income did not form part of the computation of total income under Indian law.

Payment of interest and penalty due to default in payment of license fee is revenue expenditure

April 8, 2025 750 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that interest and penalty due to default in payment of license fee is merely compensatory in nature and hence the same is revenue expenditure. Accordingly, PCIT classifying them to be capital expenditure is not sustainable.

Understanding HRA, TDS, and Income tax notices: Analysis

April 4, 2025 7470 Views 2 comments Print

Learn about HRA claims, TDS obligations on rent, and why taxpayers are receiving tax notices. Understand compliance steps to avoid penalties and legal issues.

CBDT notifies Changes in TDS Return Form 26Q and 27Q

March 27, 2025 14190 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT notifies the Income-tax (Seventh Amendment) Rules, 2025, updating Forms 26Q and 27Q to include Section 194T on payments to firm partners.

Revisionary power u/s. 263 not sustainable as there is neither error of law nor of facts

March 25, 2025 522 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur held that since there is neither error of law nor of facts, the twin condition as required to revise the assessment order is not met out and hence invocation of revisionary power under section 263 of the Income Tax Act is not sustainable in law.

Reimbursements for seconded employees did not constitute FTS: Karnataka HC

March 19, 2025 1044 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka High Court rules on TDS applicability under Section 195 of the Income Tax Act in the case of Abbey Business Services India Pvt. Ltd. vs. Director of Income-Tax.

Reimbursement of Salaries to Seconded Employees Does Not Constitute FTS

March 16, 2025 2271 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka HC upholds Flipkart’s stance on TDS under Section 195, ruling seconded employees’ salaries as reimbursements, not taxable income for Walmart Inc.

No addition u/s. 28(iv) for free of cost assets from sister concern as no benefit derived

March 11, 2025 1365 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that addition under section 28(iv) of the Income Tax Act for receiving fixed assets from sister concern on free of cost basis unjustified as no benefit is derived from the same. Accordingly, order of CIT(A) upheld and appeal of revenue dismissed.

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