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Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) & Foreign Tax Credit (FTC)

Income Tax : Income Tax Department Ministry of Finance, Government of India DTAA & FTC Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) & For...

April 9, 2026 4155 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Form 43: Certificate of Residence (Section 159)

Income Tax : Form 43 is issued by the Income Tax Department to certify Indian tax residency for DTAA claims. It is essential for taxpayers seek...

March 24, 2026 1377 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Form 42: Application for Tax Residency Certificate (Section 159)

Income Tax : The issue was whether DTAA benefits can be claimed without a TRC. It was clarified that Form 42 is essential to obtain a Tax Resid...

March 24, 2026 1329 Views 0 comment Print

NRIs Returning to India: Tax Blunders When Claiming Residency Exemption

Income Tax : Returning NRIs often misjudge residency rules and day counts. The key takeaway is to plan residency early to prevent worldwide tax...

January 28, 2026 1128 Views 0 comment Print

Filing Form 10F for Non-Residents Without PAN – A Practical Guide

Income Tax : This guide explains the procedure for non-residents without PAN to file Form 10F, ensuring DTAA benefits and avoiding higher withh...

December 17, 2025 3195 Views 0 comment Print


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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 762 Views 0 comment Print


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Treaty Benefits Cannot Be Denied Without Cogent Evidence: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi emphasized that Revenue must present convincing evidence of fraud or economic substance absence to deny DTAA benefits, ...

November 9, 2025 621 Views 0 comment Print

Valid TRC Enough for DTAA Benefits; Mere Shell Company Allegation Can’t Override Treaty Protection

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi ruled that a valid Tax Residency Certificate (TRC) issued by Mauritius is sufficient proof of residency to claim benefi...

November 4, 2025 3378 Views 0 comment Print

Section 6 prevails over TRC for Residency: ITAT Chennai

Income Tax : ITAT Chennai rules Section 6 of the Income Tax Act prevails over a Tax Residency Certificate (TRC) for determining Indian residenc...

June 16, 2025 1167 Views 0 comment Print

DTAA Benefit Available on LTCG from Sale of Indian Entity Shares with Valid TRC

Income Tax : Assessee-company was engaged in the business of trading of electromechanical relays, wire and wireless equipment, high performance...

September 19, 2024 849 Views 0 comment Print

Departmental authorities cannot question validity of Tax Residency Certificate

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held that that the departmental authorities cannot question the validity of Tax Residency Certificate. Once the assesse...

August 23, 2023 1290 Views 0 comment Print


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Residency Status based on TRC could not be question by IT department – FM

Income Tax : Concern has been expressed regarding the clause in the Finance Bill that amends Section 90 of the Income-tax Act that deals with D...

March 1, 2013 3986 Views 0 comment Print


How to report Incomes from India while filing tax return in USA?

August 5, 2016 26727 Views 0 comment Print

The Tax filing season in the US usually starts on the 31st of January each year and ends on 15th April. In the following sections we shall discuss how income generated in India is taxed for the NRIs’ in U.S. This rule holds for all who are foreign nationals, meaning those who are a citizen of a country other than the U.S. but relocates to U.S. and earns income from there. For those who are U.S. resident or citizen, taxes have to be paid on the global income in the U.S.

Circuitous amendments of section 90/90A, relating to Tax Residency Certificate

May 31, 2013 41817 Views 1 comment Print

There is a peculiar history regarding the amendments of section 90 of the Income-Tax Act, 1961 (the Act), by the Finance Act, 2012 and the Finance Act, 2013, in respect of the requirement of Tax Residency Certificate (TRC) to be obtained by an assessee, in order to avail of the benefit of Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) between India and the country of his residence.

India Budget 2013- Determining certainty on the Tax Residency Certificate

March 11, 2013 2504 Views 0 comment Print

The Finance Minister of India presented his last Union Budget 2013 (The Budget)amidst rough financial environment. The Budget proposals comein light of the current challenging economic scenario.It is clear that Indian economy is not insulated from the global slowdown. The Indian downtrend has forced the Finance Minister to recommend slew of fiscal/monetary measures to revive the economy.

Residency Status based on TRC could not be question by IT department – FM

March 1, 2013 3986 Views 0 comment Print

Concern has been expressed regarding the clause in the Finance Bill that amends Section 90 of the Income-tax Act that deals with Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements. Sub-section (4) of section 90 was introduced last year by Finance Act, 2012.

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