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Demystifying Form 15CA and 15CB: A Guide to Foreign Remittances

Income Tax : Learn about Form 15CA and 15CB: Crucial for foreign remittances and tax compliance. A complete guide for taxpayers....

September 12, 2023 5829 Views 1 comment Print

Countrywise Withholding Tax Rates: IT Act vs. Tax Treaties/DTAA

Income Tax : Countrywise withholding tax rates as per the Income Tax Act compared to tax treaties/DTAA. Understand differences & implications f...

July 24, 2023 36544 Views 1 comment Print

Countrywise Withholding tax rates / Chart as per DTAA

Income Tax : Withholding tax rates for dividends, interest, royalties and Fee for Technical Services in different countries. Understand how tax...

July 24, 2023 390071 Views 28 comments Print

No TDS liability on year end provisions if payees not identified & provision revered next year

Income Tax : Karnataka HC held that no TDS liability would arise on year end provisions which were revered next year if they payees were not id...

May 23, 2023 3585 Views 0 comment Print

Sale of Property in India by an NRI – TDS provisions for Buyers & Sellers

Income Tax : Understand TDS provisions for buyers and sellers in the sale of property in India by an NRI. Get insights into tax rates, implicat...

April 8, 2023 69855 Views 35 comments Print


Latest News


Additional Income-tax on distributed income by company for buy-back of unlisted shares

Income Tax : 20% Withholding Tax Rate on profits distributed by unlisted companies to shareholders through buy-back of shares Existing provisio...

February 28, 2013 1518 Views 0 comment Print

Vodafone pays over USD 400 mn more to buy Essar's 33 per cent stake

Income Tax : Ending year-long battle, UK-based Vodafone has agreed to pay USD 400 million more to its Indian partner Essar for buying its 33 pe...

July 3, 2011 742 Views 0 comment Print

After Vodafone verdict IT department will investigate more cross-border mergers involving Indian assets

Income Tax : The government will look into more cross-border mergers involving Indian assets, like the Vodafone-Hutchison deal, after the Bomba...

September 11, 2010 974 Views 0 comment Print

Reminder : Person receiving income subject to withholding tax is required to obtain Permanent Account Number (PAN)

Income Tax : The Finance (No.2) Act of 2009 introduced section 206AA under the Income Tax Act, 1961 (the ITA) to provide that any person who is...

July 4, 2010 1142 Views 0 comment Print

Replacement of dividend distribution tax with withholding tax to boost business

Income Tax : The cost of doing business in India could come down if the dividend distribution tax (DDT) levied on foreign shareholders is repla...

June 30, 2010 2705 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Delhi HC Quashes TDS Penal Action Against DLF

Income Tax : In a landmark ruling, Delhi High Court quashes TDS penal action against DLF Homes Panchkula Pvt Ltd for the FY 2013-14. Detailed v...

August 1, 2023 1677 Views 0 comment Print

TDS not deductible on payment to non-resident having no PE in India for services rendered outside India

Income Tax : ITAT held that payment made to non-resident without deducting the tax at source u/s. 195 of the Act, does not come under the provi...

January 19, 2023 2946 Views 0 comment Print

Section 195 not applies to payment not in the nature of FTS to Non-Resident not having PE in India

Income Tax : Assessee was not having any permanent establishment in India and was providing the service only from Singapore and therefore the p...

September 5, 2022 1422 Views 0 comment Print

Withholding certificate at a low tax rate cannot be rejected for demand due to pending rectification applications

Income Tax : Withholding certificate at a low tax rate rejected for huge outstanding demand, although same were due to pending rectification ap...

August 14, 2022 1077 Views 0 comment Print

TDS on interest paid to China Development Bank- HC dismisses Stay Application

Income Tax : Disputed demand has arisen for failure of Tata Teleservices to deduct tax at source on interest payments made to China Development...

August 14, 2022 534 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


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 28074 Views 1 comment Print

S. 40(a)(i) Tax Withholding on ‘Other sum chargeable’ of non residents

Income Tax : For the purpose of making disallowance of other sums chargeable under Section 40(a)(i) of the Income-tax Act, 1961, in the case of...

October 29, 2016 6628 Views 0 comment Print

Relaxation from deduction of tax at higher rate U/s. 206AA

Income Tax : 37BC. Relaxation from deduction of tax at higher rate under section 206AA.– (1) In the case of a non-resident, not being a compa...

June 24, 2016 13816 Views 1 comment Print

CBDT relaxes conditions for furnishing of Form 15CA & Form 15CB

Income Tax : Notification No. 93/2015 - Income Tax G.S.R. 978(E) dated 16th December, 2015 A CA certificate in Form No. 15CB will be required t...

December 16, 2015 180733 Views 28 comments Print


Reasonable time limit for issue of notice u/s 201(1)/201(1A) is 4 years

August 13, 2022 10158 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that Reasonable time limit for issue of notice u/s 201(1)/201(1A) is 4 years and Assessee cannot be taxed for non-deduction of TDS U/s. 195  if non-resident discharged obligation with respect to payment of capital gains tax

TDS not deductible on payment by Deolitte India to Deolitte UK for global brand/communication/technology/knowledge

August 11, 2022 690 Views 0 comment Print

Payments made for global brand/communication/technology/knowledge cannot be treated as Royalty as per Article 13(3) of India-UK DTAA

TDS Consequence on non-furnishing of PAN by non-resident to Deductor

July 20, 2022 2037 Views 0 comment Print

Discover the consequences of not furnishing PAN by non-resident to deductor. Learn about the TDS rates, impact on application for lower withholding certificate, and more.

TDS u/s 195 not deductible on mere reimbursement

June 29, 2022 1473 Views 0 comment Print

TDS not deductible u/s 195 as the petitioner only seeks to make payment to Walmart Inc. of its payment to the seconded employee which is stated to be by way of reimbursement

TDS not deductible on business profit of non-resident in absence of PE in India

May 30, 2022 2586 Views 0 comment Print

Merely because a person has not deducted tax at source from a remittance abroad, it cannot be inferred that the person making a remittance has committed a failure in discharging his tax withholding obligations because such obligations come into existence only when recipient has a tax liability in India.

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 […]

TDS not deductible on payment for time charter of ships to non-resident

February 11, 2022 4443 Views 0 comment Print

ITO Vs Terapanth Foods Limited (ITAT Rajkot) It is pertinent to note that the CIT(A) has categorically mentioned that Section 195 of the Act would apply only if payment is made which is chargeable under Income Tax Act 1961. The Assessing Officer has not given any reason as to why the chargeability of tax under […]

No section 195 TDS on IT support services as same is not technical services

October 27, 2021 4626 Views 0 comment Print

IT support services availed by assessee-Indian company from foreign companies were standard connectivity and networking services could not be termed as technical services within the meaning of Section 9(1)(vii) and therefore, assessee was not liable to deduct TDS on such expenditures.

No TDS on Sale of Software by treating it as Royalty

September 20, 2021 3525 Views 0 comment Print

Financial Software and Systems Private Limited Vs CIT (Madras High Court) The question of law which is involved is with regard to whether the assessee was liable to deduct Tax at Source in respect of the Computer Software which was dealt with by them, procured from a Non-Resident and sold in the Indian Market. This […]

Target marketing on overseas social media or automated advertising platforms not taxable as ‘Royalty’

September 20, 2021 3687 Views 0 comment Print

Target marketing on overseas social media or automated advertising platforms not taxable as ‘Royalty’ In a major relief to taxpayers availing online marketing services from social media platforms like Facebook, the Bangalore bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) recently ruled in the case of Urban Ladder Home Décor Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Vs ACIT that […]