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About Form 15 CA and Form 15 CB: The Income Tax Law of our country requires authentication of foreign remittances (payments) made to a Non Resident or Foreign Company, for any amount which is taxable as per the existing laws. For this purpose, certain rules and guidelines have been framed by the Income Tax Act for making foreign remittances.
The issue under consideration is whether the sale of shares by a Cyprus company to the assessee of an Indian company, who was holding a technology Park [immovable property] as only asset, is taxable in India in view of the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement between India and Cyprus?
The issue under consideration is whether the amount paid to the employees under the non-compete agreement is covered by the expression ‘salary/profits in lieu of salary’ or not? and If not then whether the TDS will be applicable or not?
Legal fees is deemed to accrue or arise in India, whether or not non-resident has place of business in india or has rendered services in India.
In this article we have discussed the procedure for e-filing of form 15CA and Form 15CB by remitter and Chartered Accountant using their digital Signature on e-filing website of Income Tax Department i.e. http://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in
In order to reduce compliance burden, it is proposed to amend the said section 206AA so as to provide that the provisions of this section shall also not apply to a non-resident, not being a company, or to a foreign company, in respect of any other payment, other than interest on bonds, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed.
As per section 195(1) of Income Tax Act, any person responsible to for paying to a non-resident, not being a company, or to a foreign company, any interest or any other sum chargeable to tax shall, at the time of credit of such income or at the time of payment, whichever is earlier, deduct income-tax thereon at the rates as applicable.
Please also refer the case JLC Electromet Pvt. Ltd. Vs ACIT (ITAT Jaipur). I’m trying to analyse only some of the provisions applicable, only for understanding purpose. As per Section 195 of Income Tax Act, any person who makes payment to non-resident by way of interest (except the interest as specified in Sections 194LB or […]
Section 206AA does not override provisions of section 90(2) and in case of payment made to non-resident, assessee correctly applied rate of tax prescribed under concerned DTAAs and not as per section 206AA because provisions of the DTAAs were more beneficial and DTAA acquired primacy in such case.
Commission paid to foreign agents for procuring export orders could not be treated as income taxable in India when parameters of DTAAs were applied to transactions in question. Also non-resident agents did not have PE or business connection in India. Therefore, impugned payment could not be held as taxable in the hands of non-resident agents in India and, therefore, liability to withhold tax under section 195 did not arise.
