COURT: | ITAT Mumbai |
CORAM: | Amarjit Singh (JM), Pramod Kumar (VP) |
SECTION(S): | 5, 9, Article 23, India-USA DTAA |
GENRE: | Domestic Tax, International Tax |
CATCH WORDS: | Accrual of income, business connection |
COUNSEL: | Nitesh Joshi |
DATE: | March 19, 2020 (Date of pronouncement) |
DATE: | March 25, 2020 (Date of publication) |
AY: | 2015-16 |
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CITATION: | |
S. 5, 9 + DTAA: The payment by an Indian company to a foreign celebrity (Nicholas Cage) for an appearance by him in Dubai, UAE, in a product launch event for promoting the business of the assessee in India, is taxable as arising from a "business connection" and also under Article 23(1) of Inda-USA tax treaty (All imp judgements referred) |
business models are constantly evolving, and as the rapid communication modes such as internet and social media have completely transformed the way businesses communicate, it is time that the law is seen in tandem with the ground realities of the business world, rather than in the strict confines of what was decided in the judicial precedents, in the context of a different business world when these ground realities did not exist. Today, virtual and intangible business connections are perhaps far more critical, important and commonplace than the conventional brick and mortar business connections half a century ago, and, therefore, to disregard these business connections as a real and intimate business connection leading to earning of income by the non-residents, only because Hon’ble Courts, while delivering judgments several decades ago, could not visualize the same and hedge their observations about such possibilities, will certainly be travesty of justice.
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