ACIT v. Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Ltd. (2018) 171 ITD 504 (Delhi) (Trib.)

S. 14A : Disallowance of expenditure – Exempt income –Income from other sources- Dividend income on investment made in Oman-No disallowances can be made- DTAA-India- Oman [S.90(2), Art . 25, R.8D ]

Dismissing the appeal of the  revenue the Tribunal held that ; Dividend income earned from investment made in Oman is chargeable to tax in India under head ‘Income from other sources’ and would form part of total income; rebate of taxes had to be allowed from total taxes in terms of section 90(2), read with article 25 of Indo-Oman DTAA, and, consequently, provisions of S. 14A were not applicable to dividend received . (AY.2006 07)