Category: Income-Tax Act

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BMC Software Asia Pacific Pte Ltd. v. ACIT (2021) 191 ITD 621 (Pune)(Trib.)

S. 9(1)(vi) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Royalty-Sale of software /licence-Not taxable in India-DTAA-India-Singapore. [S. 9(1)(vii), Art. 5, 7, 12]

Atlassian Pty Ltd. v. DCIT(IT) (2021) 191 ITD 731 (Bang.)(Trib.)

S. 9(1)(vi) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Royalty-Sale of software licences to end-users-Not transfer of copyright-Not royalty-Not liable to deduct tax at source-DTAA-India-Australia. [S. 9(1)(vi), 195, Art. 12]

Morgan Stanley Mauritius Co. Ltd. v. DCIT(IT) (2021) 191 ITD 88 / 212 TTJ 1/ 203 DTR 10(Mum.)(Trib.)

S. 9(1)(iv) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Dividend by Indian company-Person making payment to assessee could be treated as SCB-UK or SCB-India but none of them were an Indian resident for purpose of India-Mauritius tax treaty, dividend income could not be brought to tax in India-Domestic depository which was admittedly a branch of foreign company would not be treated as an Indian resident-DTAA-India-Mauritius. [S. 9(1)(i), Art. 10, 22]

Dolphin Drilling Ltd. v. DCIT(IT) (2021) 191 ITD 181 (Dehradun) (Trib.)

S. 9(1)(i) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Business connection-No activities carried out from project office in India-No permanent establishment in India-Interest received on income tax refund-Taxable as per article 12(2) of India UK DTAA at rate of 15 per cent of gross amount of interest as income-DTAA-India-United Kingdom. [S. 9(1)(v), Art. 5, 12 (2)]

Sumitomo Corporation v. DCIT(IT) (2021) 191 ITD 438 (Delhi) (Trib.)

S. 9(1)(i) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Business connection-Supply of equipments and spare parts to Indian company-Outside India-No portion of income from offshore supply would be taxable in India-DTAA-India-Japan. [Art. 5, 7]

Reliance Globalcom Ltd. v. DCIT (2021) 191 ITD 648 (Mum.)(Trib.)

S. 9(1)(i) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Business connection-Repair and maintenance services-Monitoring under-sea cable system to company (TSL)-Receipts of standby maintenance charges from TCL had to be calculated on basis of apportionment of cable length in India vis-a-vis worldwide cable length-Articles 7 and 12 of OECD Model convention. [S. 9(1)(vii)]

Avana Global FZCO v. DCIT(IT) (2021) 191 ITD 627 (Mum.)(Trib.)

S. 9(1)(i) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Business connection-Business of operation of ships in international traffic-Treaty must be extended to entire freight receipts, irrespective of whether earnings are relating to feeder vessels or by ships in international traffic-DTAA-India-UAE. [S. 90, Art. 8]

JCIT(OSD) v. Medha Servo Drives (P.) Ltd. (2021) 191 ITD 333 (Hyd.)(Trib.)

S. 4 : Charge of income-tax-Sales tax subsidy Capital or revenue-After commencement of commercial production-Quantum depends upon production and sales-Reimbursement of sales tax paid-Assessable as revenue receipt. [S. 28(i)]

Visnagar Nagrik Shakari Bank Ltd. v. DCIT (2021) 191 ITD 681 (Ahd.)(Trib.)

S. 4 : Charge of income-tax-Diversion by overriding title-Under liquidation-Interest income-Interest income by assessee post liquidation was diverted at source by overriding title for payment of DICCI and not taxable as income of the assessee. [S. 145]

InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. (IndiGo) v. ACIT (2021) 191 ITD 1 / 195 ITR 586/ 216 TTJ 265/ 211 DTR 233(SB) (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 4 : Charge of income-tax-Air craft-Credit given was not for incidental to business-Commission-Not chargeable to tax as revenue receipt-Receipt is capital in nature-credits received by assessee from engine manufacturer for selecting its engine in aircraft would not be taxable as business income. [S. 28(i), 28(iv), 43(1)]