Category: Income-Tax Act

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Bhaktvastal Sadguru Yogiraj Vasantrao Gopalrao Ghonge Maharaj Nyas Mukteshwar v. DCIT (2022) 197 ITD 224 (Nagpur)(Trib.)

S. 11 : Property held for charitable purposes-Search and seizure-Addition on protective basis-No incriminating material was found-More than 85 per cent of receipts of trust were applied for objects of trust-Denial of exemption is not valid. [S. 12A, 13, 132, 153C]

Cadila Healthcare Ltd. v. DCIT(IT) (2022) 197 ITD 268 (Ahd.) (Trib.)

S. 9(1)(vii) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Fees for technical services-Pharmaceutical company-Clinical trials services-Payment to Mexico-Absence of ‘make available’ clause-Liable to deduct tax at source-DTAA-India-Mexico. [S. 9(1)(viib),195, Art. 12]

Cadila Healthcare Ltd. v. DCIT (IT) (2022) 197 ITD 268 (Ahd.) (Trib.)

S. 9(1)(vii) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Fees for technical services-Pharmaceutical company-Clinical trials services-Not liable to deduct tax at source-DTAA-India-USA-Canada. [S. 9(1)(vii), 195, Art. 12]

Springer Verlag GmbH v. DCIT (2022) 197 ITD 173 (Delhi) (Trib.)

S. 9(1)(vii) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Fees for technical services-Royalty-Commission for providing customer and support sales services-Export commission/sales commission and could not be treated as FTS-DTAA-India-Germany. [S. 9(1)(vi), Art. 12]

Microsoft Regional Sales Pte. Ltd. v. ACIT (2022) 197 ITD 778 (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 9(1)(vi) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Royalty-Sale of software products to its Indian clients-Cloud based services-Subscription fees-Not be taxable as royalty-DTAA-India-USA. [S. 9(1)(vii), Art. 12]

Google India (P.) Ltd. v. DCIT(IT) (2022) 197 ITD 604 (Bang.) (Trib.)

S. 9(1)(vi) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Royalty-Fees for technical services-Sale of advertisement space on a website-No PE of foreign enterprises-Income neither royalty nor FTS-Online advertisement is now covered under Equalization Levy-DTAA-India-Ireland. [S. 9(1)(vii), Art. 12, Copyright Act, 1957, 14(a), 14(b), 30]

Sheraton International, LLC. v JCIT(IT) (2022) 197 ITD 351 (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 9(1)(vi) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Royalty-Fees for technical services-Marketing services-fees for included services-Agreement with hotels and received centralized service fees for providing advertisement, publicity and sales promotion-Use of trademark, trade name or other enumerated service referred to in agreement were incidental to said main service, centralized service fees received by assessee would not be in nature of royalty or FTS-DTAA-India-USA. [S. 9(1)(vii), 90, Art. 7, 12]

Verint System Ltd. v. DCIT (2022) 197 ITD 50 (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 9(1)(vi) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Royalty-Fees for technical services-Sale of off-shelf software-Not royalty-DTAA-India-Israel. [S. 9(1)(vii), Art. 12(3)]

ACIT v. Symantec Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. (2022) 197 ITD 25 / (2023) 102 ITR 387 (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 9(1)(vi) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Royalty-Sale of computer software-Not taxable as royalty-DTAA-India-Singapore. [S. 9(1)(vii), Art. 12(3)]

ACIT(IT) v. Credit Suisse AG. (2022) 197 ITD 209 (Mum.) (Trib.)

S. 9(1)(v) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Interest-Transactions with Head Office-Paid by Indian branch of foreign bank to Head Office-Constitute a single entity-Neither deductible nor chargeable to tax-DTAA-India-Singapore. [Art. 7]