Dismissing the appeal of the Revenue the Court held that the services rendered by the assessee were project specific and terminated with submission of bid by ABB India after making necessary changes or corrections in the bid based on the evaluation report. If the agreement permitted the assessee to make available the results for guidance to other entities in the group, that could not be attributed as services “made available” which could be used in perpetuity. No income accrued or arose to the assessee in India. Appeal of Revenue is dismissed. (AY.2009-10)
CIT (I). v ABB INC. [2023] 152 taxmann.com 101/(2024)461 ITR 297 (Karn)(HC)
S. 9(1)(vi) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Royalty-Fees for included services- Reviewing risk factor in particular project- Cannot be deemed to accrue or arise in India- DTAA-India-USA.[S.9(1)(vii), art.12]