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S. 9(1)(vii):Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Fees for technical services-Non-resident-Subscription fees receipt from India – Online Database-Not taxable in absence of permanent establishment in India-DTAA-India-USA .[S.9(1)(i), Art. 7]

Relx Inc. v. ACIT (2023) 149 taxmann.com 78 / 103 ITR 54 (SN)(Delhi) (Trib)

S. 9(1)(vii): Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Fees for technical services – Reimbursement of salaries paid to employees-Employees were high level technical executives-Payments fell under technical services-Tax deducted at source not relevant-Payment taxable. [Explanation. 2]

Panasonic Holdings Corporation v Dy. CIT (2023)101 ITR 5 (SN.)(Delhi) (Trib)

S. 9(1)(vi) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Royalty Granting access to database and earning subscription fee-Income not taxable in India-DTAA-India-USA. [Art. 12(3)]

Uptodate Inc. v. Dy. CIT (IT) (2023) 150 taxmann.com 231 /105 ITR 707 (Delhi)(Trib)

. 237 : Refunds – Failure to issue refunds – Alleged “due to system issue “ – Negligence of the officers – Court directed the Officer to credit the amount of the refund to the account of the petitioner not later than 10.30a.m on 30 th April 2024 , along with accumulated interest under section 244A of the Act , up to 29 th April , 2024 .[ S. 244A , Art. 226 ]

Grace Associates v .UOI ( Bom )( HC) www.itatonline .org

S. 45: Capital gains – Consideration received for subsequent granting of development as per the commitment letter for granting permission to right for uploading TDR is assessable as long term capital gains and not as income from other sources – Substantial question of law raised first time before the Honourable High in an appeal filed by the assessee is admitted by the Honourable High Court . [ S. 56 , 260A ]

Sunil Pran Sikand v. ACIT (2024)466 ITR 770 /164 taxmann.com 751 ( Bom)( HC) www. itatonline.org

S. 9(1)(v) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India – Interest-Bank is a subsidiary of Netherlands company — Interest paid by Indian branch not taxable in hands of head office or overseas branches — Change of law with effect from 1-4-2016 not be applicable prior to ay 2016-17-DTAA-India-Netherlands [Art. 11(2)]

Dy. CIT (IT) v. Co-Operative Rabobank U. A. (2023) 152 taxmann.com 295 / 103 ITR 89 (SN)/ 223 TTJ 911(Mum) (Trib)

S. 9(1)(v) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India – Interest-Hypothetical independence of PE and the head office cannot be extended to computation of profit of the head office and the same is restricted only for computation of profit attributable to PE-DTAA-India – Switzerland.[Art. 7(2), 11]

Credit Suisse AG v. DCIT (2023) 103 ITR 38 (Trib) (SN) (Mum)(Trib)

S. 9(1)(ii) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India – Salaries-
Short term assignment – Service rendered USA-Salaries received in India-Not taxable in India-DTAA-India-USA [S. 5(2)(a) 5(2)(b), 90 Art. 16]

Prasanth Nandanuru v. ITO (IT)(2023) 200 ITD 596/ 225 TTJ 110//(2024)113 ITR 585 (Hyd)(Trib)

S. 9(1)(i) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Business connection-licensing of software in India through distributors to end users-Transaction between the assessee and its Indian PE was at arm’s length therefore, no further attribution of profit could be made to dependent agent PE in India.[S. 92C]

Adobe Systems Software Ireland Ltd v. ACIT (IT) (Delhi) 201 ITD 77(Delhi)(Trib)

S. 9(1)(i) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Business connection-Sales transaction on principal-to-principal basis for resale-transaction between parties was accepted to be at arm’s length by TPO-attribution of profit to PE in India could not be sustained – DTAA-India – Singapore.[Art. 5(8), 5(9)]

AB Sciex Pte Ltd v. ACIT (Delhi)(Trib) (UR)