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)]

Held that  sale of off-shelf software by assessee-company to its AE was merely a sale of copyrighted article and had not resulted in transfer of any right in relation to a ‘copyright’ embedded in software, amount received by assessee from its AE on account of sale of software/license charges was not royalty under article 12(3) and as per section 9(1)(vi).  (AY. 2010-11)