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    Government Of India Ratifies MLI – Bringing India On The Cusp Of A New International Tax Regime

    The Government of India (Union Cabinet) has approved the ratification of the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (MLI) and India's final position to the same.
    IndiaTax
    Khaitan & Co.
    Khaitan & Co.
  • Article

    Income From Cloud Hosting Services Not Taxable As ‘Royalty' Holds Tax Tribunal

    For the years in question, the Taxpayer did not file tax returns in India.
    IndiaTax
    Khaitan & Co.
    Khaitan & Co.
Article

The Lien That Binds: Reimbursement Of Salaries To Secondees Treated As Fee For Technical Services

The Delhi High Court has departed from established precedent by ruling that expatriate secondees remain under the control of their seconding entity and retain employment liens, even while working for Indian entities. In Ernst and Young U.S. LLP, the court held that cost-to-cost salary reimbursements for seconded employees constitute Fee for Technical Services under Indian tax law and the India-US tax treaty, overturning the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal's decision that had favored the taxpayer.
IndiaTax
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners
  • Article

    SMR Ruling: Tax Department Attempts To Deny Treaty Benefits To Mauritius Company

    The Tax department recently1 attempted to deny tax benefits in respect of capital gains arising from sale of shares.
    IndiaCorporate/Commercial Law
    Nishith Desai Associates
    Nishith Desai Associates
  • Article

    Structuring India Focused Funds

    In 2012, SEBI took steps to completely overhaul the regulatory framework for domestic funds in India and introduced the AIF Regulations. In 2015, a tax-pass through status had been hardwired for certain categories of AIFs by the Finance Act, 2015.
    IndiaFinance and Banking
    Nishith Desai Associates
    Nishith Desai Associates
  • Article

    Budget 2012: Highlights - Cash Credit

    Presently the section provides that where the assessee does not provide/or provides unsatisfactory explanation to any sum credited in the books of the assessee for any previous year, then the sum so credited may be charged to income tax as income of the previous year.
    IndiaTax
    D.M. Harish & Co.
    D.M. Harish & Co.
  • Article

    Concept Of ‘Force Of Attraction' Rule In International Transactions Under Tax Treaties

    In our general understanding, in any international transaction, ‘Business Income' of an Enterprise is taxed in the country of its Residence unless the company has a ‘Permanent Establishment' in another country ...
    IndiaTax
    DNV & Co
    DNV & Co
  • Article

    Expense Disallowance Discriminatory When Not Applicable To Payment To Residents

    While negotiating cross-border transactions, quite often the parties involved are not in agreement with respect to taxability of the transaction and applicability of withholding tax obligations.
    IndiaTax
    Nishith Desai Associates
    Nishith Desai Associates
  • Article

    Foreign Tax Credit: Overview And Related Issues In The UAE

    The era of globalization and digitalization has brought a revolution in the way businesses are conducted, bringing the economies/geographies closer.
    IndiaTax
    Nexdigm Private Limited
    Nexdigm Private Limited
  • Article

    Guarantee Fee Not Taxable Under India-Netherlands Tax Treaty

    In a multinational framework, it is common that one of the group entities stand as surety / guarantor for another group entity or its subsidiary – Indian or otherwise, sometimes for a charge.
    IndiaTax
    BDO India LLP
    BDO India LLP
  • Article

    Remote But Relevant? – OECD's 2025 Update On 'Home' As A 'Place Of Business'

    The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (‘OECD') Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capital (‘MTC'), first issued in 1963...
    IndiaTax
    AZB & Partners
    AZB & Partners
  • Article

    Transitional ITC – A Never Ending Saga

    M/s. Brand Equity Treaties Ltd & many other judgments have allowed transitional ITC inspite of non-filing/incorrect filing of FORM GST TRAN-1 on the following grounds:
    IndiaTax
    Kevin Shah & Associates
    Kevin Shah & Associates
  • Article

    What’s News In Tax: Investing In India - The New Frontier

    Over the past decade the Indian economy has experienced a tremendous influx of foreign capital from private equity and hedge fund investors from across the globe. Such investment funds have typically used Singapore or Mauritius entities to invest in India because of their highly favorable Indian tax treatises.
    IndiaTax
    KPMG
    KPMG
  • Article

    Amounts Paid To France Entity Towards Reimbursement Of Salary Cost And Consideration For Technical And Managerial Services, Not Royalty Or FTS

    M/s. Faurecia Automotive Holding (assessee), a tax resident of France, received certain amount from Faurecia India towards reimbursement of salary cost of an expatriate seconded to Faurecia India and also for rendition of certain services.
    IndiaEmployment and HR
    Nangia & Co
    Nangia & Co
  • Article

    AAR Rulıngs On Interpretation Of MFN Clause And Taxatıon Of IPR Fail High Court's Litmus Test

    The notification giving effect to the Protocol only referred to ‘lesser rate of tax' and did not include the ‘restricted scope of taxation' in relation to FTS.
    IndiaTax
    Khaitan & Co.
    Khaitan & Co.
  • Article

    BEPS Effect - Fate Of Liaison Offices In India After Action Plan 7

    The definition of PE included in tax treaties, therefore, becomes crucial in determining whether a foreign enterprise is taxable in India or not.
    IndiaTax
    Seth Dua & Associates
    Seth Dua & Associates
  • Article

    Tax Treaty Benefits Available In The Case Of Indirect Transfer Of The Shares Of An Indian Company

    AAR also held that the India-Germany Tax Treaty benefits would be available even in the case of indirect transfer of Indian assets.
    IndiaTax
    Nexdigm Private Limited
    Nexdigm Private Limited
  • Article

    Delhi High Court Rules Dividend Income Taxable At 5% Under The India-Netherlands Tax Treaty Applying The Protocol To The Tax Treaty

    To have parity in the tax treatments for the OECD member nations, the concept of Most Favoured Nation (MFN) is prevalent under the International tax laws.
    GlobalTax
    Nexdigm Private Limited
    Nexdigm Private Limited
  • Article

    Delhi High Court Upholds Non-taxability Of Fees Paid To International Law Firm, Overrules Virtual PE Theory

    In the case of CIT v Clifford Chance Pte Ltd, ITA 353-354/2025, a Division Bench of the High Court of Delhi (High Court) delivered a significant ruling rejecting the theory of virtual presence and held that fees received from India clients by an international law firm is not taxable in India.
    IndiaTax
    Khaitan & Co.
    Khaitan & Co.
  • Article

    Government Issues Guidance On Application Of 'Principal Purpose Test' Under Tax Treaties

    In a welcome move, the apex tax administration body in India, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has clarified vide Circular No. 1 of 2025 (Circular) that (i) the ‘Principal Purpose Test' (PPT)...
    IndiaTax
    Khaitan & Co.
    Khaitan & Co.
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