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  • Tax Deduction at Source: DTAA Prevails Over Domestic Law, Rules ITAT in Favor o…

    Income Tax,Jun. 08, 2021

    The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) dismissed the Revenue's appeals, ruling that the provisions of the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) override the domestic law, including Section 206AA of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The case involved an assessee company that made payments to non-residents and deducted tax at source (TDS) based on the DTAA rates, rather than the higher rates prescribed under Section 206AA for non-furnishing of PAN.

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  • Anticipatory bail granted to man accused in Rs 700 cr forex remittance scam due…

    Income Tax,Mar. 14, 2024

    The Delhi High Court granted anticipatory bail to Amit Aggarwal, accused in a Rs 700 crore forex remittance scam case being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The court found no evidence of 'proceeds of crime' being generated from the alleged forgery of certificates, a key requirement for the money laundering offence. Aggarwal's ill health and need for constant medical supervision also weighed in favour of bail.

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  • Computer Sciences Corporation India wins tax dispute over withholding tax rates…

    Income Tax,May. 11, 2021

    The case involves Computer Sciences Corporation India Pvt. Ltd. (the assessee), which made payments for technical services to its US parent company. The dispute centered around the applicable withholding tax rate – whether it should be as per the India-US tax treaty (DTAA) at 15% or as per Section 206AA of the Income Tax Act at 20%/25% for non-furnishing of PAN. The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) ruled in favor of the assessee, upholding the …

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  • Income Tax,Mar. 16, 2023

    This case deals with the issue of whether the provisions of Section 206AA of the Income Tax Act, which mandates a higher tax deduction rate for non-residents without a Permanent Account Number (PAN), can override the beneficial tax rates provided under the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) between India and the Netherlands. The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) had ruled in favor of the assessee, allowing them to deduct tax at the lower…

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  • Income Tax,Mar. 14, 2024

    The petitioner, an Indian company, challenged Section 206AA of the Income Tax Act which mandated a 20% tax deduction at source (TDS) on royalty payments made to non-residents without a Permanent Account Number (PAN). The court held that the India-Singapore Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) capped the TDS rate at 10% for royalties, overriding the domestic law provision. The court quashed the impugned section as violative of the DTAA and con…

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Court upholds primacy of India-Singapore tax treaty over domestic law, quashes …

The petitioner, an Indian company, challenged Section 206AA of the Income Tax Act which mandated a 20% tax deduction at source (TDS) on royalty payments made to non-residents without a Permanent Account Number (PAN). The court held that the India-Singapore Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) capped the TDS rate at 10% for royalties, overriding the domestic law provision. The court quashed the impugned section as violative of the DTAA and con…

Income Tax,Jul. 11, 2020
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  • Income Tax,Mar. 14, 2024

    The case involves an Indian company (the assessee) that made payments to non-resident entities for royalty and technical services. The assessee deducted tax at source (TDS) on these payments at the rates prescribed in the relevant Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements (DTAAs) between India and the countries of the non-resident recipients. The tax department (Revenue) contended that since some of the non-resident recipients did not furnish their Perm…

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  • Income Tax,Jul. 21, 2020

    This case involves an individual assessee, Arjun Malhotra, who sold 1,00,000 shares of NIIT to a company Glad Investment Pvt Ltd (GIPL) in 1997-98. The assessee claimed the sale consideration was Rs. 5 crores and claimed exemption under Section 54F. The Revenue disputed the sale date, consideration amount, and Section 54F exemption eligibility. After a long legal battle, the Delhi High Court ruled in favor of the assessee on the capital gains tax i…

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Customs & Excise,Mar. 13, 2024

The case involves an appeal filed by a Biocon executive against the order of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) restraining him from accessing the securities market and associating with listed companies for three months, and imposing a penalty of Rs. 2 lacs for alleged insider trading violations. The executive was accused of trading in Biocon shares while in possession of unpublished price-sensitive information (UPSI) related to a co…

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Court rules agricultural lands not capital assets despite conversion, upholds t…

The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) had ruled that certain lands owned by the assessees, although converted for non-agricultural purposes, were still considered agricultural lands and hence exempt from capital gains tax on their sale. The Revenue Department challenged this decision in the High Court of Karnataka. The High Court upheld the ITAT's ruling, holding that the lands retained their agricultural character despite conversion, as the ass…

Income Tax,Mar. 16, 2023
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