Residential Status of Individual - permanent home test -...

Residential Status of Individual - permanent home test - habitual abode - number of days of stay in India - Income deemed to accrue or arise in India - No doubt the tie-breaker questionnaire having importance in determining the residency of a person, but cannot be exclusively taken into consideration as a base for deciding the residency. The permanence of home can be determined on qualitative and quantitative basis. It is not in controversy that the Appellant for the period under consideration has shown the income earned in Singapore and paid the taxes in Singapore. Therefore, as per Treaty, he cannot be subjected to tax in India in order to avoid double taxation. - AT

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