Defined public benefit can retain charitable character; registration renewal requires examining genuine activities and legal compliance, not surplus a...
Capital reduction is distinct from share buy-back, preventing buy-back tax; restructuring interest and related business deductions also survive scruti...
Transfer pricing and tax deductions upheld on established principles, while employee contributions and warranty provisions returned for fresh examinat...
Captive transfer pricing relies on industrial consumer tariffs, while genuine quotations can benchmark effluent treatment transfers under the Other Me...
Specific tariff classification for ophthalmic instruments and extended limitation principles determine the treatment of duty demands, confiscation, an...
Accrual of income in India - Addition on account of royalty - receipt from Indian customer for subscription to database, sale of e-journals and membership fees - India-US tax treaty - The tribunal sided with the appellant, referencing its own precedents which established that the subscription fees received for access to databases and journals did not constitute royalty. It was clarified that customers did not acquire any copyright but merely access to the copyrighted material, which does not qualify as royalty under the DTAA or the Income-tax Act.
Accrual of income in India - Addition on account of royalty - receipt from Indian customer for subscription to database, sale of e-journals and membership fees - India-US tax treaty - The tribunal sided with the appellant, referencing its own precedents which established that the subscription fees received for access to databases and journals did not constitute royalty. It was clarified that customers did not acquire any copyright but merely access to the copyrighted material, which does not qualify as royalty under the DTAA or the Income-tax Act.
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