Income deemed to accrue or arise in India - revenue...

Income deemed to accrue or arise in India - revenue characterization - Taxability of IUC [Interconnect utility charges] as Royalty u/s 9(1)(vi) - DTAA between India and Hongkong - The Tribunal noted that there is no treaty between India and Hong Kong, the country of which the assessee is a tax resident. The Tribunal held that the payments received by the assessee cannot be held to be royalty under section 9(1)(vi) of the Act. The revenue did not establish a permanent establishment of the assessee in India to tax the receipt in India. The payments received by the assessee are considered business profits taxable in the recipient country.

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