The ITAT affirmed the CIT(A) and allowed the appeal of the...

The ITAT affirmed the CIT(A) and allowed the appeal of the assessee, holding that amounts received under the Regional Service Agreement constitute business profits under Article 7 of the India-Singapore DTAA and not "royalty" under s.9(1)(vi)/Article 12. The Tribunal found no transfer or grant of a right to use intangible property, nor any imparting of a corpus of industrial, commercial or scientific experience; services were performed outside India by regional personnel and remunerated on a cost-sharing basis with no PE in India. Accordingly the AO's royalty addition was unsustainable and the receipts are not taxable in India; decision in favour of the assessee is affirmed.

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