Assessment time-barred u/s 153 due to missing competent-authority reference for Singapore exchange of information; assessment disallowed as barred by ...
Whether consideration for ancillary support services connected to software license distribution constitutes Fee for Technical Services under the IndiaSingapore DTAA. The tribunal found the services were ancillary and subsidiary to software sales, including maintenance and technical support obligations under the parties' licence and partner agreements, and thus not characterisable as FTS or as "make available" independent services; consequence: the assessing officer/TPA/DRP findings treating the receipts as FTS were not justified and were disallowed to that extent.
Whether consideration for ancillary support services connected to software license distribution constitutes Fee for Technical Services under the IndiaSingapore DTAA. The tribunal found the services were ancillary and subsidiary to software sales, including maintenance and technical support obligations under the parties' licence and partner agreements, and thus not characterisable as FTS or as "make available" independent services; consequence: the assessing officer/TPA/DRP findings treating the receipts as FTS were not justified and were disallowed to that extent.
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