https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=98145 Tax deduction at source remained mandatory, and interim protection against withholding was refused because no finding had been made that the payments were not chargeable to tax; the Court would not bypass statutory deduction on equitable grounds or by substituting security. To end the continuing uncertainty for the non-resident taxpayer, the pending advance ruling applications were treated as withdrawn, and the Assessing Officer was directed to complete the A.Y. 2018-19 assessment while examining taxability under the Act, the DTAA, and the equalisation levy implications. en-us Fri, 27 Mar 2026 08:52:56 +0530 Fri, 27 Mar 2026 08:52:56 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=98145 Tax deduction at source remained mandatory, and interim protection against withholding was refused because no finding had been made that the payments were not chargeable to tax; the Court would not bypass statutory deduction on equitable grounds or by substituting security. To end the continuing uncertainty for the non-resident taxpayer, the pending advance ruling applications were treated as withdrawn, and the Assessing Officer was directed to complete the A.Y. 2018-19 assessment while examining taxability under the Act, the DTAA, and the equalisation levy implications. Highlights Income Tax Fri, 27 Mar 2026 08:52:56 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=98145