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Section 9 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 - Income deemed to accrue or arise in India - Taxation of Business Process Outsourcing Units in India

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....other than an independent agent) who habitually exercises an authority to conclude contracts, or regularly delivers goods or merchandise, or habitually secures orders in India, on behalf of the non-resident principal. In such a case, the profits of the non-resident or foreign company attributable to the business activities carried out in India becomes taxable under the Income-tax Act, 1961. 2. During the last decade or so India has seen a steady growth of outsourcing of business processes by non-residents or foreign companies to IT-enabled entities in India. Such entities are either branches or associated concerns of the foreign enterprise or an independent Indian enterprise. Their activities range from mere procurement of orders for sale ....

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....d to be embedded in the income of the permanent establishment taxable in India, if the price charged in respect of the above services by the permanent establishment is an arms length/fair market price. In such a situation, therefore, no income shall separately accrue or arise or be deemed to accrue or arise to the non-resident principal in India. 4. An example of such services by an IT-enabled entity in India could be a case where a foreign company manufacturing computers abroad and also selling such computers to customers abroad, engages or sets up a call centre in India to procure orders from or conclude contracts with customers abroad and also to answer sales related queries on telephone. In such a case, no income shall accrue or arise ....