2014 (10) TMI 100

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.... law would arise for consideration in this appeal: "Whether the Tribunal was correct in holding that as technology, experience or skill has not been made available to the assessee as per Article 12(4) of DTAA between India and Singapore, the payments made by the assessee were not liable to be taxed under the head "fees for technical services?" 2. The material on record discloses that the assesse....

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....ervices of Sun Singapore for which a service fee is paid. From the business description of the assessee, it is clear that assessee is engaged in marketing and support system of hardware and software products. The material on record do not disclose that Sun Singapore has made available to the assessee its technical knowledge, experience or skill. Under these circumstances, the Tribunal held that, a....

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....der this agreement in the case of Commissioner of Income Tax and others Vs. De Beers India Minerals (P) Ltd., reported in (2012) 346 ITR 467, where, after referring to various provisions of law, it was held that the question, whether along with rendering technical services, whether the technical knowledge with which the services was rendered was also made available to the assessee/customers is pur....