Court Rules Payment to GTRC as Cost Reimbursement, Not Royalty, Under TDS Section 195 in Joint Research Project.

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....TDS u/s 195 - Payment of Royalty or not - The assessee agreed for reimbursement of cost incurred by the GTRC for doing research activity as a part of joint research on which both the parties have equal right on result of such joint research project - AO has not carried out any verification/investigation to disprove the claim of pure reimbursement of expenses made by the assessee on the basis of relevant supporting material as reflected in this order. - payment made to GTRC was towards cost reimbursement for joint research project and not royalty - AT....