India-US Tax Treaty: Centralized Service Fees Not Taxable as FIS, Deemed Business Income Without PE in India.

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....Income accrued in India - Fee for Technical/Included Services - whether the amount received by the assessee for various services, commonly known as centralized services, will fall within the ambit of FIS under Article 12(4)(a) of the Treaty? - the fee received by the assessee under the Centralized Services Agreement cannot be treated as FIS either under Article 12(4)(a) or 12(4)(b) of the India–US Tax Treaty. As a natural corollary, it can only be treated as business income of the assessee. Hence, in absence of a PE in India, it will not be taxable. - AT....