India-USA DTAA: Technical Skill Use Alone Doesn't Qualify as Fee for Technical Services Under Article 12.

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....Taxability as Fee for Included Service (FIS) u/A 12 of India-USA DTAA - As per Example 7 of the Memorandum of Understanding to India-USA DTAA, a receipt cannot be treated as FTS merely because the service provider while providing consultancy services has used substantial technical skill and expertise. Because, while providing such services, the American Company is not making available to the Indian Company, any technical expertise, knowledge or skill etc. but is merely transferring commercial information to the Indian Company by utilizing technical skill. - AT....