ITAT rules dividends to tax-immune international entities under Section 9 must be excluded from DDT computation under Section 115-O

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....ITAT held that dividends paid to an entity enjoying absolute taxation immunity under Section 9 of Article VI of the International Finance Corporation Act, 1958 must be excluded from Dividend Distribution Tax computation under Section 115-O. The tribunal ruled that comprehensive statutory exemption extends beyond mere income to encompass all financial activities of the exempt entity. Applying DDT on dividends paid to tax-immune entities would create an anomaly whereby the dividend-paying company bears additional tax burden on distributions to recipients beyond India's taxing jurisdiction. Such construction would violate legislative intent enshrining immunity provisions and penalize statutory compliance. Sub-Section 1A of Section 115-O expres.........