Commission to non-resident agents for procuring foreign orders held not taxable in India, no TDS u/s 195

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....Whether commission paid to non-resident agents for procuring foreign orders is taxable in India and attracts TDS u/s 195: Tribunal found the services were rendered entirely outside India and the agents had no permanent establishment in India; applying the principle that income not chargeable to tax in India need not attract withholding (as in Transmission Corporation precedent), held the payments are not taxable in India and there is no obligation to deduct tax at source - appeal allowed in favor of the assessee - ITAT....