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2012 (4) TMI 186 - AT - Income TaxPayments made by the assessee-company for subcontracting its works contract - payment of hire charges/charter fees to EMPL - royalty u/s 9(1) and article 12 of the DTAA between India and Singapore - Held that:- the contract given to EMPL was in the nature of sub-contract to undertake on behalf of the assessee's dredging work with the equipment and manpower of EMPL - It is only hiring of the equipment and the assessee did not use the dredger or any part thereof on its own neither it was given any right to use - in order to assess the payment as business receipt of the EMPL it has to be established that there is a permanent establishment of EMPL in India which is not possible since the dredger Ketam has been operated in India for less than 183 days - the liability u/s 195 to deduct TDS depends upon changeability of tax in the hands of recipient and the assessee did not use the dredger or any part thereof on its own, nor had apparent acquired any right to use it
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