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2016 (9) TMI 705 - AT - Income TaxTDS u/s 195 - P.E. in India - payments made to foreign entities in nature of rent, advertisement and exhibition expenses - Held that:- The details of payments and TDS as furnished by the assessee that the taxes have been withheld by the assessee after grossing up and taxes so withheld have been deposited into credit of central government. Therefore, pre-conditions as mentioned in section 248 of the Act are satisfied. Further, it is seen that payments made to foreign entities are in nature of rent, advertisement and exhibition expenses and therefore are in the nature of business receipts in hands of payee. Such business receipts are taxable in India only if payee had ‘PE’ in India within meaning of relevant DTAA. From the facts, it has been observed that foreign entities did not have PE in India and therefore payments were not chargeable to tax in India. Accordingly, the assessee was under no obligation to deduct taxes at source while making these payments. Accordingly, Ld. CIT(A) has rightly held that the taxes were not required to be withheld u/s. 195(1) of the Act on the impugned payments made by the assessee and allow the issue in dispute in favour of the assessee which in my considered opinion, does not need any interference on my part, hence, uphold the order of the Ld. CIT(A) on the issue in dispute - Decided against revenue
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