TMI BlogEntitlement to Nil/lower rate withholding tax certificate u/s 197 - Absence of a Permanent Establishment...Entitlement to Nil/lower rate withholding tax certificate u/s 197 - Absence of a Permanent Establishment (PE). - The High Court found that the assistance and training provided by SFDC Ireland were ancillary to the sale of its products and did not constitute the provision of technical services as defined under the DTAA. - The judgment clarified that the payments made to SFDC Ireland were for the purchase of software products for resale by SFDC India and not for the provision of technical services. The court emphasized that the technical support and training offered were related to the usage of these products and did not amount to FTS. - Matter restored back for fresh consideration. ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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