Benefit of DTAA against Dividend Distribution Tax (DDT) - ...
India-Hungary DTAA doesn't cover domestic companies; DDT refund claim for shareholders under India-Netherlands DTAA denied.
October 11, 2023
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Benefit of DTAA against Dividend Distribution Tax (DDT) - whether the benefit of DTAA can be extended to domestic company? - The Protocol with reference to Article 10 as per India Hungary DTAA on taxability of distributed profits cannot be interpreted so as to say that it covers the domestic companies, since there is no specific clause in the Treaty to that effect. Consequently assessee's claim of refund of DDT in respect of shareholders covered under India Netherlands DTAA is rejected. - AT
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