Knight Riders Sports P. Ltd, Mumbai vs Asst Cit Cen Cir 29, Mumbai on 29 December, 2017
as envisaged in Article 12 of the India-USA, DTAA; and (ii). that, as the
aforesaid payment made to the foreign concern for the services which
were rendered entirely in USA, constituted its business profits within
the meaning of Article 7 of the India-USA DTAA, therefore, in the
absence of any Permanent Establishment (for short „PE‟) of the said
foreign concern in India, the said amount could only be brought to tax
in USA. As such, we are of the considered view, that even as per Sec.
90(2) of the Act, in pursuance of the beneficial provisions of the India-
USA DTAA, as the referral fees received by the foreign concern was not
taxable in India, therefore, no obligation was cast upon the assessee to
have deducted any tax at source on the said payment. Accordingly, for
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M/s Knight Frank (India) Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Asst. Commissioner of Income Tax-2(2)(1)
the said reason also no disallowance u/s 40(a)(i) of the referral fees of
Rs. 24,62,357/- was called for in the hands of the assessee.