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Indian Income Tax Appellate Tribunal Emphasizes Importance of Tax Residence Certificates for Treaty Benefits

13 January 2025

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Treaty Development

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India-Luxembourg

The Delhi Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) issued an order on 30 December 2024 concerning the eligibility of a Luxembourg company to the benefits of 2008 India-Luxembourg tax treaty as impacted by the BEPS MLI. The case involved SC Lowy P.I. (LUX) S.A.R.L., a Luxembourg-based subsidiary of a Cayman Islands holding company. The Luxembourg company invested in Indian bonds and pass-through certificates issued by securitization trusts and sought to apply the benefits of the 2008 treaty, for which it provided a tax residence certificate. However, the assessing officer denied the application of the treaty benefits, leading to the Luxembourg company's...