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Indian Tribunal Issues Decision on the Formation of a PE when Rendering Services Connected to a Clients Operations in India

30 June 2014

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Treaty Development

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India-United Kingdom

On 7 May 2014, the Indian Income Tax Appellate Tribunal issued its decision on whether or not the rendering of services by a U.K. company that are connected with their clients operations in India constitute a permanent establishment (PE) in India. In the case, the Indian tax authorities held that the services provided by the U.K. company constituted a PE in India based on the U.K.-India tax treaty, and that the actual profits attributed to the PE should be subject to tax. The U.K. company argued that a PE should not be deemed constituted because they had "rendered" services, not...