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Treaty between India and United States – Indian decision on whether payment for use of software was a royalty

31 December 2013

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Treaty Development

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India; United States

The Indian High Court (HC) issued its decision on 22 November 2013 in the case of Infrasoft Limited v. Director of Income Tax (ITA 1034/2009) that in order to qualify as a royalty payment under article 12(3) of the India - United States Income Tax Treaty (1989) (the Treaty), it was necessary to establish that there is a transfer of all or any rights (including the granting of any licence) in respect of a copyright of a literary, artistic or scientific work. (a) Facts. The Taxpayer (i.e. Infrasoft Limited), a US based company is engaged in the business of developing...