2016 (3) TMI 1096

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..... ord we found that guarantee commission received by France company did not accrue in India nor it can be deemed to be accrued in India, therefore, not taxable in India under Income Tax Act. Furthermore, as per Article 23.3, income can be taxed in India, only if it arises in India. In the instant case, the income clearly arises in France because the guarantee has been given by the assessee, a French .....

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..... India and France. 3. Rival contentions have been heard and record perused. Facts in brief are that the assessee is a resident of France and does not have a permanent establishment in India. During the year assessee has given a corporate guarantee BNP Paribas, a French Bank in France, on behalf of its various subsidiaries worldwide. During the year under consideration, in India, two subsidiaries .....

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..... ng finance by an India company. As per the AO finance was raised in India. The AO further observed that finance requirement is met by a Indian branch of the bank, the benefits of guarantee are shared by the Indian entity with the assessee by making a compensatory payment. Accordingly the AO held that fees for guarantee arise in India. From the record we found that guarantee commission received by .....

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