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TMI BlogThis case deals with the accrual of income in India from exploration activities and the determination of...This case deals with the accrual of income in India from exploration activities and the determination of whether the assessee has a Permanent Establishment (PE) in India under the India-Singapore DTAA. The key points are: The Assessing Officer treated the gross receipts attributed to the PE as deemed profits u/s 44BB and made an addition. The assessee contended that its operations were less than 183 days, covered under Article 5(5) of the DTAA, a special clause for exploration activities, rather than Article 5(1), the general PE clause. The Tribunal held that for specific activities defined in Article 5(5), the minimum period test of 183 days must be applied, and this specific activity-based article prevails over the general rule of Article..... ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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