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TMI Blog2024 (11) TMI 165X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... department has not disputed the fact that the overseas payments made by the assessee are towards reimbursement of expenses incurred by the non-resident attorneys towards renewal of registration of patents abroad and payments to registration authorities. Revenue has not controverted the fact that professional fee paid to the foreign attorneys who are non residents have no Permanent Establishment (PE) in India and none of the Attorneys have visited India during the year under assessment. After examining the nature of payments made by assessee, we are of considered view that the AO and the CIT(A) have erred in coming to the conclusion that the assessee is liable to deduct tax at source on the aforesaid payments. The coordinate bench in the cas ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... x Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as the Act ) for non deduction of tax at source (TDS) on overseas payment towards patent fees, reimbursement of official fees and professional fees, by treating such payments as Royalty taxable in India even though the income had accrued or arisen outside India. 3. Mr. M.K Madan, representing the assessee, stated that the assessee is involved in manufacturing of rubber surgical goods, footwear soles, and automotive parts. The assessee also exports products such as hot water bottles and football bladders. The assessee in order to protect its invention has applied for patents abroad. The assessee had to pay official fees to protect its patent trademark on yearly basis and had to renew it regularly. The ass ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... her the assessee was liable to deduct tax at source on payments made to non-resident attorneys where such payments are in the nature of official fees, reimbursement of renewal fees and professional fees? 7. The department has not disputed the fact that the overseas payments made by the assessee are towards reimbursement of expenses incurred by the non-resident attorneys towards renewal of registration of patents abroad and payments to registration authorities. Further, the Revenue has not controverted the fact that professional fee paid to the foreign attorneys who are non residents have no Permanent Establishment (PE) in India and none of the Attorneys have visited India during the year under assessment. The payments made by the assessee t ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... he assessee ought to have deducted tax at source on such payments. In appeal by the assessee, the Tribunal held as under:- 16. A careful perusal of the information furnished in the tabular form reveals that payment of Rs. 10,68,995/- to Eli Lilly and company, New Zealand, is towards remittance of amount recovered in court proceeding on behalf of the client in litigation. Further, a payment of Rs. 2,56,973/- was made to World Intellectual Property, Switzerland, towards official fee for international application. Similarly, amount of Rs. 4,15,484/- was paid to two entities in United Kingdom and Maldives for publication and trade fair services. In our considered view, these payments being in the nature of reimbursement and payment made for off ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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