Income accrued in India - Period of stay in India - This claim ...

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April 14, 2022

Income accrued in India - Period of stay in India - This claim of the assessee has not been rebutted or denied by any of the lower authorities. Both the lower authorities have simply relied upon the provisions of section 5 and section 90 to state that since the assessee was a resident and ordinarily resident in India during the year, therefore, the provisions of DTAA would not apply in the case of the assessee. However, a perusal of section 90 read with Article 16 of the DTAA would show that section 90 did not bar in any manner the operation of the relevant provision of DTAA in respect of income earned by the assessee in other country, with whom the Central Government has entered into a DTAA. - AT

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