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Assessing Officer Wrongly Denies Tax Treaty Benefit Despite Singapore's Confirmation of Company's Tax Residency and Active Business Operations.

September 8, 2023

Case Laws     Income Tax     AT

Denial of tax treaty benefit due to lack of commercial substance in Singapore - Benefit of DTAA - In any event, the ld. AO in all fairness ought to have accepted the assessment orders of Singapore Tax Authorities which goes to prove that the Assessee is a tax resident of Singapore and is independently carrying on its business activities in Singapore. All these documents and behavior of the Assessee collectively go to prove that affairs of the Assessee company were not controlled from outside Singapore. - AT

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