Bharat Petroleum Corpn. Ltd. v. Jt. DIT

14 SOT 307Income Tax Appellate Tribunal2007#6524 most cited

What is Bharat Petroleum Corpn. Ltd. v. Jt. DIT authority for?

Payments for market study updation, including supply-demand analysis and price forecasts, are not considered fees for technical services (FTS) under a DTAA if they do not involve the transfer of technology. This means such payments may not be taxable in India, and no TDS is deductible.

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judgments rely on this decision, according to BharatTax’s citation analysis of 366,005 Indian tax judgments — from 2018 to 2024.

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Bharat Petroleum Corpn. Ltd. v. Jt. DIT · 14 SOT 307 · ITAT · FTS · fees for technical services · Article 12 · India-Singapore DTAA · market study · no technology · not taxable in India · TDS

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Judgments citing Bharat Petroleum Corpn. Ltd. v. Jt. DIT

Ntt Asia Pacific Holdings Pte.Ltd Formerly Known As Dimension Data Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd, Mumbai vs. The Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax(International Tax) 2(1) (2), Mumbai

In the result, appeal by assessee is partly allowed

ITA 1781/MUM/2022[2019-20]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai21 Sept 2022AY 2019-20

Bench: Shri Vikas Awasthy & Shri Gagan Goyalआअसं.1781/मुं/2022 ("न.व. 2019-20) Ntt Asia Pacific Holdings Pte Ltd. (Formerly Known As Dimension Data Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.) C/O. Dhruva Advisors Llp 1101 & 1102, 11Th Floor, One World Centre, Tower 2B, 841 Senapati Bapat Marg, Elphinstone Road, Mumbai 400 013. Pan: Aadcd – 4348-L ...... अपीलाथ" /Appellant बनाम Vs. The Asstt. Commissioner Of Income Tax (International Taxation) 2(1)(2), Room No.1612, 16Th Floor, Air India Building, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400 021. ..... ""तवाद"/Respondent अपीलाथ" "वारा/ Appellant By : Shri Sunil Moti Lala ""तवाद" "वारा/Respondent By : Shri Soumendu Kumar Dash सुनवाई क" "त"थ/ Date Of Hearing : 08/09/2022 घोषणा क" "त"थ/ Date Of Pronouncement : 21/09/2022 आदेश/ Order

For Appellant: Shri Sunil Moti LalaFor Respondent: Shri Soumendu Kumar Dash
Section 143(3)

…ed on by the assessee "the nature of these services is materially similar". All these services were held to be outside the scope of fees for technical services taxable under the Indo-US tax treaty. In the case of Bharat Petroleum Corpn. Ltd. v. Jt. DIT [2007] 14 SOT 307 (Mum.), another coordinate bench of this Tribunal, inter alia, held that market study covering study of supply and demand analysis, domestic refining capacity, price forecast etc did not constitute fees for technical services as it did not transmit the technical knowledge. In the case of Ernst & Young (P.) Ltd. In re [2010] 189 Taxman 409/323 ITR…

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