M/S. COMMUNICATIONS GLOBAL NETWORK SERVICES LIMITED,UNITED KINGDOM vs. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (INTERNATIONAL TAXATION), CIRCLE- 2(1), BANGALORE
In the result, appeals filed by the assessee are partly allowed
ITA 2218/BANG/2019[2010-11]Status: DisposedITAT Bangalore29 Aug 2023AY 2010-11
Bench: Shri George George K & Shri Laxmi Prasad Sahuappeal No. Appellant Respondent It(It)A M/S. Communications Global The Deputy Commissioner Of No.89/Bang/2019 Network Services Limited, Income Tax 81, Newgate Street, London, (International Taxation), Assessment Year : Ec1A 7Aj, Circle – 2(1), 2009-10 United Kingdom. Bengaluru. Pan : Aagcc 9220 K It(It)A The Deputy Commissioner Of Nos.2218/Bang/2019, Income Tax 32/Bang/2021, -Do (International Taxation), 709/Bang/2022, Circle – 2(2), 165 To 167/Bang/2023 Bengaluru. Assessment Years : 2010-11 To 2015-16 Assessee By : Shri. T. Suryanarayana, Smt. Tanmayee Rajkumar, Advocates Revenue By : Shri. Aseem Sharma, Cit(Dr), Itat, Bengaluru. Date Of Hearing : 28.08.2023 Date Of Pronouncement : 29.08.2023
For Appellant: Shri. T. Suryanarayana, Smt. Tanmayee RajkumarFor Respondent: Shri. Aseem Sharma, CIT(DR), ITAT, Bengaluru
Section 143(3)Section 147Section 201Section 5(2)
…in India. Reliance is placed on the decisions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the cases of CIT v. Toshoku Limited (reported in [1980] 125 ITR 525 (SC)) and the Hon’ble Madras High court in the case of CIT v. Anamallais Timber Trust Ltd. (reported in [1950] 18 ITR 333 (Mad. HC)), wherein it has been conclusively held that if services are provided outside India, no part of the income can be said to accrue or arises in India. Taxability under the DTAA Without prejudice, the provisions of the DTAA, being more beneficial to the Assessee, ought to be applied over the provisions of the Act. Under Article 7 of the…