CIT v. Kotak Securities Ltd.

340 ITR 333High Court2012#610 most cited

What is CIT v. Kotak Securities Ltd. authority for?

A deductor's bonafide belief or reliance on a Tax Residency Certificate (TRC) can influence whether they are deemed an 'assessee in default' under Section 195 for failing to deduct tax at source on payments to non-residents. The decision clarifies the due diligence required when interpreting tax treaties and TRCs for TDS compliance.

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CIT v. Kotak Securities Ltd. · Section 195 · Section 201(1) · Section 201(1A) · Section 40(a)(i) · bonafide belief · Tax Residency Certificate · TRC · withholding tax · TDS on non-residents · tax treaty interpretation · assessee in default

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Judgments citing CIT v. Kotak Securities Ltd.

BHARTI AIRTEL LTD,NEW DELHI vs. ITO, TDS, WARD-1(1), INTERNATIONAL TAXATION, NEW DEL;HI

In the result, ground of appeal no

ITA 4580/DEL/2017[2009-10]Status: DisposedITAT Delhi06 Jan 2026AY 2009-10

Bench: Shri Vikas Awasthy & Shri Manish Agarwalआअसं.4580/धिल्ली/2017(नि.व. 2009-10) Bharti Airtel Ltd., Bharti Crescent, 1 Nelson Mandela Road, Vasant Kunj, Phase Ii, New Delhi 110070 ...... अपीलार्थी/Appellant Pan: Aaacb-2894-G बिाम Vs. Income Tax Officer, Tds, Ward 1(1), International Taxation, ..... प्रनिवादी/Respondent New Delhi अपीलार्थी द्वारा/ Appellant By : Shri Anil Bhalla, Chartered Accountant प्रधििािीद्वारा/Respondent By : Shri Vikram Singh Sharma, Sr. Dr सुिवाई की निथर्थ/ Date Of Hearing : 09/10/2025 घोषणा की निथर्थ/ Date Of Pronouncement : 06/01/2026 आदेश/Order Per Vikas Awasthy, Jm:

For Appellant: Shri Anil Bhalla, Chartered AccountantFor Respondent: Shri Vikram Singh Sharma, Sr. DR
Section 201(1)

…cannot be certainly its Branch office at Stockholm, Sweden. Therefore, assessee’s plea of bonafide was not accepted. 12 6. In the instant appeal, the assessee in support of its decision has placed reliance on various decisions including Kotak Securities Ltd. 340 ITR 333 and Google India Pvt. Ltd., 93 taxmann.com 183 (Bang-Trib). The said decisions have been considered by the Coordinate Bench and has distinguished the same on facts. The ld. AR of the assessee has also placed reliance on the decision in the case of Bharti Cellular Ltd. (supra). We find that in the said case, the facts are distinguishable. The deci…

GRASIM INDUSTRIES LTD. vs. ADDL. CIT RANGE 6(3),

In the result, appeal filed by the assesse and revenue are partly allowed

ITA 4753/MUM/2004[2002-03]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai14 Dec 2021AY 2002-03

Bench: Shri Saktijit Dey, Hon'Ble & Shri S. Rifaur Rahman, Hon'Blegrasim Industries Limited V. Addl. Cit, Range 6(3) Corporate Finance Division 5Th Floor, Room No. 505 Aditya Birla Centre “A” Wing Aayakar Bhavan 2Nd Floor, S.K. Ahire Marg, Worli Mumbai Mumbai-400025 Pan: Aaacg4464B Appellant Respondent Dy. Cit, Range 6(3), V. Grasim Industries Limited, 5Th Floor, Room No. 505, Corporate Finance Division, Aayakar Bhavan, Aditya Birla Centre, “A” Wing, Mumbai-20. 2Nd Floor, S.K. Ahire Marg Worli, Mumbai-400025 Pan: Aaacg4464B Appellant Respondent Assessee By : Shri J.D. Mistry Revenue By : Shri Sandeep Raj & Shri Vijay Kumar Menon

For Appellant: Shri J.D. MistryFor Respondent: Shri Sandeep Raj &
Section 143(3)Section 36(1)(vii)Section 43BSection 80Section 80H

…61 ITA No. 4753 & 5584/MUM/2004 (A.Y. 2002-03) Grasim Industries Limited, 97. Before us, the AR of the assessee brought to our notice various decisions which are in favour of the assesse viz., Raychem RPG Ltd. [346 ITR 138 (Bom. HC)], Kotak Securities Ltd., [346 ITR 349 (Bom. HC)], Asahi India Safety Glass Ltd. [TS-640-HC-2011 (Delhi HC)], Amway India Enterprises [346 ITR 341 (Delhi HC)], DCIT v. Lubi Electricals O. Ltd. (ITA No. 1163/Ahd/92), Amway India Enterprises [111 ITD 112 (Delhi SB)], Empire jute Co. Ltd [124 ITR 1 (SC)], Media Video Ltd [122 Taxman 28 (Delhi ITAT)] and Forbes Campbell & Co. Ltd in ITA N…

M/S KUNDALI JEWEL (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED,MUMBAI vs. ITO - 12(3)(1), MUMBAI

In the result, the appeal filed by the assessee is hereby partly allowed and the appeal filed by the revenue is hereby dismissed

ITA 3511/MUM/2019[2012-13]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai23 Feb 2021AY 2012-13

Bench: Shri M. Balaganesh, Am & Shri Amarjit Singh, Jm आयकर अपील सं/ I.T.A. No. 3511/Mum/2019 (निर्धारण वर्ा / Assessment Year: 2012-13) M/S. Kundali Jewels (India) बिधम/ The Income Tax Officer 12 Pvt. Ltd. (3)(1) Vs. Room No.147 A, 1St Floor, 1/1705, Challenger Tower, Thakur Village, Kandivali Aayakar Bhavan, M. K. (E), Mumbai. Marg, Mumbai-400020. आयकर अपील सं/ I.T.A. No. 4337/Mum/2019 (निर्धारण वर्ा / Assessment Year: 2012-13) The Income Tax Officer 12 बिधम/ M/S. Kundali Jewels (India) (3)(1) Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Room No.147 A, 1St Floor, 1/1705, Challenger Tower, Aayakar Bhavan, M. K. Thakur Village, Kandivali Marg, Mumbai-400020. (E), Mumbai. स्थायी लेखा सं./जीआइआर सं./Pan/Gir No. : Pnek10340B (अपीलाथी /Appellant) .. (प्रत्यथी / Respondent) Assessee By: Shri Rashmikant C. Modi Ms. Ketki Rajeshirke Revenue By: Shri Gurbinder Singh (Dr) सुनवाई की तारीख / Date Of Hearing: 04/02/2021 घोषणा की तारीख /Date Of Pronouncement: 23/02/2021 आदेश / O R D E R Per Amarjit Singh (Jm) The Assessee As Well As Revenue Have Filed The Above Mentioned Appeals Against The Order Dated 29.03.2019 Passed By The Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals) -21, Mumbai [Hereinafter Referred To As The “Cit(A)”] Relevant To The A.Y. 2012-13. Ita. No.3511/Mum/2019 4337/Mum/2019 A.Y. 2012-13 2. The Assessee Has Filed The Present Appeal Against The Order Dated 29.03.2019 Passed By The Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals) -21, Mumbai [Hereinafter Referred To As The “Cit(A)”] Relevant To The A.Y.2012- 13. 3. The Assessee Has Raised The Following Grounds: -

For Appellant: Shri Rashmikant C. ModiFor Respondent: Shri Gurbinder Singh (DR)
Section 143(1)Section 143(2)Section 143(3)Section 147Section 148Section 32Section 40

…Sec.40(a)(ia) r.w.s 201(1) of the I.T Act, then the disallowance to the said extent made under Sec. 40(a)(ia) in its hands shall stand vacated. 13. Insofar the reliance placed by the ld. A.R on the judgment in the case of CIT Vs. Kotak Securities Ltd. (2012) 340 ITR 333 (Bom) is concerned, we find that the same is found to be distinguishable on facts. In the aforesaid case, as both the revenue and the assessee were under a bonafide belief as regards the liability to deduct TDS on transaction charges paid to the Bombay Stock Exchange right from the year 1995 i.e. coming into effect of Section 194J, till the asses…

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