Plintron Mobility Solutions Pvt Ltd, Chennai vs. ITO, Corporate Ward -5(2), Chennai
In the result, the appeal filed by the assessee is allowed
ITA 104/CHNY/2018[2014-15]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai27 Oct 2021AY 2014-15
Bench: Shri Duvvuru Rl Reddy & Shri G. Manjunathaआयकर अपील सं./Ita No.: 104/Chny/2018 िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2014-15 M/S. Plintron Mobility Solutions Income Tax Officer, Pvt. Ltd., V. Corporate Ward 5(2), Formerly Known As Plintron Global Chennai – 600 034. Technology Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Block 6, 3Rd Floor, Dlf It Sez, Gks Tech Park, 1/124, Shivaji Gardern, Ramapuram, Chennai – 600 089. [Pan: Aabcl 4077E] (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) (""यथ"/Respondent) अपीलाथ" क" ओर से/Appellant By : Shri. R. Viswanathan, Ca ""यथ" क" ओर से/Respondent By : Shri. Ar V Sreenivasan, Addl. Cit सुनवाई क" तार"ख/Date Of Hearing : 21.10.2021 घोषणा क" तार"ख/Date Of Pronouncement : 27.10.2021
For Appellant: Shri. R. Viswanathan, CAFor Respondent: Shri. AR V Sreenivasan, Addl. CIT
Section 143(3)Section 195Section 32(2)Section 40Section 40a
…ts, is not a payment of royalty for the use of copyright in the computer software, and thus, same does not give rise to any income taxable in India. Similarly, the Hon’ble High Court of Madras in the case of CIT vs M/s. Dassault Systems Simulia P Ltd., (2021) 127 Taxmann.com 27 (madras) had considered an identical issue and held that whether assessee had purchased only a right to use copyright, i.e., software and not entire copyright itself, amounts paid by resident Indian end-users/distributors to non-resident computer software manufacturers/suppliers, as consideration for the resale/use of the computer software…