ITO v. Cedilla Healthcare Ltd.
77 Taxmann.com 309Income Tax Appellate Tribunal2017#4377 most cited
What is ITO v. Cedilla Healthcare Ltd. authority for?
Subscription fees paid for online access to a database, such as 'scifinder', are not considered royalty if the use does not involve the exploitation of copyright. Such payments are also not classified as fees for technical services if they do not meet the 'make available' clause requirement.
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judgments rely on this decision, according to BharatTax’s citation analysis of 366,339 Indian tax judgments — from 2019 to 2025.
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ITO v Cedilla Healthcare Ltd. · 77 taxmann.com 309 · royalty · fees for technical services · make available clause · copyright · database subscription · international taxation · DTAA · Section 9(1)(vi) · Section 9(1)(vii)