![IPLC Payments Not ‘Royalty’ u/s 9 of Income Tax Act: Madras HC sets aside Disallowance u/s 40(a)(i) in Cognizants Case [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/03/500x300_2109834-madras-hc-disallowance-taxscan.webp "IPLC Payments Not ‘Royalty’ u/s 9 of Income Tax Act: Madras HC sets aside Disallowance u/s 40(a)(i) in Cognizants Case [Read Order]")
IPLC Payments Not ‘Royalty’ u/s 9 of Income Tax Act: Madras HC sets aside Disallowance u/s 40(a)(i) in Cognizant's Case [Read Order]
The Madras High Court, in a recent case, has held that payments made by Cognizant Technology Solutions India Pvt. Ltd. to Sprint USA for ...
![Art 26(3) of India-US DTAA Protects IPLC Payments from TDS Burden: Madras HC Favours Cognizant [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/03/250x150_2109847-cognizant-site-image-1.webp "Art 26(3) of India-US DTAA Protects IPLC Payments from TDS Burden: Madras HC Favours Cognizant [Read Order]")
![Payments for Bandwidth Services Not Royalty under India–UAE DTAA: ITAT Mumbai Deletes ₹1.55 Crore Addition [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/22/250x150_2099046-india-uae-dtaa-taxscan.webp "Payments for Bandwidth Services Not Royalty under India–UAE DTAA: ITAT Mumbai Deletes ₹1.55 Crore Addition [Read Order]")
![Relief to Airtel, Charges Paid for Bandwidth to Overseas Telecom Operators Do Not Amount to Royalty under Income Tax Act: Delhi HC [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/airtel-delhi-high-court-taxscan.jpg "Relief to Airtel, Charges Paid for Bandwidth to Overseas Telecom Operators Do Not Amount to Royalty under Income Tax Act: Delhi HC [Read Order]")
![No PE in India, Offshore Supply of Telecom Commodities Contracts Not Taxable : Delhi HC Rules in Nokia’s Tax Matter [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/No-PE-in-India-Offshore-Supply-of-Telecom-Commodities-Offshore-Supply-Telecom-Commodities-Contracts-Delhi-HC-Delhi-HC-Rules-taxscan.jpg "No PE in India, Offshore Supply of Telecom Commodities Contracts Not Taxable : Delhi HC Rules in Nokia’s Tax Matter [Read Order]")
Payment received by Non Resident assessee from Indian Company for IUC cannot be taxed as Royalty in India u/s 9(1)(vi) of Act on absence of DTAA: ITAT [Read Order]
The Bangalore bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) held that payment received by the non resident assessee from an Indian Company for IUC could not be taxed as royalty in India under Section...
![Payment received by Non Resident assessee from Indian Company for IUC cannot be taxed as Royalty in India u/s 9(1)(vi) of Act on absence of DTAA: ITAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ROYALTY.jpg "Payment received by Non Resident assessee from Indian Company for IUC cannot be taxed as Royalty in India u/s 9(1)(vi) of Act on absence of DTAA: ITAT [Read Order]")
Payments towards Marketing and Distribution Rights of Google Ad words not Royalty: ITAT [Read Order]
The Bangalore Income Tax Appellate Tribunal ( ITAT ) Bench held that the payment made by Google India to the assessee does not fall under the category of royalty or Fees for Technical Services (FTS)....
![Payments towards Marketing and Distribution Rights of Google Ad words not Royalty: ITAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Payments-Marketing-Distribution-Google-Ad-words-Royalty-ITAT-taxscan.jpg "Payments towards Marketing and Distribution Rights of Google Ad words not Royalty: ITAT [Read Order]")
Relief to Godaddy: Delhi HC rules fee received for registration of domain names of third parties not royalty [Read Order]
In a major relief to Godaddy.Com LLC, the Delhi High Court observed that the fees received for registration of domain names of third parties are not royalty. The final assessment order, the AO...
![Relief to Godaddy: Delhi HC rules fee received for registration of domain names of third parties not royalty [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Godaddy-Delhi-High-Court-registration-of-domain-names-third-parties-royalty-domain-taxscan.jpg "Relief to Godaddy: Delhi HC rules fee received for registration of domain names of third parties not royalty [Read Order]")
Absence of 'make available' clause, services rendered not FTS under India-Netherland DTAA: ITAT grants Relief to Shell Global Solutions Intl [Read Order]
The Ahmedabad Bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) held that the condition of “make available” has not been satisfied in the instant set of facts and hence, the services do not qualify as...
Licensing of Software Products of "Microsoft" in India by "HP Services" is not Taxable in India as Royalty u/s 9(1)(vi) and Article 12 of Indo US DTAA: ITAT [Read Order]
The Delhi bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) held that the licensing of the software products of Microsoft in India by HP Services is not taxable in India as royalty under Section...
![Licensing of Software Products of Microsoft in India by HP Services is not Taxable in India as Royalty u/s 9(1)(vi) and Article 12 of Indo US DTAA: ITAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Licensing-of-Software-Products-Software-Products-Microsoft-India-HP-Services-ITAT-taxscan.jpg "Licensing of Software Products of Microsoft in India by HP Services is not Taxable in India as Royalty u/s 9(1)(vi) and Article 12 of Indo US DTAA: ITAT [Read Order]")
Fee received towards live transmissions of cricket matches programmes held in Australia is not "Royalty" under Indo -Australia DTAA: ITAT deletes addition against Cricket Australia [Read Order]
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Delhi Bench ruled that fee received towards live transmissions of cricket matches programs held in Australia is not royalty under India -Australia Double...
![Fee received towards live transmissions of cricket matches programmes held in Australia is not Royalty under Indo -Australia DTAA: ITAT deletes addition against Cricket Australia [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Fee-Fee-received-towards-live-transmissions-Fee-received-towards-live-transmissions-of-cricket-ITAT-taxscan.jpg "Fee received towards live transmissions of cricket matches programmes held in Australia is not Royalty under Indo -Australia DTAA: ITAT deletes addition against Cricket Australia [Read Order]")