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Permanent Establishment (PE) - The concept primarily revolves around the existence of a fixed place or activity through which a foreign enterprise conducts business in India, thereby creating a taxable presence. Multiple sources indicate that establishing a PE depends on specific criteria such as a fixed place of business, employee secondment, or other significant activities MITSUI MINING AND SMELTING COMPANY LIMITED TOKYO JAPAN vs ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX - CIRCLE 2(2)(1) CIVIC CENTRE MINTO ROAD NEW DELHI - Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Principal Officer, LG Electronics Shenyang Inc VS Assistant Director Of Income Tax, Noida - Supreme Court, Linklaters LLP vs Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax (International Taxation) - Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, DIRECTOR OF INCOME TAX-II (INTERNATIONAL TAXATION) NEW DELHI VS SAMSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES CO. LTD. - Supreme Court.
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Legal and Judicial Decisions - Courts and tribunals have consistently held that mere presence or temporary activities do not necessarily constitute a PE. For example, the ITA 542/2023 clarified that for AY 2012-13, there was no PE, aligning with the Dispute Resolution Panel's findings COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX - INTERNATIONAL TAXATIO vs SOJITZ CORPORATION - Delhi. Similarly, courts have rejected claims of PE based on secondment agreements or temporary establishments MITSUI MINING AND SMELTING COMPANY LIMITED TOKYO JAPAN vs ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX - CIRCLE 2(2)(1) CIVIC CENTRE MINTO ROAD NEW DELHI - Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Principal Officer, LG Electronics Shenyang Inc VS Assistant Director Of Income Tax, Noida - Supreme Court.
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Criteria for PE under DTAA and Indian Law - Under Indian tax law and DTAA provisions, a PE is generally defined as a fixed place of business through which the enterprise's business is wholly or partly carried on. The existence of a PE requires a permanent or fixed establishment, which is not established merely by temporary or incidental activities Linklaters LLP vs Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax (International Taxation) - Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, DIRECTOR OF INCOME TAX-II (INTERNATIONAL TAXATION) NEW DELHI VS SAMSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES CO. LTD. - Supreme Court.
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Assessment of Activities and Profit Attribution - Courts have emphasized that activities such as secondment or temporary presence do not automatically lead to PE creation unless they involve a fixed place or core business operations. Moreover, even if a PE exists, profit attribution depends on whether the enterprise's activities are carried out through that PE and whether profits can be specifically attributable to it MITSUI MINING AND SMELTING COMPANY LIMITED TOKYO JAPAN vs ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX - CIRCLE 2(2)(1) CIVIC CENTRE MINTO ROAD NEW DELHI - Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Honda Motor Co. Ltd. , Japan, Through Its Authorised Representative VS Asstt. Director of Income-Tax, Noida - Supreme Court.
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Tax Implications and Disputes - Disputes often arise regarding whether a PE exists and the consequent taxation rights. The courts have generally ruled in favor of non-existence of PE if the enterprise's activities are not substantial or fixed enough. When a PE is established, profits are taxable only to the extent attributable to that PE, respecting the arm's length principle Commissioner of Income Tax (International Taxation)-2 vs Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy - Delhi, Honda Motor Co. Ltd. , Japan, Through Its Authorised Representative VS Asstt. Director of Income-Tax, Noida - Supreme Court.
Analysis and Conclusion:
The prevailing legal and judicial consensus suggests that a Permanent Establishment in India requires a tangible, fixed place of business through which the enterprise conducts core activities. Temporary activities, employee secondments, or incidental presence do not suffice to establish a PE. Courts have consistently favored a restrictive interpretation, emphasizing the need for a clear, substantial, and permanent connection for PE recognition, aligning with the provisions of the India-UK DTAA and Indian tax law.
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2025 Supreme(Online)(DEL) 489 • India - High Court of Delhi
MR. JUSTICE YASHWANT VARMA, MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR, JJ
ITA 542/2023, however, is concerned with AY 2012-13 and which would undisputedly be governed by the view which had been expressed by the DRP for that particular year and where it had categorically held that there was no Permanent Establishment [“PE”] which had come into existence
2025 Supreme(Online)(ITAT) 3231 • India - Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (Delhi Bench)
Smt. Annapurna Gupta, ACJ, Shri Vimal Kumar, J
(A) Income Tax Act - Permanent establishment - Stay of recovery - The assessee, a foreign entity, contested the creation of a permanent ... The AO attributed profits to a permanent establishment based on employee secondment. ... The court found that the factual determination regarding permanent establishment was not satisfactorily demonstrated. ... DCIT- International Taxation (2022) 139taxmann.com 595 (Karnataka) had held secondment agreements to not result in the cr....
2018 0 Supreme(SC) 1500 • India - Supreme Court
ROHINTON FALI NARIMAN, NAVIN SINHA
Permanent Establishment - Taxation - Summary: The court found that there was no permanent establishment in India, leading to the ... Issues: The main issue was the existence of a permanent establishment in India for taxation purposes. ... Fact of the Case: The Dispute Resolution Panel found no permanent establishment in India, leading to the dropping of ... In the aforesaid matters, the Dispute Resolution Panel (DRP) has found that there is no #HL....
2025 Supreme(Online)(ITAT) 6982 • India - Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (Mumbai Bench)
SHRI SAKTIJIT DEY, VP, SHRI GIRISH AGRAWAL, ACJ
Section 9 (1)Non-existence of permanent establishment in India 14. The learned AO erred in holding that the appellant's income is considered a technical service rendered through a permanent establishment without any basis or evidence. ... The learned AO ought to have held that the appellant does not have a permanent establishment in India as defined in Article 5 of the India-UK DTAA 16. ... From the above observation, we are of the considered view that the assessee do not have a #HL_ST....
2008 0 Supreme(Pat) 1028 • India - Patna
CHANDRA MOHAN PRASAD, BARIN GHOSH
establishment, and the regularization of temporary establishment in the permanent establishment. ... They preferred a Writ Petition challenging these two Orders and seeking their regularization in the permanent establishment. ... The Court directed the Appellants to wait for their turn for consideration in the permanent establishment and to make a representation ... It was contended that inasmuch as they were working in the temporary establ....
2016 0 Supreme(Del) 1891 • India - Delhi
S.MURALIDHAR, VIBHU BAKHRU
The Assessee, a tax resident of the United States of America (USA), has a Permanent Establishment (PE) in India and consequently ... Fact of the Case: The Assessee, a tax resident of the United States of America (USA), has a Permanent Establishment ... Issues: Whether the Assessee, a tax resident of the United States of America (USA), has a Permanent Establishment (PE) in ... company a permanent establishment of the other.” ... permanent....
2018 0 Supreme(SC) 582 • India - Supreme Court
ADARSH KUMAR GOEL, ROHINTON FALI NARIMAN, NAVIN SINHA
attributable to a person even if it has a permanent establishment in India. ... Issues: Allegation of permanent establishment in India and the application of the arm's length principle. ... Arm's Length Principle - Permanent Establishment - Once arm's length principle has been satisfied, there can be no further profit ... E-Funds IT Soluction Inc., Civil Appeal NO.6082 of 2015 and connected matters, it has been held that once arm's length principle has been satisfied, there can be no ....
• India - Delhi High Court
RAJIV SHAKDHER, TARA VITASTA GANJU
establishment and taxability of income - The Tribunal held no permanent establishment exists in India for the assessee and no profit ... (Paras 6, 11, 26, 28) ... ... (B) Permanent Establishment ... - Definition - The court found that a foreign enterprise must show profits for taxability to a permanent establishment in the other ... The profits of an enterprise of a Contracting State shall be taxable only in that State unless the enterprise carries on business in t....
2020 7 Supreme 311 • India - Supreme Court
R.F.NARIMAN, NAVIN SINHA, B.R.GAVAI
to that permanent establishment – In present case, no permanent establishment has been set up within meaning of Article 5(1) of DTAA ... establishment set up in a fixed place in India – When it comes to fixed place permanent establishments under double taxation avoidance ... enterprise are taxable only where said enterprise carries on its core business through a permanent establishment – Maintenance of ... Para 6 of the Protocol to ....
2024 Supreme(Online)(DEL) 14341 • India - High Court of Delhi
MR. JUSTICE YASHWANT VARMA, MR. JUSTICE PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV, JJ
Establishment - Definition and implications - The court reaffirmed that the existence of a Permanent Establishment in India necessitates ... Establishment in India. ... Sections 197 and 9(1)(i) - Writ petitions challenging withholding tax rate - Petitioner, a foreign company, contended it had no Permanent ... This is evident from a reading of the following passages as appearing in the impugned order:- “Permanent Establishment in India The assessee is a company of th....
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