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Limitation of Benefits clause in the India Singapore DTAA - An analysis of recent decisions
The Mumbai Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal had occasion to examine the India-Singapore DTAA in a recent judgment. The assessee had earned capital gains on sale of debt instruments and claimed exemption under Article 13(4) of India-Singapore DTAA. However, the revenue authorities denied relief stating that the gains should have been received in or remitted to Singapore as per Article 24 of the DTAA. The Tribunal held that the limitation prescribed under Article 24 of the Treaty is not applicable since the income earned by assesse on sale of debt instrument is not taxable in India as per Article 13(4) of Treaty...
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