DDIT Circle -3(1)(1), New Delhi V. Western Union Financial Services Inc., New Delhi

ITA 1381/DEL/2019

• Counselvise Citation: [2022] 105 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 8951 (ITAT-DELHI)
• Duration Of Justice: 2 year(s) 11 month(s) 25 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 13-02-2022
• Appeal Filed By: Department
• Order Result: Dismissed
• Bench Allotted: D
• Assessment Year: 2015-2016
• Appeal Filed On: 18-02-2019
• Result in Favour of: Assessee
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Keywords: Double taxation relief; Permanent establishment

Judgement Text

IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL DELHI BENCH ‘D’, NEW DELHI BEFORE SH. N. K. BILLAIYA, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER AND MS. ASTHA CHANDRA, JUDICIAL MEMBER (THROUGH VIDEO CONFERENCING) ITA No.1381/Del/2019 Assessment Year: 2015-16 DDIT Circle – 3 (1)(1) New Delhi Vs Western Union Financial Services Inc. C/o BSR & Associates LLP, Building No.10, 8 th Floor, Tower-B, DLF Cyber City, phase-II, Gurugram (Haryana)-122002 PAN No.AAACW1936E (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) Appellant by Sh. Sanjay Kumar, Sr. DR Respondent by Sh. Tarandeep Singh, Advocate Date of hearing: 14/02/2022 Date of Pronouncement: 14/02/2022 ORDER PER N. K. BILLAIYA, AM: This appeal filed by the revenue is preferred against the order of the CIT(A)-43, New Delhi dated 20.12.2018 for A.Y. 2015-16. 2 2. The grievance of the revenue read as under :- 1. Whether on the facts and in the circumstances of the case and in law, the CIT(A) has erred in holding that the income earned by the assessee from the business of money-transfer services in respect of remittances made to individuals in India is not liable to tax in India. 2. Whether on the facts and in the circumstances of the case and in law, the CIT(A) has erred in holding that the assessee does not have a Permanent Establishment (‘PE’) in India and therefore, profits attributable to operation in India are not liable to taxed in India as business profits in terms of the Article 7 of the India- USA DTAA. 3. Whether on the facts and in the circumstances of the case and in law, the CIT(A) has erred in holding that the software application installed on the machines in the premises of the agents and dedicated to the business of the money-transfer, do not constitute assessee’s Permanent Establishment in India. 4. Whether on the facts and in the circumstances of the case and in law, the CIT(A) has erred in holding that the representatives of the assessee in India do not constitute its Dependent Agent PE in India. 5. Whether on the facts and in the circumstances of the case and in law, the CIT(A) has erred in not attributing to India any profits against the business activities carried by it through it PE in India. 6. The appellant prays for leave to add, amend, modify or alter any grounds of appeal at the time or before the hearing of the appeal 3 3. At the very outset the counsel for the assessee stated that the issues raised by the revenue have been decided by the Tribunal in assessee’s own case in earlier assessment years and drew our attention to the relevant decisions of this Tribunal. 4. Per contra the DR fairly conceded to this. 5. We have carefully perused the orders of the authorities below. The order of the CIT(A) shows that at para -5.5 he has followed the earlier years orders in assesee’s own case and allowed the appeal of the assessee. 6. This Tribunal in ITA No.7211/Del/2017 order dated 20.09.2021 for A.Y.2013-14 had the occasion to consider the similar grievance. The relevant findings of the coordinate Bench read as under :- 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 7. On finding parity of facts, respectfully following the decision of the coordinate Bench (supra) we decline to interfere with the findings of the CIT(A). 16 8. In the result, the appeal filed by the revenue is accordingly dismissed. 9. The order is pronounced in the open court on 14.02.2022 in the presence of both the rival representatives. Sd/- Sd/- (ASTHA CHANDRA) (N. K. BILLAIYA) JUDICIAL MEMBER ACCOUNTANT MEMBER *NEHA* Date:-14.02.2022 Copy forwarded to: 1. Appellant 2. Respondent 3. CIT 4. CIT(Appeals) 5. DR: ITAT ASSISTANT REGISTRAR ITAT NEW DELHI Date of dictation 14.02.2022 Date on which the typed draft is placed before the dictating Member Date on which the typed draft is placed before the Other member Date on which the approved draft comes to the Sr.PS/PS Date on which the fair order is placed before the Dictating Member for Pronouncement Date on which the fair order comes back to the Sr. PS/ PS Date on which the final order is uploaded on the website of ITAT 14.02.2022 Date on which the file goes to the Bench Clerk Date on which file goes to the Head Clerk. The date on which file goes to the Assistant Registrar for signature on the order Date of dispatch of the Order