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7 [2024] 162 taxmann.com 766 (Delhi — Trib.)
Little Fairy Ltd vs. ACIT
ITA No: 1513/Del/2022
A.Y.: 2017–18
Dated: 15th May, 2024
Article 11 of India-Cyprus DTAA — Assessee is the beneficial owner of income if it has the right to receive and enjoy interest income without any obligation to pass on income to any other person.
FACTS
Assessee, a tax resident of Cyprus, invested in Compulsorily Convertible Debentures (CCDs) of an Indian Company (ICO). In terms of India-Cyprus DTAA, the assessee offered a gross amount of interest on CCDs to tax @10 per cent. AO held that the assessee was not the beneficial owner of income as (a) the Assessee had not performed any activity in Cyprus; (b) there were other companies having the same registered address; and (c) the Assessee was merely
