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Indian Court rules on interaction between tax treaty provisions and Indian dividend distribution tax

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Executive summary

On 13 October 2020, an Indian Court (Tax Tribunal1) held2 that the dividend distribution tax (DDT) rates, prescribed under the Indian Domestic Tax Laws (DTL), on dividends paid to shareholders by an Indian company is required to be restricted to the rates prescribed under the applicable tax treaty, provided that the conditions for entitlement to treaty benefits are satisfied.…

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