Double Taxation Relief:
India has entered into DTAA with 65 countries including countries like U.S.A., U.K., Japan, France, Germany, etc. These agreements provides for relief from the double taxation in respect of incomes by providing exemption and also by providing credits for taxes paid in one of the countries. These treaties are based on the general principles laid down in the model draft of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) with suitable modifications as agreed to by the other contracting countries. In case of countries with which India has double taxation avoidance agreements, the tax rates are determined by such agreements and are indicated for various countries as under:
Country
|
Dividends
%
|
Interest
%
|
Royalties
%
|
Australia |
15
|
15
|
15
|
Austria |
20
|
20
|
30
|
Bangladesh |
15
|
10
|
10
|
Belarus |
15
|
10
|
15
|
Belgium |
15
|
15
|
20
|
Brazil |
15
|
15
|
15
|
Bulgaria |
15
|
15
|
20
|
Canada |
25
|
15
|
15
|
China |
10
|
10
|
10
|
Cyprus |
15
|
10
|
15
|
Czechoslovakia |
20
|
15
|
30
|
Czech Republic |
10
|
10
|
10
|
Denmark |
20
|
15
|
20
|
Egypt |
20
|
20
|
30
|
Finland |
15
|
10
|
20
|
France |
10
|
15
|
10/20
|
Germany |
10
|
10
|
10
|
Greece |
20
|
20
|
30
|
Hungary |
15
|
15
|
30
|
Indonesia |
15
|
10
|
15
|
Israel |
10
|
10
|
10
|
Italy |
20
|
15
|
20
|
Japan |
15
|
15
|
20
|
Jordan |
10
|
10
|
20
|
Kazakhstan |
10
|
10
|
10
|
Kenya |
15
|
15
|
20
|
Korea |
20
|
15
|
15
|
Kyrgyzstan |
10
|
10
|
15
|
Libya |
20
|
20
|
30
|
Malaysia |
20
|
20
|
30
|
Malta |
15
|
10
|
15
|
Mauritius |
15
|
20
|
15
|
Mongolia |
15
|
15
|
15
|
Morocco |
10
|
10
|
10
|
Namibia |
10
|
10
|
10
|
Nepal |
15
|
15
|
15
|
Netherlands |
10
|
10
|
10
|
New Zealand |
15
|
10
|
10
|
Norway |
15
|
15
|
30
|
Oman |
12.5
|
10
|
15
|
Philippines |
20
|
15
|
15
|
Poland |
15
|
15
|
22.5
|
Portugal |
15
|
10
|
10
|
Qatar |
10
|
10
|
10
|
Romania |
20
|
15
|
22.5
|
Russian Federation |
10
|
10
|
10
|
Singapore |
15
|
15
|
15
|
South Africa |
10
|
10
|
10
|
Spain |
15
|
15
|
20
|
Sri Lanka |
15
|
10
|
10
|
Sweden |
10
|
10
|
10
|
Switzerland |
15
|
15
|
20
|
Syria |
0
|
7.5
|
10
|
Tanzania |
15
|
12.5
|
20
|
Thailand |
20
|
20
|
15
|
Trinidad and Tobago |
10
|
10
|
10
|
Turkey |
15
|
15
|
15
|
Turkmenistan |
10
|
10
|
10
|
United Arab Emirates |
15
|
12.5
|
10
|
United Kingdom |
15
|
15
|
15
|
United States |
20
|
15
|
15
|
Uzbekistan |
15
|
15
|
15
|
Vietnam |
10
|
10
|
10
|
Zambia |
15
|
10
|
10
|
Non treaty countries |
0
|
20
|
20
|