
The principal purpose test (“PPT”) has been introduced into the Indian double taxation avoidance agreement (“DTAA”) lexicon through the base erosion and profit shifting (“BEPS”) project of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (“OECD”) to dissuade sophisticated taxpayers from entering into transactions aimed at tax avoidance. The requisite amendments to the DTAAs have been made via multilateral instruments (“MLIs”).Continue Reading Delhi ITAT delivers one of the first decisions dealing with Principal Purpose Test