CBDT notifies DTAA between Republic of India and the Government of the Republic of Chile

The Central Board of Direct Taxes(CBDT) has notified Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) between Republic of India and the Government of the Republic of Chile.

An Agreement and Protocol between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Republic of Chile for the elimination of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion and avoidance with respect to taxes on income, was signed at Chile on the 9th day of March, 2020, as set out in the Annexure to this notification.

The said Agreement and Protocol entered into force on the 19th day of October, 2022, being the date of the later of the notifications of the completion of the procedures required by the respective laws of the Contracting States for entry into force of the said Agreement and Protocol, in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 30 of the said Agreement;

Sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph 2 of Article 30 of the said Agreement provides that the provisions of the Agreement shall have effect in India in respect of income derived in any fiscal year beginning on or after the first day of April next following the date on which the Agreement enters into force.

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 90 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government hereby notifies that all the provisions of said Agreement and Protocol, as annexed hereto, shall be given effect to in the Union of India.

AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE REPUBLIC OF CHILE

The Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Republic of Chile, Desiring to further develop their economic relationship and to enhance their cooperation in tax matters,

Intending to conclude an Agreement for the elimination of double taxation with respect to taxes on income without creating opportunities for non-taxation or reduced taxation through tax evasion or avoidance (including through treaty-shopping arrangements aimed at obtaining reliefs provided in this Agreement for the indirect benefit of residents of third States).

PERSONS COVERED

This Agreement shall apply to persons who are residents of one or both of the Contracting States.

For the purposes of this Agreement, income derived by or through an entity or arrangement that is established in either Contracting State and that is treated as wholly or partly fiscally transparent under the tax law of either Contracting State shall be considered to be income of a resident of a Contracting State, but only to the extent that the income is treated, for the purposes of taxation by that Contracting State, as the income of a resident of that Contracting State.

This Agreement shall not affect the taxation, by a Contracting State, of its residents, except with respect to the benefits granted under paragraph 2 of Article 9 and Articles 19, 20, 22, 23, 24 and 27.

TAXES COVERED

This Agreement shall apply to taxes on income imposed on behalf of a Contracting State, or of its political subdivisions or local authorities irrespective of the manner in which they are levied.

There shall be regarded as taxes on income all taxes imposed on total income, or on elements of income, including taxes on gains from the alienation of movable or immovable property, taxes on the total amount of wages or salaries paid by enterprises, as well as on capital appreciation.

The existing taxes to which the Agreement shall apply are in particular:

(a) in India, the income tax including any surcharge thereon; (hereinafter referred to as “Indian Tax”);

(b) in Chile, the taxes imposed under the Income Tax Act, “Ley sobre Impuesto a la Renta” (hereinafter referred to as “Chilean tax”);

The Agreement shall apply also to any identical or substantially similar taxes that are imposed after the date of signature of the Agreement in addition to, or in place of, the existing taxes. The competent authorities of the Contracting States shall notify each other of any significant changes that have been made in their respective taxation laws.

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