CBDT issues clarification on Circular No. 01/2025 On Application of PPT under India’s DTAAs
CBDT has issued Circular No. 01/2025 dated 21.01.2025 as a guidance to provide clarity and certainty on the application of the Principal Purpose Test (PPT) provision under India’s Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements (DTAAs).
It has been further clarified that:
1. The Circular seeks to provide guidance on the application of the PPT provision under India’s DTAAs, wherein such a provision exists. Therefore, this circular shall apply to the PPT provision in only those Indian DTAAs wherein such a provision exists.
2. The Circular is not intended to interfere or interact with any other provision of the Indian DTAAs, including such provisions that may be invoked for examination of treaty entitlement or denial of treaty benefits, other the PPT.
3. The Circular is not intended to interfere or interact with anti-abuse rules under the domestic laws, such as General Anti Abuse Rules (GAAR) and Specific Anti-Abuse Rules (SAAR) and Judicial Anti Abuse Rules (JAAR) reflected in or resulting from judicial interpretations. Such rules shall continue to operate independently.
4. This clarification does not introduce any new legal interpretation but reaffirms that the circular applies only to the PPT without affecting other provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The Government remains committed to ensure consistency in tax law interpretation while upholding the existing legal framework.
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