By Pallav Pradyumn Narang It is fairly easy to do business online, Google and Facebook do not need local operations in each country where they operate. Netflix does not necessarily need an India office to serve Indian customers and Spotify, if it comes to India can just flick the switch online when they wish and be available to the Indian consumer without actually having to set up a local office or hire staff in India. Governments world over are becoming more aware of the changing ground realities as far as business is concerned. They can see precious tax revenue being stashed in far-off countries such as Ireland while the company profits from operations in their own countries. It is therefore that Base Erosion and Profit sharing or BEPS has become a buzzword in tax circles worldwide. Anti BEPS measures work to ensure that companies cannot take advantage of differences in tax rules and move their profits to low or no tax jurisdictions. In this light, the honourable Finance Minister, Mr Arun Jailey, through Finance Bill-2018, has proposed to bring incomes earned by such IT companies from India by widening the definition of “business connection” in India. What is a business connection? Defined in detail here a business connection typically denotes situations wherein acts are performed for a non resident by residents therefore leading to a nexus with India for such incomes. What changes Now? The definition of business connection has been updated to include “Significant economic presence” This has been defined…
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