The Income Tax Department recently issued a clarification regarding concerns about the amendment to the India-Mauritius Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) on April 12, 2024. The department stated that such concerns or queries are premature as the Protocol has not yet been ratified and notified under section 90 of the Income-tax Act, 1961. The department assured that any queries will be addressed as necessary once the Protocol is enforced.
The Clarification made by Income Tax India on X is as follows
Some concerns have been raised on the India Mauritius DTAA amended recently.
In this context, it is clarified that the concerns /queries are premature at the moment since the Protocol is yet to be ratified and notified u/s 90 of the Income-tax Act, 1961.
As and when the Protocol comes into force, queries, if any, will be addressed, wherever necessary.
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