What is a No PE certificate India ?

No PE Certificate or No PE Declaration is a certificate given by a non-resident, who is deriving any income from India (which could be interest, Fee for Technical Services, Business Income, etc., ), which enables the Indian payor, to hold tax at a lower rate applicable to a particular income. A No PE certificate is required to be given alongwith Form 10F, to secure a lower WHT and payment from an Indian customer. Additionally, a generic NO PE CERTIFICATE FORMAT can be obtained at the end of this post. But if you would like to have a specific No PE Certificate Format, then, you can Contact us on whatsapp to get Form 10F and No PE Certificate services 

Generally, if a non-resident derives business income from India, and also has a Permanent Establishment in India. In such a case, taxes are to be withheld  @ 35% of net income of the non-resident (plus applicable surcharge and cess). In the absence of details of Expenditure related to the income earned from India, such payments may be liable to tax @ 35% of gross payments. This is unless the non-resident obtains a lower withholding tax certificate from the Income Tax Department. Contact us on whatsapp to get Form 10F and No PE Certificate services 

No PE Certificate for income taxable at lower rates on a gross basis

However, certain payments in the nature of fees for Technical Services, royalties,  etc are taxable at 205 under the provision of Indian domestic tax laws. However, a lower rate of 10-15% of the gross payment can be availed provided a non-resident does not have a PE in India and they provide alongwith Form 10F. Therefore no PE Certificate is required to be obtained by the Indian payor to apply the lower gross rate of tax applicable to such payments.

No PE Certificate for business income

Similarly, in case the non-resident does not have a permanent establishment in India, the business profits would not be liable to tax in India.  In such cases as well, no PE Certificate is required alongwith Form 10F  . This is to apply the Nil rate of tax applicable to such payments. Contact us on whatsapp to get Form 10F and No PE Certificate services 

Format of No PE Declaration

The format of the No PE Certificate India or No PE Declaration is as under: –

NO PE CERTIFICATE / NO PE DECLARATION FORMAT – DRAFT VERSION – THIS VERSION SHOULD BE SUITABLY MODIFIED CONSIDERING THE IMPACT OF MULTILATERAL INSTRUMENT SIGNED BY INDIA WITH VARIOUS COUNTRIES Avail our services to prepare No PE Certificate and Form 10F 

Warning: – The format should be evaluated by a Professional based on your specific format as low deduction of tax is a liability on You and not the recipient.  

DATE

Name of the Indian party

Address <<<>>>>,

<<>>>>> 

Indian

Dear Sirs,

We refer to the consideration payable to us under the “<<<<<<>>>> Agreement” for <<<<>>>>>>. In this connection, we do hereby confirm as under:

We are a company incorporated under the laws of the <<<>>>> and << Please provide other details relating to the principal office , whether you are a tax resident of given country, details regarding your  Tax Identification Number etc.

We qualify as tax resident of <<<<>>>>> in terms of India and <<<<>>>> Tax Treaty for the avoidance of double taxation (“Tax Treaty”) and do not qualify as a “resident” of India under Section 6 of the (Indian) Income Tax Act, 1961. We are, therefore, eligible to invoke the beneficial provisions of the Tax Treaty in respect of any income derived from India for the period <<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>.

We do not have a PE in India. Please provide the facts relating to non exitence of PE like office, dependent agent etc. 

In view of the above, <<<< Please certify the relevant assertions including your tax residency, existence of PE in India under the provisions of Tax Treaty, and the period for which income is earned.

In the event of any change in the above position, we will inform you in writing.

For Name of the Company

Name

Designation

Additional Documents

Meanwhile, the No PE Certificate India / or No PE Declaration, the Indian payors would generally require the foreign recipient to provide certain additional documents as under : – 

• Form 10F
• TRC or the Tax Residence Certificate of the country of the recipient
• Information to be provided under Rule 37BC.

All these documents can be prepared by an Indian tax consultant based on your specific facts. If you need our services for Documentation Assistance . Contact us on whatsapp to get Form 10F and No PE Certificate services 

Under Indian law, Rule 37BC provides for certain relaxation from deduction of tax at higher rate. Additionally, under section 206AA to a non-resident or a foreign company recipient, who does not have a Permanent Account Number for following payments: –

• Interest;
• Royalty, fees for technical services
• Dividend;  and
• Payments on transfer of any capital asset.

The above exemption is available if the recipient provides certain specified details and documents to the deductor.

We hope this Article on No PE Certificate India would have been useful. Contact us on whatsapp to get Form 10F and No PE Certificate services