{"id":91533,"date":"2025-06-01T10:59:31","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=91533"},"modified":"2025-06-01T10:59:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:59:31","slug":"with-reference-to-indias-decision-to-levy-an-equalization-tax-of-6-o","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-indias-decision-to-levy-an-equalization-tax-of-6-o\/","title":{"rendered":"With reference to India&#8217;s decision to levy an equalization tax of 6% o"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With reference to India&#8217;s decision to levy an equalization tax of 6% on online advertisement services offered by non-resident entities, which of the following statements is\/are correct ?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. It is introduced as a part of the Income Tax Act.<\/li>\n<li>2. Non-resident entities that offer advertisement services in India can claim a tax credit in their home country under the &#8220;Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below :<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both 1 and 2&#8243; option4=&#8221;Neither 1 nor 2&#8243; correct=&#8221;option4&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC IAS &#8211; 2018<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-ias-2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-ias-2018\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nStatement 1 is incorrect. The equalization levy (often referred to as &#8216;Google Tax&#8217;) was initially introduced in India by the Finance Act, 2016, as a separate levy on specified services received by a resident in India or a non-resident having a permanent establishment in India, from a non-resident service provider without a permanent establishment in India. It was *not* initially introduced as a part of the Income Tax Act, 1961, but as a distinct levy. Later, it was expanded and included within the Finance Act framework, but the initial introduction was separate.<br \/>\nStatement 2 is incorrect. Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements (DTAAs) are typically designed to address taxes on income. The equalization levy, as introduced, was a levy on the gross consideration for specified services, distinct from income tax. Whether it falls within the scope of specific DTAAs is complex and depends on the definition of &#8216;taxes covered&#8217; in each treaty. Generally, standalone levies like the equalization levy are not automatically covered by DTAAs, and therefore, claiming a tax credit in the home country under standard DTAA provisions is unlikely or not straightforward.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; The equalization levy was introduced by the Finance Act, 2016, as a separate levy, not initially part of the Income Tax Act.<br \/>\n&#8211; DTAAs primarily cover income taxes and may not apply to levies like the equalization levy, making tax credit claims under DTAA unlikely.<br \/>\n&#8211; The levy targeted business models of digital companies where traditional nexus rules for taxation were not effective.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe equalization levy was expanded in Finance Act, 2020, to cover e-commerce operators and transactions, levied at 2% on gross consideration for e-commerce supply or services by a non-resident e-commerce operator. This further complicated its interaction with DTAAs.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With reference to India&#8217;s decision to levy an equalization tax of 6% on online advertisement services offered by non-resident entities, which of the following statements is\/are correct ? 1. It is introduced as a part of the Income Tax Act. 2. Non-resident entities that offer advertisement services in India can claim a tax credit in &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"With reference to India&#8217;s decision to levy an equalization tax of 6% o\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-indias-decision-to-levy-an-equalization-tax-of-6-o\/#more-91533\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">With reference to India&#8217;s decision to levy an equalization tax of 6% o<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1092],"tags":[1114,1226],"class_list":["post-91533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-ias","tag-1114","tag-external-sector-of-economy","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>With reference to India&#039;s decision to levy an equalization tax of 6% o<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Statement 1 is incorrect. 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Generally, standalone levies like the equalization levy are not automatically covered by DTAAs, and therefore, claiming a tax credit in the home country under standard DTAA provisions is unlikely or not straightforward. - The equalization levy was introduced by the Finance Act, 2016, as a separate levy, not initially part of the Income Tax Act. - DTAAs primarily cover income taxes and may not apply to levies like the equalization levy, making tax credit claims under DTAA unlikely. - The levy targeted business models of digital companies where traditional nexus rules for taxation were not effective.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-indias-decision-to-levy-an-equalization-tax-of-6-o\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"With reference to India&#039;s decision to levy an equalization tax of 6% o\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Statement 1 is incorrect. 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