Tax on a Foreign Company's Indian Presence, PE, Form 162, Branch Profits and Withholding
How the Income-tax Act 2025 treats a liaison, branch or project office: when there is a taxable presence, the rate, how branch profits and head-office charges are computed, the annual LO statement in Form 162, withholding on money flowing in and out, transfer pricing, and the GST cross-charge.
- 5 pages
- 85
- Word and PDF
- 16 September 2026
The 3 formats inside
- 1Data request for Form 162 (liaison office annual statement)ITA 2025 s.505 · old s.285 / Form 49COn its own₹149
- 2PE risk assessment note, liaison officeITA 2025 s.9, s.159 · treaty Article 5 · FEMA 22(R)On its own₹149
- 3Letter from a branch office to Indian customers on withholding and the lower deduction certificateITA 2025 s.393(2), s.395(1)On its own₹149
Read the opening
The first part of “Data request for Form 162 (liaison office annual statement)”, as it downloads. Blanks are highlighted.
From [Name of the firm] to the Head of the Liaison Office, copy to the head office finance team
Date: [Date of the letter]
Subject: Information required for the annual statement of the Liaison Office for the year ended [31.03.YYYY] — due [30.11.YYYY]
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