International taxation: Form 15CA/CB for foreign remmitances and Specialised advisory w.r.t. DTAA/Transfer Pricing and cross-border transactions

Send money overseas, price related-party deals, and slash double-tax—while Finance Shelter keeps every regulator happy.

Picture this…

Your accounts team uploads a Swift request to pay a US software vendor. The bank hits pause:
“Please upload Form 15CA/CB.” Everyone scrambles—What form? Which DTAA rate? Will 10% TDS block the licence key? With Finance Shelter in the loop, the CA-certified Form 15CB and DTAA worksheet are already on the portal, the bank releases USD 50k the same afternoon, and your project goes live on time—no penalties, no guesswork.

1. Why Getting International Tax Right Really Matters

• Regulatory minefield: FEMA + Income-Tax + RBI = steep fines for mis-steps.
• Cash-flow killer: Excess withholding locks up working capital for months.
• Global reputation: Clean compliance keeps counterparties and investors confident.
• Audit shield: Solid documentation fends off transfer-pricing adjustments and PE allegations.

2. What We Handle End-to-End

1. Form 15CA / 15CB — all categories, all banks, emergency same-day filings.
2. DTAA Relief — certificate of residence reviews, Article-wise rate analysis, TRC attestations.
3. Transfer Pricing — TP study reports, master/local files, Country-by-Country (CbC) reporting, APAs & safe harbours.
4. Cross-Border Structuring — permanent-establishment (PE) risk, profit repatriation, royalty & FTS planning.
5. RBI & FEMA Filings — FC-GPR, FC-TRS, ODI, LRS, ECB draw-downs.
6. BEPS & Pillar-Two Readiness — road-mapping global minimum tax impact.

3. Finance Shelter’s “Global-Flow” Protocol

1. Transaction Triage – quick call, decide rate & form category, freeze TDS.
2. Data Grab – invoices, contracts, TRC, withholding proofs gathered via secure link.
3. CAE-Signed Form 15CB – taxability memo + DTAA citation, uploaded within 24 h (often same-day).
4. Bank Liaison – we talk to the AD-Bank, resolve queries, track until Swift is sent.
5. Compliance Vault – all forms, challans, TP files stored in your encrypted dashboard — audit-ready forever.
   Fastest record: 3½ hours from invoice receipt to bank remittance.

4. Pitfalls We Vaporise

• Picking wrong DTAA article — ends in 20% withholding instead of 10%.
• Filing 15CA Part A when Part D was mandated — portal auto-flags and fines follow.
• Ignoring “make-available” clause — royalty vs. FTS mis-classification triggers 40(a)(i) disallowance.
• Missing TP documentation deadline — 3% of international transaction value at risk.
• Overlooking PE triggers — foreign staff on secondment can cost crores in back-tax.
Our 80-point checklist makes sure none of these happen.

5. Success Snapshots

• Indian SaaS scale-up – cut withholding on US royalty from 10% to 0% via LOB-tested DTAA route; annual saving ₹1.8 crore.
• Auto-parts MNC – TP study + APA combo slashed five-year litigation, secured certainty on 6% margin.
• Film distribution house – urgent USD 2 million remittance cleared in 6 hours; avoided late payment studio penalty of USD 50k.

6. Why Finance Shelter Beats DIY & Big-Fee Giants

• Ex-CBDT & Big-4 veterans; 1,500+ Form 15CBs and 200+ TP reports filed.
• Same-day turnaround for urgent remittances.
• Fixed price or transaction-based fee—no hidden “form” add-ons.
• Seamless GST, FEMA, and Company-Law overlap advice—one window.
• WhatsApp updates at every milestone—sleep easy, globally.