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Form No. 24

Audit Report under section 59 for computation of royalty and fee for technical services in the case of nonresident (not being a company) or a foreign company

Prescribed under rule 43 · Rule 43

4. I certify that the income by way of *royalty/fees for technical services under section 59 in respect of the concerned tax year is ₹ … … ..

The information relating to the income by way of *royalty/fees for technical services is given in the Annexure to this Form. In my opinion and to the best of my information and according to the information given to me, the particulars given above are true and correct.

Signature

Place:

(Accountant) Date: Name of the Accountant:

Member Registration Number:

Permanent Account Number: Unique Document Identification Number (UDIN), if any:

Name of the proprietorship/ firm:

Firm Registration Number:

Notes:

1. *Delete whichever is not applicable.

2. This report is to be given by an accountant as referred to in section 515(3)(b).

3. Where any matter stated in this report is answered in the negative or with a qualification, the report shall state the reasons therefore.

Annexure

Part A: Particulars ofthe assessee

1.

Name

(refer Note 1)

2.

Address

(refer Note 2)

3.

Permanent Account Number

4.

Email id

5.

Contact number

Country Code

Number

6.

Tax year

Part B: Details relating to income by way of royalty or fees

for technical services

1.

Address of the permanent establishment/ fixed place of profession in India

(refer Note 2)

2.

Nature of business or profession

3.

List of books of accounts maintained (including those maintained at computer system) in respect of permanent establishment/ fixed place of profession in India

4.

(a)

Address at which such books of accounts are maintained (if maintained at multiple locations, provide details of all such locations) in respect of permanent establishment/ fixed place of profession in India

Sl.

No.

Address at which books of accounts are maintained

List of books

of accounts

maintained at

such address

(b)

The accounting software used for maintenance of books of accounts in computer system in respect of permanent establishment/ fixed place of profession in India

(c)

Details of any cloud or any other software used for storage of books of accounts in respect of permanent establishment/ fixed place of profession in India

5.

Method of accounting employed in the tax year

6.

Whether there has been any change in the method of accounting employed vis-a-vis the method employed in the immediately preceding tax year

Yes/No

7.

If answer to 6 is Yes, give details of such change, and the effect thereof on the profit or loss.

(refer Note 3)

8.

Date of agreement with Government of India or Indian concern (refer Note 3)

dd/mm/yyyy

9.

Details of the intangible property such as know-how, copyrights, patents, etc., for use in respect of which or the contract in respect of which royalty/fees for technical services is payable

(refer Note 3)

10.

Details of the payer:

(a)

Name

(refer Note 1)

(b)

Address

(refer Note 2)

(c)

Whether it is an associated enterprise

Yes/No

11.

Is royalty/fees for technical services payable in lumpsum or on other basis

12.

Rate at which royalty/fees for technical services is payable

13.

Amount payable for royalty/fees for technical services

14.

Details of activity of the permanent establishment/fixed place of profession in India

(refer Note 3)

15.

Nature of connection of the right or property or contract in respect of royalty/fees for technical services with the permanent establishment/fixed place of profession in India

16.

Details of expenditure or allowance which is not wholly and exclusively incurred for the business of the permanent establishment or fixed place of profession in India

(a)

Nature of expenditure or allowance

(b)

Amount of expenditure or allowance

17.

Head-wise details of head office expenditure or allowance allocable to the permanent establishment /fixed place of profession in India

(a)

Head of expenditure or allowance

(b)

Amount of expenditure or allowance allocable to

permanent establishment/fixed place of profession in India

18.

Details of reimbursement of actual expenses by the permanent establishment/fixed place of profession in India to head office or any of its other offices

(a)

Nature of expenses reimbursed

(b)

Amount of expenses reimbursed

(c)

Address of the office to which reimbursement made

Notes:

1. In case of individual, the first, middle and last name shall be provided in full without any abbreviations. In any other case also, name shall be provided in full.

2. The address shall contain i. Country/Region, ii. Flat/Door/Block number iii. Road/Street/Block/Sector, iv. PIN/ZIP Code, v. Post Office, vi. Area/locality, vii. District, viii. State.

3. The following details shall be provided with respect to the mentioned Row No. as annexures, namely:

Annexure

With respect to

Particulars

A-1

Part B of Annexure (Row No. 7)

Details of change in the method of accounting employed and the effect thereof on the profit or loss.

A-2

Part B of Annexure (Row No. 8)

Enclose a copy of the agreement.

A-3

Part B of Annexure (Row No. 9)

A note on the intangible property such as know-how, copyrights, patents, etc., for use in respect of which or the contract in respect of which royalty/fees for technical services is payable

A-4

Part B of Annexure (Row No. 14)

A note on the activity of the permanent establishment/fixed place of profession in India

4. Some of the information in the form would be pre-filled to the extent possible.

5. Amounts to be filled in ₹ unless otherwise provided.

Source: Income-tax Rules, 2026, Appendix III – notified by the CBDT vide G.S.R. 198(E) dated 20 March 2026. Reproduced for reference; the layout of the official Gazette form may differ slightly. Please verify with the official notification.

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