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Finance Minister, Shri Pranab Mukherjee has directed the Income Tax Department to make all efforts to achieve the revised direct tax target of Rs.4 lakh crores. Addressing the All India Conference on Tax Deduction at Source (TDS) here today, Shri Mukherjee congratulated the department on reaching tax collection figure of Rs.2.50 lakh crore by December 2009 showing a growth rate of around 8.5%. Full Article

Amendment of section 90 :-The Finance Bill (No. 2) 2009 proposes to replace the existing Section 90 with a new section 90. The new section 90 is substantially the same as earlier section 90 except that the proposed amendment seeks to empower the Central Government to enter into an agreement with the Government of any country outside India or a specified territory outside India, inter alia, for avoidance of double taxation of income. Full Article

This tax treaty controversy is snowballing. First it was just the India Mauritius Double Tax Avoidance Treaty that was under a shadow and has been that way for a couple of years then the proposed Direct Tax Code released in August this year proposed a Treaty of Override Clause. Tax experts and India Inc are up in arms because if the code becomes the law, that law would override any existing treaty and its provisions, creating confusion and uncertainty for tax payers. And.. Full Article

Income tax officials from India could be posted in the tax haven nations to collect information about tax evasion from these countries; if a proposal made by a committee set up to investigate abuse of tax treaties goes through. Full Article

Government is considering the inclusion of new provisions in the existing tax laws, called Controlled Foreign Corporation (CFC) laws, as  suggested by the Kelkar Task Force on tax reforms.In view of a spurt in overseas investment by Indian companies, it has become necessary to frame CFC laws to prevent loss to the exchequer, the official [...] Full Article

The party could end soon for domestic and multinational companies that do tax planning only to avoid paying taxes in India. The government is set to usher in the next stage of reforms in taxation, framing anti-abuse rules that will empower tax authorities to lift the corporate veil and look for what are called `avoidance’ [...] Full Article

The government has made the first move to home in on individuals and entities who have stashed away black money in one of the offshore banks. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has sent notices to at least 50 individuals figuring among a list of Indians who hold accounts with the LGT Bank, Leichtenstein, a tax haven [...] Full Article

The Reserve Bank on Tuesday said it would deal with the problem of black money being hidden in tax havens by continuously updating its regulations in line with the G-20 guidelines on strengthening transparency in cross-border movement of capital. “The Reserve Bank would continue to incorporate in its regulations latest international best practices (to deal [...] Full Article