Deemed dividend U/s. 2(22(e) is proposed to be taxed at the rate of 30 per cent. (without grossing up) in order to prevent camouflaging dividend in various ways such as loans and advances.
Consequent to the proposal for withdrawal of exemption under clause (38) of section 10 of the Act, such long term capital gain will become taxable in the hands of FIIs also. As in the case of domestic investors, the FIIs will also be liable to tax on such long term capital gains only in respect of amount of such gains exceeding one lakh rupees. The provisions of section 115AD are proposed to be amended accordingly.
The OECD under BEPS Action Plan 7 reviewed the definition of ‘PE’ with a view to preventing avoidance of payment of tax by circumventing the existing PE definition by way of commissionaire arrangements or fragmentation of business activities.
The oranges upon the trees in California are not acquired wealth until they are picked, not even at that stage until they are packed, and not even at that stage until they are transported to the place where demand exists and until they are put where the consumer can use them.
Section 80P deduction to Farm Producer Companies (FPC), having a total turnover upto Rs 100 Crore, whose gross total income includes any income from- (i) the marketing of agricultural produce grown by its members, or
Section 80-IAC of the Act, inter alia, provides that deduction under this section shall be available to an eligible start-up for three consecutive assessment years out of seven years at the option of the assessee
India has been an active participant among the G20 countries and committed to the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting [BEPS] project. India’s Finance Minister on 7 June 2017 signed off the Multilateral Convention to implement Tax Treaty Related Measures
A dividend is a return by a company to its shareholders out of post-tax profits made by it during a particular year. They are usually declared or distributed in proportion to the number of shares owned. In normal parlance, dividend distribution entails cash outflow for the company distributing dividends.
Union Budget 2017 was a watershed moment in the history of India. The Government ended the 92-year-old practice of presenting a separate railway budget and the announcement of the budget was advanced by a month to February 1, setting a new precedent.
The Indian stock markets have flourished in the past decade with investors earning huge tax-free profits – thanks to the prevailing long term capital gains exemption on Indian listed equity shares.
