Mumbai ITAT Ruling: Whether reduction in share capital amounts to a transfer and thereby gives rise to capital gains, if consideration is paid for such reduction?
Article explains Salient Features Of The Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Act, 2020 (‘Scheme’), Steps Involved In Payment Of Tax Arrears, Important Definitions Under Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme, Amount Payable By Declarant, Filing Of Declaration under Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme, Immunity From Initiation Of Proceedings and Non Applicability Of Direct Tax […]
In the backdrop of the economic slowdown, the Hon’ble Finance Minister has presented the 2020 Union Budget. However, the budget does not live up to the expectations of the various stakeholders. The largesse shown to the corporate sector, by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2019, has not been followed up with any concession to individual taxpayers, which could have given a fillip to the consumer spending and a much need boost to the economy. It has been seen not only in India, but globally, that the individual, honest citizens tend to lose out against the power and the nexus of the corporate sector.
CBDT amends Rule 10CB relating to interest income computation for secondary adjustments (Notification No. 76/2019/ F.No.370142/12/2017-TPL) Introduction The Finance Act, 2017 inserted Section 92CE in the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the Act) w.e.f. 1 April, 2018 to provide for secondary adjustment, where, as a result of primary adjustment to the transfer price, there is an increase […]
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE TAXATION LAWS (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE, 2019 The President has promulgated an Ordinance dated 20 September, 2019 to amend the Income-tax Act, 1961 and the Finance (No.2) Act, 2019. The Ordinance promulgated is THE TAXATION LAWS (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE, 2019, hereafter referred to as “the Ordinance”. The Ordinance shall come into force at once unless […]
Key direct tax amendment to the Finance Bill (No. 2), 2019, as passed by Lok Sabha on 18 July 2019 The Lok Sabha has passed the Finance (No. 2) Bill, 2019 on July 18, 2019, which was presented originally in the Lok Sabha on July 5, 2019. Certain changes have been made to the original […]
S.O.1653(E).—Whereas an Inter-Governmental Agreement for Exchange of Country-by-Country Reports was entered into by the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the United States of America, which was signed at New Delhi on 27th day of March, 2019 (hereinafter referred to as the said Agreement and enclosed herewith as Annexure);
CBDT is empowered to lay down broad guidelines for disposal of appeals by CIT(A). However, it cannot offer ‘incentives’ to CIT(A) for making enhancement and levying penalty. Such policy transgresses the exercise of quasi-judicial powers of the CIT(A) and is wholly impermissible and invalid under section 119 of the Act.
In the case of Khoday Distilleries Ltd. The SC has explained the judicial effect of the dismissal of a Special Leave Petition, filed under Article 136 of the Indian Constitution.
The Circular has extended the due date to 30 April 2019, for furnishing Country-by-Country Reports (CbCRs), in respect of reporting accounting years ending up to 29 April 2018. The earlier extended due date for such filing was 31 March 2019. This is applicable only to those constituent entities, whose parent entities are resident in USA.
