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The finance ministry may drop a provision in the draft direct taxes code that allows local tax laws to override India’s tax treaties with other countries, as it looks to avoid uncertainties over existing bilateral tax arrangements. The finance ministry has formed a special task force within the Central Board of Direct Taxes to rework the draft, which is expected to be made public next month.
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has raised several concerns over some provisions of the proposed direct tax code (DTC), the draft of which was unveiled by the finance?ministry in 2009. The country’s statutory auditor pointed out in a communication in March that some key provisions of the code, such as the ones on international taxation, could prove problematic. Other concerns relate to changes in taxation for the voluntary sector.
Redrafting the Direct Taxes Code (DTC) is proving to be an uphill task for the finance ministry, bombarded with comments from various stakeholders. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has received about 10,000 suggestions on the code, which seeks to replace the Income Tax Act of 1961.
The government on Monday said that the revised draft of the Direct Taxes Code (DTC), which is aimed at simplifying the tax structure, would be made available for public comments in the first week of June.
Centralized processing centres for improving tax payer services in two more places. Union Finance Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee has said that the government intends to introduce the Direct Taxes Code in the forthcoming Monsoon Session of the Parliament. He was addressing the Central Direct Tax Advisory Committee.
Direct Taxes Code Bill, 2009, could soon set the tone for all our future wealth-creation decisions. If enacted, the bill will not only change the amount of tax you pay, but also transform how you invest, borrow and spend your money. While most tax breaks may be taken away, the process of filing taxes will be simpler.
People with more than Rs 10 lakh annual income may not get the tax relief originally proposed in the Direct Taxes Code, as the Finance Ministry is for tweaking slabs across the board to offset concessions elsewhere.
The revised draft of the Direct Tax Code (DTC), that will replace the Income Tax Act, will be available for comments soon before it is finalised and placed before Parliament for its approval, possibly in the winter session.
The income-tax authorities may soon get sweeping powers to investigate and prosecute those suspected of hawala transactions, creating a strong deterrent for the channel used extensively for money laundering. The proposed changes are likely to be included in the direct taxes code and could shift the burden of proof on the accused, said an income tax department official.
The Government is likely to place in the public domain by next month a revised discussion paper on the proposed Direct Taxes Code (DTC). After a quick round of consultations with some of the major stakeholders, the draft legislation (Bill) on DTC will be introduced in Parliament in the Monsoon Session, the Finance Minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, told the Lok Sabha here on Wednesday.
