Income Tax - Many a times, profitable companies end up in a situation of generating more cash than they can reasonably reinvest in their business at attractive returns on capital. As cash holdings on a company’s balance sheet increases, there is increased pressure from shareholders to return some of this excess cash to them. There are two ways [&hel...
Read MoreIncome Tax - As per Section- 2(35) ‘dividend includes interim dividend’ signifies that the provisions of Companies Act 2013, applicable to the final dividend to the extent possible, shall also applicable on interim dividend. As the word “interim” means “relating to less than a full year’s business activity” so the dividend de...
Read MoreIncome Tax - FOR RESIDENT SHAREHOLDERS: When valid PAN is available in the records of the Company: Tax deduction rate on Dividend – 7.5%# When valid PAN is not available in the records of the Company: Tax deduction rate on Deividend- 20% #The tax rate has been reduced from 10% to 7.5% with effect from 14 May 2020 […]...
Read MoreIncome Tax - The shift in the dividend distribution tax (DDT) in the hands of shareholders hailed a big relief for corporates and non-resident. This article primarily focuses on, how (DDT) is taxed as per new amendments by the Finance Act, 2020. It also aims to show, the impact of (DDT) in the hands of shareholders i.e. whether […]...
Read MoreIncome Tax - Tax on Income Distributed By Way of Buy-Back of Shares By Unlisted Companies- Anti Abuse Provision Dear Friends, payment of taxes is the duty of every citizen of this country. The Governments utilises taxes paid by us into different types of economic and socio works. Non payment or avoidance of taxes shall be punishable monetarily [&helli...
Read MoreGiesecke & Devrient [India] Pvt Ltd. Vs Add. CIT (ITAT Delhi) - Giesecke & Devrient [India] Pvt Ltd. Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi) To recapitulate, the DDT is levy on the dividend distributed by the payer company, being an additional tax is covered by the definition of ‘Tax’ as defined u/s 2(43) of the Act which is covered by the charging section 4 of the Act and...
Read MoreTorrent Private Limited Vs. CIT (Gujarat High Court) - Whether the dividend declared by the company after the effective date of amalgamation but before the date of sanction by the High Court would cease to be dividend declared by the company?...
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Giesecke & Devrient [India] Pvt Ltd. Vs Add. CIT (ITAT Delhi) -