Dividend Distribution Tax

Dividend V. Buyback – Which is more beneficial?

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...

Declaration & Tax Treatment of Interim Dividend

Income 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...

Income Tax on Dividends- FAQs

Income 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 […]...

Dividend Distribution Tax- Reinstate to Shareholders

Income 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 […]...

Tax on Income Distributed By Way of Buy-Back of Shares By Unlisted Companies- Anti Abuse Provision

Income 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...

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Tax rates specified in DTAA in respect of dividend must prevail over DDT

Giesecke & 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...

No Dividend Distribution Tax to be paid on Dividend declared pursuant to amalgamation of companies

Torrent 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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Dividend V. Buyback – Which is more beneficial?

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...

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Declaration & Tax Treatment of Interim Dividend

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...

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Income Tax on Dividends- FAQs

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 […]...

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Tax rates specified in DTAA in respect of dividend must prevail over DDT

Giesecke & 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 charging […]...

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Dividend Distribution Tax- Reinstate to Shareholders

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 […]...

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Tax on Income Distributed By Way of Buy-Back of Shares By Unlisted Companies- Anti Abuse Provision

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...

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New Dividend Distribution Tax Regime in India| Part 1: Indian Tax Payer

Indian Finance Act 2020 has abolished Dividend Distribution Tax and, with effect from April 1, 2020, dividends declared by Indian companies would be taxable in the hands of shareholders. Replacing the concept of distribution taxes in the hands of the Indian company that was introduced in India in 1997....

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Farewell To Dividend Distribution Tax – Double Edged Reform

One major change that came with the Finance Act is removal of dividend distribution tax making section 10(34), 10(35), 115-O, 115R(2) and 115BBDA of the ITA inapplicable with effect from April 1, 2020. ...

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Taxability of Dividend under new tax regime

A. Existing Provisions relating to dividend taxation: (i) Tax implication in the hands of company: Under the existing laws, even though dividend constituted income in the hands of the shareholders, the tax on such dividend was payable by the company which declared dividend, @ 15% of the gross dividend under section 115-O (plus surcharge a...

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New Regime for Taxation of Dividend Income in Context of Resident Individuals

If you have invested in the Shares and earning the dividend Income from the domestic companies then this article will going to be really informative to you as there is some changes made by the Budget 2020 in respect of Taxing the Dividend Income received from Domestic Companies. In this article, we only discussed the […]...

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