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Budget 2020 has proposed to make dividend income from shares and mutual funds taxable in the hands of the recipient at the applicable income tax slab rates to the individual and abolish the Dividend Distribution Tax levied on dividend income from distribution by the company or mutual funds house. India currently levies Dividend Distribution Tax […]
Finance Act 2020 has made significant changes in the way dividend was taxed in India, up to the Financial year 2019-20 dividend was liable to be taxed at the time of distribution by the company u/s 115-O @ 20.56% (effective rate). Dividend income in the hands of the shareholders was exempt, except for resident individual […]
Vide the Finance Act, 2020 the government has finally heard the cries of these companies by re-introducing the conventional system of taxation of dividend. At the same time, we should not be forgetful of the reason behind introducing the DDT system. The administrative defunct and the long process against the simplistic procedure under the DDT definitely made things more smooth and transparent.
While drastically changing the erstwhile provisions regarding taxability of Dividend Income, there remains an anomaly in relation to cascading effect scenario. The same is dealt hereunder: In the erstwhile provisions, to avoid cascading effect (i.e. multi-level taxation of same dividend income), the tax rate u/s 115O was calculated on the amount of dividend distributed as […]
Section 115-O of the Act, provides that, in addition to the income tax chargeable in respect of the total income of a domestic company, any amount declared, distributed or paid by way of dividends shall be charged to additional income tax @15%* (plus applicable surcharge and health & cess)
Uptill the AY 2020-21, a domestic company was liable to pay the Dividend Distribution Tax (DDT) under section 115-O of the Income Tax Act, on any dividend distributed by it to the shareholders. Consequently, shareholders were exempt from paying tax on such dividend income by virtue of section 10(34).
Removal of DDT (Dividend Distribution Tax) by Finance Act, 2020 (FA 2020) and its impact on other provisions of Income Tax Act, 1961 Existing Provisions (before amendment): Section 115-O provides that, in addition to the income-tax chargeable in respect of the total income of a domestic company, any amount declared, distributed or paid by way […]
Abolition Of Dividend Distribution Tax (DDT) – A Compliance Burdens When It Comes to TDS Of Non-Resident Investors Introduction:- Finance Act, 2020 has abolished DDT regime under which Dividends paid by Domestic Company were exempt in the hands of receivers (including Non-Residents). Thus now companies will be liable to deduct TDS under following sections:- Particulars […]
With a view to boost investors’ confidence in the Indian market and put India in a competitive position in terms of taxing rights as compared to other countries in APAC region, the Government of India proposed to abolish Dividend Distribution Tax (also known as DDT) with effect from 01 April 2020.
As dividend become proposed to be taxable, litigation u/s 14A (Expenses incurred in relation to exempt income) now will be reduced. However, deduction of interest as proposed u/s 57 may lead to kind of litigation as was there u/s 14A.
