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...

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 […]...

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 […]...

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 […]...

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...

Yes, prima facie, it is possible for a company to pay dividend out of reserves. In advance India, majority of the people are investing in the shares of those companies which are regularly paying dividends. Everybody, who invests expect a healthy return from such investment. The large companies which are regularly paying dividends are beco...

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 […]...

1. What is Dividend ? – As an investor when you invest in an entity, you expect something in return on the value of investment. The amount invested in an entity is used by the entity to expand and grow their business and earn more profits. The profits earned by the entity is distributed to […]...