Income Tax : The article explains how Section 80M applies only to domestic dividends, leaving foreign subsidiary dividends fully taxable in Ind...
Income Tax : The case explains how dividend income is taxed based on residential status and type of investment. It clarifies slab-based taxatio...
Income Tax : The analysis explains how buy-back taxation shifted from company-level tax to shareholder dividend tax and is proposed to return t...
Income Tax : Federal cooperatives receive a temporary deduction for dividends earned from company investments made before 31 January 2026. This...
Income Tax : The Finance Bill, 2026 proposes to disallow interest deductions against dividend and mutual fund income. From April 2026, such inc...
Company Law : The Ministry of Corporate Affairs confirms the five-day time limit for depositing dividends under Section 123(4) of the Companies ...
Company Law : The Indian government has reduced reporting forms for companies on unclaimed dividends and integrated fund transfers with Bharatko...
Income Tax : The Supreme Court has framed substantial questions on whether DDT under Section 115-O is a tax on shareholder dividend income or o...
Income Tax : The case examined whether disallowance under section 94(7) should be limited to exempt dividend. The Tribunal held that the provis...
Income Tax : The ITAT Delhi has set aside an order that levied an excessive 37% surcharge on the dividend income of Srijan Family Trust, confir...
Income Tax : Prasad Film Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. Vs ACIT (Telangana High Court) Payments in Normal Business Course Not Deemed Dividend under Sec...
Income Tax : ITAT Kolkata held that dividend distribution tax u/s 115-O of the Act and interest u/s 115P of the Income Tax Act is applicable on...
Company Law : The case deals with a 235-day delay in transferring unpaid dividend to the mandated account. The authority imposed penalties, emph...
Company Law : The ROC held that depositing interim dividend in a current account instead of a separate account violates section 123(4). Monetary...
Company Law : A company and its directors were penalized under Section 450 for distributing an excess interim dividend due to miscalculated tax ...
SEBI : As per the extant regulatory framework, the Trustees hold the property of the Mutual Fund in trust for the benefit of the unit hol...
Corporate Law : IRDAI permits Insurers to classify investments in Preference Shares and Equity Shares as part of Approved Investment of for at lea...
BEFORE AY 2021-22 ♦ Dividend is taxable in the hands of distributor (i.e. Assessee distributing dividend) @ 15% + Surcharge applicable + Education Cess @ 4% in form of CDT/DDT ♦ Assessee receiving dividend gets Exemption up to Rs. 10 Lakhs of dividend income, above Rs.10 lakhs, taxable @ 10% on excess amount FROM AY […]
Declaration of dividends by NBFCs In order to infuse greater transparency and uniformity in practice, it has been decided to prescribe guidelines on distribution of dividend by NBFCs. Applicability – All NBFC’s regulated by RBI Effective Date – Effective for declaration of dividend from the profit of F.Y. 2021 – 22 and onwards. Consideration before […]
We know that before Finance Act, 2020 a dividend received from a domestic company is exempt in the hands of shareholders. Because company declaring dividend is required to pay Dividend Distribution Tax (DDT) under provisions of Section 115O of the Income Tax Act,1961 before crediting amount of dividend into account of shareholders. Many business houses […]
Finance Act 2020 has made major amendments to the taxation of dividends. With these amendments the general notion that dividends are exempt is no longer the same. This Guide will help our fellow member CA’s, Students, and shareholders to understand the taxability of dividends. First lets understand the two types of dividend: 1. Interim dividend […]
Are you a company which has paid or declared dividend? If you are, then you need to file Statement Of Financial Transactions (SFT) for reporting such payment/distribution of dividend for the first time. CBDT has expanded the scope of Statement of financial transactions (SFT) vide Notification No. 16/2021, dated 12-03-2021. By virtue of such notification […]
1. What is Dividend? ♦ A dividend is a share of profits and retained earnings that a company pays out to its shareholders. When a company generates a profit and accumulates retained earnings, those earnings can be either reinvested in the business or paid out to shareholders as a dividend; ♦ However, Capitalization of Profit […]
DIVIDEND When a company earns more money than it spend, the extra money can either be spent on making the company better or it can be given to the people who own stock in the company as a dividend. Dividends can be issued in various forms, such as cash payment, stocks or any other form. […]
Applicable Provision: Second Proviso of Sub-section (1) of Section 123 of Companies Act, 2013 & Rule 3 of the Companies (Declaration and Payment of Dividend) Rules, 2014 If there’s any inadequacy or inadequate profits in any year, a company may declare dividend out of surplus provided fulfilment of below-mentioned conditions: a. The rate of dividend […]
Dividend taxation has had a very enriching history in respect of its mode of taxation, collection of taxes and rate of taxation. Further, going by what we have seen in the past couple of years, it looks like the tax authorities, the tax payers and the judiciary have no intention to take the spice out of it, especially when it comes to taxation of dividend in the hands of the non-resident shareholders.
Buyback of shares is when a company repurchases the shares issued by it from the existing shareholders. The company buys back its shares usually at market value or higher. Companies use buy back as a means to return cash to shareholders and regain ownership. Tax on buyback of shares in India is now regulated by […]
