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Dividend from Foreign Subsidiaries: Taxation & Section 80M Interplay

Income Tax : The article explains how Section 80M applies only to domestic dividends, leaving foreign subsidiary dividends fully taxable in Ind...

May 14, 2026 270 Views 0 comment Print

Taxation of Dividend

Income Tax : The case explains how dividend income is taxed based on residential status and type of investment. It clarifies slab-based taxatio...

April 14, 2026 2721 Views 0 comment Print

Buy-Back Taxation Rewritten: From Dividend Shock to Capital Gains Comeback

Income Tax : The analysis explains how buy-back taxation shifted from company-level tax to shareholder dividend tax and is proposed to return t...

February 10, 2026 1029 Views 0 comment Print

Dividend Deductions Extended to New Tax Regime for Cooperative Societies

Income Tax : Federal cooperatives receive a temporary deduction for dividends earned from company investments made before 31 January 2026. This...

February 2, 2026 1128 Views 0 comment Print

Budget 2026 Barred Interest Deduction on Dividend & Mutual Fund Income

Income Tax : The Finance Bill, 2026 proposes to disallow interest deductions against dividend and mutual fund income. From April 2026, such inc...

February 2, 2026 1773 Views 0 comment Print


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Companies Act: Dividend Deposit Time Limit Is Five Days not 5 working days

Company Law : The Ministry of Corporate Affairs confirms the five-day time limit for depositing dividends under Section 123(4) of the Companies ...

July 31, 2025 2121 Views 0 comment Print

Government Simplifies Unclaimed Dividend Reporting Process

Company Law : The Indian government has reduced reporting forms for companies on unclaimed dividends and integrated fund transfers with Bharatko...

February 6, 2025 903 Views 0 comment Print


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SC to Decide Whether Dividend Distribution Tax Is Tax on Dividend or Distributed Profits

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...

May 19, 2026 402 Views 0 comment Print

Dividend Stripping Disallowance Upheld as Section 94(7) Applies to Entire Dividend

Income Tax : The case examined whether disallowance under section 94(7) should be limited to exempt dividend. The Tribunal held that the provis...

April 4, 2026 594 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT quashes CIT(A) order after CPC rectifies surcharge on dividend from 37% to 15%

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...

September 7, 2025 714 Views 0 comment Print

Business Payments to Parent Company Not Deemed Dividend: Telangana HC

Income Tax : Prasad Film Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. Vs ACIT (Telangana High Court) Payments in Normal Business Course Not Deemed Dividend under Sec...

July 16, 2025 1059 Views 0 comment Print

Dividend Distribution Tax U/S 115-O Not Applicable to Co-op Societies: ITAT Kolkata

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...

June 23, 2025 489 Views 0 comment Print


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Penalty Imposed for Delay in Transferring Unpaid Dividend to Special Account

Company Law : The case deals with a 235-day delay in transferring unpaid dividend to the mandated account. The authority imposed penalties, emph...

March 30, 2026 324 Views 0 comment Print

ROC Bangalore Imposed Penalty for Crediting Interim Dividend to Wrong Bank Account

Company Law : The ROC held that depositing interim dividend in a current account instead of a separate account violates section 123(4). Monetary...

December 15, 2025 2979 Views 0 comment Print

ROC Mumbai Imposes Penalty for Excess Interim Dividend Declaration

Company Law : A company and its directors were penalized under Section 450 for distributing an excess interim dividend due to miscalculated tax ...

December 5, 2025 1230 Views 0 comment Print

Roles & responsibilities of Trustees & board of directors of AMCs of Mutual Funds

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...

July 7, 2023 4095 Views 0 comment Print

IRDA approves Preference & Equity Shares as approved investment subject to dividend

Corporate Law : IRDAI permits Insurers to classify investments in Preference Shares and Equity Shares as part of Approved Investment of for at lea...

September 27, 2021 714 Views 0 comment Print


Dividend Taxability under Income Tax Act, 1961

April 15, 2021 7524 Views 0 comment Print

From 1 April 2020, Dividend Income will be taxable in the hands recipient shareholders as per the slab rate applicable on them. Earlier Dividend Income was exempt in the hands of Shareholders under Section 10(34) and tax on such dividend was payable by the Company under section 115-O. In which Year Dividend is Taxable when […]

ITAT grants stay on demands of Rs. 3786 Cr on account of DDT

April 12, 2021 2055 Views 0 comment Print

Grasim Industries Limited Vs DCIT (ITAT Mumbai) By way of this stay application, the assessee applicant has sought a stay on collection/ recovery of tax and interest demands aggregating to Rs 3,786.34 crores in respect of the dividend distribution tax (DDT), and interest thereon, under section 115O/115Q r.w.s. 2(22)(a) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, on, what […]

Key Income Tax changes for A.Y 2021-22

April 5, 2021 20382 Views 0 comment Print

Hello readers, Today I will discuss key changes in ITR Forms for A.Y 2021-22 in simplified form- ♦ Regarding changes in ITR-1- ITR-1 cannot be filed in case tax has been deducted u/s 194N Now what is Section 194N-TDS u/s 194N is required to be deducted if amount of cash withdrawn exceeds – Exceeds Rs […]

Distribution of Dividend under Companies Act, 2013 – FAQs

April 2, 2021 36354 Views 5 comments Print

The Operation of the company revolves around the presence of shareholders and the Directors of the company. The shareholders of the company provide Funds to the directors and the directors use these Funds to perform the business operations. The profits arising out of such business operations are distributed to the shareholders in the form of […]

TDS on Dividend on Equity Shares

March 30, 2021 38745 Views 2 comments Print

The company distributing dividends to the investors of equity shares should deduct TDS on such dividends. The deductor must deposit the TDS and file the TDS Return on TRACES.

Tax treatment of dividend received from company

March 24, 2021 25059 Views 2 comments Print

Under the current scenario up to  AY 2020-21, if a shareholder gets dividend from a domestic company then he shall not be liable to pay any tax on such dividend as it is exempt from tax under section 10(34) of the Act. However, in such cases, the domestic company is liable to pay a Dividend […]

Recovery of Unclaimed Investment of TCS from IEPF Can Make You Rich!

March 24, 2021 3582 Views 3 comments Print

Tata Consultancy Service Ltd. (TCS) is an IT sector market leader in India and is one of the largest IT MNCs in the world. The company specialises in IT outsourcing and consultancy services and has a repute for giving the best solutions to any client. It has handled many projects from the government and private […]

Understanding Dividend Income and related Taxes

March 14, 2021 9720 Views 0 comment Print

Article explains/Contains  What is Dividend, Concept of Record Date, Payment of Unpaid Dividend, Claim of Unpaid Dividend, Transfer of Dividend to IEPF Account, Summary of Dividend Rates, Applicable Surcharge and Cess on Dividend, What is form 15G/15H, Dividend rate on FPI and Link to download the forms 15G, Form 15H and Form 10F. I -What […]

Section 234C interest relaxed on dividend income, Capital Gain

February 3, 2021 37533 Views 2 comments Print

Union Budget 2021 proposed to relax Section 234C interest on Dividend income along with capital gains if shortfall in the advance tax payments and tax due has been paid in the subsequent advance tax instalments. Advance tax instalment for dividend income, Capital Gain etc. Section 234C of the Act provides for payment of interest by […]

Taxability of Dividend w.e.f F.Y 2020-2021

February 1, 2021 398580 Views 31 comments Print

Taxability of Dividend from F.Y 2020-21 for Shareholders- From F.Y 2020-21, Section 10(34) has been withdrawn-Exempting dividend Income from taxation. Also earlier Section 115BBDA that provided taxability of dividend over Rs 10 lakhs is of no relevance in hands of shareholders. Taxation of Dividend in hands of shareholders- Dividend can be taxable under head- Income […]

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