Income shall be deemed to accrue in India if it accrues, directly or indirectly through or from transfer of a capital asset situated in India. However, the income from the transfer by a non?resident of any share or interest in a foreign company would not be considered as income, wherein at any time in twelve months preceding the transfer,...

When the first draft of the Direct Taxes Code (DTC) was released in August 2009, the provision dealing with Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) was one of the most discussed and deliberated provision. It proposed to levy tax on the gross value of assets. There were certain drawbacks and limitations which were pointed out to the government, as a r...

Certain specified expenditure such as non-compete fee, business reorganization expenses, etc. shall be allowed on a deferred basis over a period of 6 years. However, expenditure incurred by a resident on any operations relating to prospecting for any...

The deadline of March, 2014, under the proposed Direct Taxes Code (DTC) for making new special economic zone units operational if they are to get tax benefits is likely to speed up development of these SEZs by entrepreneurs, a report said. ...

Government today said its proposals on withdrawing profit-linked exemptions in Direct Taxes Code will bring in over Rs 50,000 crore and make the exchequer little bit richer despite moderation in tax rates. "Government would bring Rs 55,000 crore wort...

Under the Income Tax Law (ITL), tax incentives linked to the profits of the relevant business (profit-linked incentives) are available for a specified number of years. Direct Taxes Code (DTC) 2010 proposes to withdraw or substitute these profit-linke...

Direct Tax Code (DTC) 2010 consolidates the withholding tax provisions as well as the procedural law dealing with reporting of income (including branch profits), net wealth and dividends distributed. To ensure compliance with the reporting requirements under DTC 2010, certain amendments have been proposed to the penal provisions, as also ...

The draft Direct Taxes Code along with a Discussion Paper was released on 12 August 2009 for public comments to simplify direct tax legislation in India. Subsequently, comments were solicited from the public and examined by the Government. A Revised Discussion Paper was issued to respond to the major concerns and comments of stakeholders ...

The income-tax department intends to bring individuals under the ambit of the proposed controlled-foreign companies (CFCs). The rules on CFCs, proposed under the Direct Taxes Code, are aimed at ensuring that all companies and individuals pay tax on income arising from investments overseas....

Petroleum ministry has asked the finance ministry to rework the Direct Taxes Code Bill 2010 so that oil and gas producers can continue to enjoy the existing tax breaks which are being grandfathered to their full extent.In a letter to revenue secretar...