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Income Tax - Over the last few years, Information Technology has been taken as new exponential measure in India and globally for the new models of business, which has increased in the demand of digital services. In the current scenario, we have big reliance on internet for the e-business. As a result, new business models have created new […]...
Read MoreIncome Tax - Equalisation Levy Applicability of Equalisation Levy Equalisation Levy is a direct tax, which is withheld at the time of payment by the service recipient. The two conditions to be met to be liable to equalisation levy: The payment should be made to a non-resident service provider; The annual payment made to one service provider exceeds [&...
Read MoreIncome Tax - In this hi-tech, age business has undergone major transformation and new methods of transactions have evolved which are fast paced and require little physical effort. Out of many one is the concept of OIDAR services which are provided through internet and received by the recipient online without physical interface with the supplier of suc...
Read MoreIncome Tax - The Finance Act 2016, introduced equalization levy of 6% to be charged from amounts paid for specified services to a Non- resident not having any permanent establishment in India. This equalization levy (EL) is independent of income tax provisions and is covered under Chapter VIII of the Finance Act 2016. 1. Why Equalisation Levy was [&he...
Read MoreIncome Tax - Introduction to Google tax or Equalization levy The ‘Google Tax’ or ‘Facebook Tax’ which was first announced in the FY17 budget statement by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will be levied from June 1 2016. Here’s all you need to know about it — what Google Tax is, who will pay it, and its implications ...
Read MoreIncome Tax - The Government has not held any consultation regarding taxation of digital businesses as such. However, to address the challenges posed by the enterprises who conduct their business through digital means and carry-out activities in the country remotely, the following measures have been taken:...
Read MoreIncome Tax - The Government has introduced equalization levy of 6 per cent on online advertisers. The Finance Act, 2016 had inserted a separate Chapter VIII titled Equalization Levy in order to tap tax on income accruing to foreign e-commerce companies from India. It was provided that a person making payment exceeding in aggregate 1 lakh rupees in a y...
Read MoreIncome Tax - Rules to The Finance Act, 2016 states that with effect from July 1, 2016, equalization levy @ 6% should be deducted by a resident or non-resident (having permanent establishment in India) on the amount of consideration paid or payable to the non-resident not having permanent establishment in India....
Read MoreIncome Tax - This is to inform you that as per the Notification No. 37/2016: F.No. 370142/12/2016-TPL dated 27 May 2016 read with Finance Act, 2016, Government of India has levied an ‘Equalisation Levy’ on provision of online advertisement services or any other service or facility for the purpose of online advertisement by a Foreign Company provid...
Read MoreNotification No. 38/2016-Income Tax - (27/05/2016) - Every assessee, who is required to deduct and pay equalisation levy, shall pay the amount of such levy to the credit of the Central Government by remitting it into the Reserve Bank of India or in any branch of the State Bank of India or of any authorised Bank accompanied by an equalisation levy chal...
Read MoreNotification No. 37/2016-Income Tax - (27/05/2016) - n exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 163 of the Finance Act, 2016 (28 of 2016), the Central Government hereby appoints the 1st day of June, 2016 as the date on which Chapter VIII of the said Act shall come into force....
Read MoreNA - (21/03/2016) - The Committee on taxation of E-Commerce examined the tax issues arising from the new business models employed in the digital economy, in particular issues relating to tax nexus rules under existing law and tax treaties, characterization of payments made for services and facilities provided primarily...
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