Income Tax : Equalisation Levy, initially imposed on online advertisements and later extended to e-commerce transactions, ceases to apply from ...
Income Tax : The article analyses why India may continue its Equalisation Levy regime beyond August 2024 due to delays in the OECD/G20 Pillar O...
Income Tax : India introduced a 6% and later 2% digital tax to capture revenue from non-resident tech giants operating without a permanent esta...
Income Tax : A clear analysis of India’s 6% and 2% digital tax framework, its legal basis under the Finance Acts of 2016 and 2020, and its gl...
Income Tax : Explains how India introduced the Equalisation Levy to tax foreign digital companies without physical presence. Highlights its imp...
Income Tax : Key changes to Equalisation Levy from August 2024: the 2% tax on e-commerce transactions will be removed. Learn about the new prov...
Finance : Learn about the extension of India-USA agreement on Equalisation Levy 2020 until June 30, 2024, amidst OECD/G20 negotiations on di...
Income Tax : On October 8, 2021, India and United States joined 134 other members of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework (including Austria, Franc...
Income Tax : The Government has not held any consultation regarding taxation of digital businesses as such. However, to address the challenges ...
Income Tax : The Government has introduced equalization levy of 6 per cent on online advertisers. The Finance Act, 2016 had inserted a separate...
Income Tax : The Madras High Court held that reimbursements made to a foreign subsidiary for online advertising expenses were not included with...
Income Tax : ITAT Jaipur held that equalization levy not applicable as role of the assessee is merely conduit between the entity carrying out t...
Income Tax : Addl. CIT Vs Lenskart Solution (P) Ltd. (ITAT Delhi) It was claimed by the Assessee that as the Assessee had made the payment to F...
Income Tax : The issue under consideration is whether the equalisation levy will be applicable in case of Mastercard Asia or not?...
Income Tax : Centralised Processing of Equalisation Levy Statement Scheme, 2023 shall be applicable in respect of processing of Equalisation Le...
Income Tax : CBDT extends due dates for electronic filing of various Forms under the Income-tax Act, 1961 On consideration of difficulties repo...
Income Tax : Central Government has decided to extend the time limits to 30th June, 2021 in the following cases where the time limit was earlie...
Income Tax : Payment of Equalisation levy. ─ The assessee or e-commerce operator, as the case may be, who are required to deduct and pay equa...
Income Tax : Principal Chief Commissioner of Income-tax (International Taxation), Delhi, in supersession of this office order no. 1/2020 dated ...
Neutrality, efficiency, certainty & simplicity, effectiveness & fairness, flexibility and equity are basic fundamental principle which must reflect in any tax policy. The Committee while recommending Equilisation Levy lay much emphasis on Neutrality which is so noted in the Committee’s Observation in para 38 of the Report:
After the amendment legal position related to equalisation levy has changed drastically. Now, the non-resident e-commerce operators are required to withhold at the rate of 2% of the gross amount received/receivable in lieu of e-commerce supply and service.
Vide Finance Act 2020 Section 163(3) of Income Tax Act, 1961 has now been amended to provide that the Equalisation Levy would now be applicable also to ‘to consideration received or receivable for e-commerce supply or services made or provided or facilitated on or after the 1st day of April, 2020’. This amendment expands the scope of Equalisation Levy to any online sale or provision of services or their facilitation.
KEY BUDGET AMENDMENTS IN THE FINANCE ACT – EQUALISATION LEVY BRIEF BACKGROUND ♣ Equalisation Levy (EQL) was introduced in India by way of Chapter VIII of the Finance Act, 2016. ♣ India was the first country in the world to introduce such a levy. ♣ EQL of 6% was levied on a ‘Specified service’ which […]
Equalisation Levy (‘EL’) on e-commerce supply of goods/ services by non-residents A. Background of Equalisation Levy provisions –Equalisation Levy is a charge in addition to the Income-tax, which was introduced vide Finance Act, 2016. -Under the erstwhile provisions, Indian residents were required to deduct EL at the rate of 6 percent, while making payment to […]
Understanding New Equalisation Levy & TDS on e-Commerce Transactions with Practical Illustrations Section 163 to 172 of ‘CHAPTER VIII OF THE FINANCE ACT, 2016- EQUALISATION LEVY’ deals with Equalisation levy definition, interest, penalty, filing of the annual statement, the penalty for failure to furnish statements. 1. Digital Tax: The Backdrop With the expansion of information […]
Scope of Equalisation Levy Extended The Finance Act, 2016 introduced Equalisation Levy with effect from 01-06-2016. This levy is charged at the rate of 6% from the consideration paid or payable to a nonresident person for the online advertisement services. The Finance Bill, 2020, as passed by the Lok Sabha, has extended the scope of […]
In Finance Act, 2020 the scope of Equalisation Levy has been expanded to include Equalisation levy of 2 % by an ‘e-commerce operator’ from ‘e-commerce supply or services’. In this article I have discussed the existing Equalisation Levy provisions along with new amendment related to E-commerce supply or services. Equalisation Levy means tax leviable and […]
From 01-04-2020, the equalisation levy shall be charged at the rate of 2% from the consideration received or receivable by an e-commerce operator from e-commerce supply of goods or services made or provided or facilitated by it to the following persons:
Equalization levy and amendments in Finance Act 2020 Section 163 to 172 deals with Equalisation levy definition, interest, penalty, filing of the annual statement, the penalty for failure to furnish statements. Challan no 285 is used to deposit Equalisation levy. Form -1 on income tax site is to be filed on or before 30th June […]
