Income Tax : Explore the complexities and solutions of taxing the digital economy, including BEPS Action-1, Pillar-1 reforms, and the challenge...
Income Tax : Union Budget 2024 partially abolishes the equalization levy, easing tax for foreign firms and simplifying compliance. Learn about ...
Income Tax : Explore India's taxation laws on international e-commerce transactions, including equalisation levy, withholding tax, and implicat...
Income Tax : Learn about India's Equalisation Levy, targeting digital transactions like online advertisements by foreign e-commerce firms. Unde...
Income Tax : Delve into the complexities of digital taxation, exploring its evolution, significance, and global responses. Learn about fair ta...
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 : 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 ...
Taxation On Digital Companies In India And Scope Of Equalisation Levy After the liberalisation, territorial boundaries were no longer a restriction for businesses and enterprises, so an international market for various kinds of products and services emerged. Businesses have come ahead in the economic sphere to carry out trade activities across countries without having any […]
With the expansion of information and communication technology influencing the modes and scales of supply and procurement of goods and services exponentially, the digital economy has enabled conducting of businesses without regard to national boundaries and physical presence. The same has also resulted in novel issues in the tax regime regarding taxability of revenue from […]
With the emergence of SOCIAL MEDIA not only the world has become a small global village but also people have turned their hobbies into business. Since social media is a large platform where people interact on daily basis which has not only increased the network of a person but has also given wider stage for […]
The last minute rush to insert a substantive amendment in the form of Equalisation Levy 2.0 in the Finance Act 2020 has surprised many, besides leaving no room for planning its compliance given the law is effective from 1 April 2020, and the present situation of shutdown only compounds the problem.
Several non resident e-Commerce operator has started, providing the service through digital media, without having physical presence in India. Because of which, India Tax department were not able to tax such transaction due to non-availability of PE in India. Government of India by Finance Act 2020, has introduced new provision 01.04.2020 What provision says, in […]
Over the decade, use of technology has drastically changed the global business structure by creating immense transformations in the way companies globally conduct their businesses. Technology has expanded the outreach and connectivity of the businesses and with the use of digital space, companies located outside India are able to run their businesses in digital domain […]
Section 163 of Finance Act 2016: This chapter extends to the whole India except J&K. Section 165 (1) of Finance Act 2016: Charge of Equalisation Levy (EL) Equalisation Levy @ 6% applicable if payment for specified services (#) received / receivable by Non-resident from- a) A person resident in India & carrying Business or Profession […]
Article explains Taxation of Online Advertisement Prior to Equalisation Levy, Introduction of Equalisation levy at 6 % for online Advertisement, Exception to Equalisation levy on Online Advertisement, Equalization levy at 2% on E- Commerce Transaction, Exception to Equalisation levy on Ecommerce transaction, Exemption under Income Tax Act for Transaction subject to equalisation levy and TDS […]
Meanwhile in 2016, India had introduce tax in form of Equalisation levy only for advertisement service rendered by non resident (likes of FB, twitter, etc) to resident of India which is extended now to other E-Commerce operator for host of service rendered to resident of India and in specified cases to non resident also.
Logic for the introduction of Equalisation Levy In India an assessee is taxed if that assessee has permanent establishment in India. If the assessee does not have a permanent establishment in India then he would not be taxable in India. Many companies provide digital services to resident of India without being having a permanent establishment […]
