Income Tax : CBDT’s 2026 amendment strengthens grandfathering protection for investments made before the commencement of GAAR. The clarificat...
Income Tax : Income Tax Department Ministry of Finance, Government of India DTAA & FTC Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) & For...
Income Tax : The issue concerns arrangements structured primarily to obtain tax benefits. It was held that such arrangements can be disregarded...
Income Tax : The ruling affirms India’s shift from literal interpretation to a substance-based tax regime. It clarifies that transactions exi...
Income Tax : GAAR allows authorities to deny tax benefits from impermissible avoidance arrangements. The article evaluates whether it protects ...
Income Tax : Tax Audit Report (Form 3CD- Applicability of Clause 30C & Clause 44 deferred till March 31, 2021 Central Board of Direct T...
Goods and Services Tax : A. CBIC has released 2 sets of FAQ on Real Estate on new GST Rate Structure: There has been number of issues reported by various s...
Income Tax : The Government has not held any consultation regarding taxation of digital businesses as such. However, to address the challenges ...
Income Tax : Implementation Guide w.r.t. Notification No. 33/2018 dated 20.07.2018 effective from 20.08.2018 – (23-08-2018) The Central...
Income Tax : ICAI vide its representation suggested CBDT to that changes made in Form No. 3CD be implemented from AY 2019-20 for smooth impleme...
Income Tax : Explore the Ayodhya Rami Reddy Alla vs PCIT case, delving into GAAR vs SAAR implications. Understand the Telangana High Court's ru...
Income Tax : ABSA Bank Limited Vs Commissioner, South African Revenue Service (High Court of South Africa) FULL TEXT OF THE JUDGMENT/ORDER of S...
Income Tax : The latest amendment excludes income arising from transfer of pre-2017 investments from GAAR scrutiny. It reinforces the protectio...
Income Tax : Income Tax Circular No. 10/2020-Income -Regarding reporting requirement under clause 30C and clause 44 of the Form 3CD defers GST ...
Income Tax : Reporting requirements under clause 30C (pertaining to General Anti-Avoidance Rules (GAAR)) and clause 44 (pertaining to Goods and...
Income Tax : Representations have been received by the Board that the implementation of reporting requirements under the proposed clause 30C (p...
Income Tax : Question no. 1: Will GAAR be invoked if SAAR applies? Answer: It is internationally accepted that specific anti avoidance provisio...
The global tax landscape is constantly evolving to keep pace with ever-changing business models and structures. Introduction of the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) project by OECD/G-20 in the year 2016 was one such significant international stepsince the advent of bilateral tax treaties, wherein more than 100 countries collaborated to block tax avoidance strategies that exploit gaps and mismatches in tax rules across jurisdictions.
AAR – Ruling on Benefit of India–Mauritius Treaty on Capital Gains taken by Tiger Global International Group in respect of Shares of Flipkart (Singapore Co) sold by Mauritius based Co to a Company in Luxembourg (which is controlled by Walmart) and the value of shares is derived from assets located in India Summary of Case […]
Recently , a ruling by AAR against Tiger Global’s claim of exemption on capital gain in the Flipkart –Walmart deal has once again brought forth the issues of treaty shopping and GAAR . Background of the ruling is narrated as follows. Investors of Flipkart included Tiger Global Management, Accel, Naspers , Softbank , Vision Fund […]
General Anti-Avoidance Rule (GAAR) is an anti-tax avoidance law in India to curb tax evasion and avoid tax leaks. It came into effect on 1st April 2017. The GAAR provisions come under the Income Tax Act, 1961. GAAR is a tool for checking aggressive tax planning especially that transaction or business arrangement which is/are entered into with the objective of avoiding tax.
Tax Audit Report (Form 3CD- Applicability of Clause 30C & Clause 44 deferred till March 31, 2021 Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued Circular No. 10/2020 dated April 24, 2020 by which the CBDT has deferred the applicability of certain Clause of Form 3CD (Tax Audit Report) till March 31, 2021. Order under […]
The Government vide CBDT circular No. 10/2020 Dated 24 April 2020 deferred reporting of Compliance related to Goods and Service Tax (GST) in the income tax audit reports by a year. The move is a major relief to businesses struggling to cope with the challenges of the Covid -19 pandemic. The tax audit report form […]
Income Tax Circular No. 10/2020-Income -Regarding reporting requirement under clause 30C and clause 44 of the Form 3CD defers GST & GAAR Reporting in amended Income Tax Audit Report amidst Covid-19. Income Tax Circular No. 10/2020 F.No. 370142/9/2018-TPL Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Direct Taxes TPL Division **** […]
Tax Avoidance is one of the major concerns across the world. Different countries framed different rules to minimise such tax avoidance. Such rules in simple terms are known as General Anti-Avoidance Rule (GAAR). Thus GAAR is nothing but the set of rules ratified so as to check the avoidance of tax.
This article is all about General Anti Avoidance rules (GAAR). These rules come into effect when any transactions are undertaken by being within the provisions of the Income tax Act but the sole purpose of such transaction is to avoid tax. So in order to develop the better understanding about our current topic, let us […]
A. CBIC has released 2 sets of FAQ on Real Estate on new GST Rate Structure: There has been number of issues reported by various stake holders on the new GST Rate Structure for Real Estate Sector. Considering the issues, CBIC has issued compilation of 2 sets of FAQ for the guidance and easy understanding […]
