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Income Tax - Introduction: Determination of the residential status under Income Tax Act plays a vital role in to determine whether a person comes under the tax net or not. Section 6 of the Income Tax Act deals about the concept of resident for Income tax purposes. Finance Act 2020 dated 23.03.2020 amends Section 6 of the Income […]...
Read MoreIncome Tax - Japan is in the process of shifting its goal post for Olympic Games 2020 to 2021. But its income tax details for 2019 are already out and helping millions to understand, and implement by filing tax returns at point of need. Yes, let us understand Japan Income Tax, 2019 in details for a common man. […]...
Read MoreIncome Tax - Nothing satiates my heart than when some- one paying American tax for the tax year 2019, enquires about technical questions about its preparation. Yes, believe me some one telephoned and held detailed discussions on item No. 9 on Form 1040, intended for an individual tax. Line No. 9 popularly called as “Itemized deductions” has been [...
Read MoreIncome Tax - Many Individuals from India have settled abroad. Moving to another country does not necessarily mean Good-Bye to the Home Country India. Many NRIs have invested in India in the form of Purchase of Mutual Funds, Life Insurance Policies, Shares, Securities, ancestral land/property, Unit Linked Insurance Plans (ULIPs), FCNR Fixed Deposit, ho...
Read MoreIncome Tax - One of my senior clients telephoned about his tax return of USA for 2019 but with emphasis on 1040 SR. I was not taken aback since for one well versed with US Taxation, change is spice of life. We as CPAs are forced to update our knowledge by CPE stipulations. I am very happy to […]...
Read MoreIncome Tax - Income Tax Department designates Income tax Authority before whom particulars of parent entity and alternate reporting entity to file Country-by-Country Report would be notified...
Read MoreIncome Tax - CBDT has released the synthesised text for India-Slovak Republic tax treaty. It represents their shared understanding of the modifications made to the Agreement by MLI. SLOVAK REPUBLIC AGREEMENT FOR AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION AND PREVENTION OF FISCAL EVASION WITH – SLOVAK REPUBLIC Whereas a Agreement between the Government of th...
Read MoreIncome Tax - CBDT has released the synthesised text for India-Poland tax treaty. It represents their shared understanding of the modifications made to the Agreement by MLI. SYNTHESISED TEXT OF THE MLI AND THE CONVENTION BETWEEN THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION AND ...
Read MoreIncome Tax - CBDT has released the synthesised text for India-Australia tax treaty. It represents their shared understanding of the modifications made to the Agreement by MLI. AUSTRALIA SYNTHESISED TEXT OF THE MULTILATERAL CONVENTION TO IMPLEMENT TAXT REATY RELATED MEASURES TO PREVENT BASE EROSION AND PROFIT SHIFTING (MLI) AND THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN ...
Read MoreIncome Tax - CBDT has released the synthesised text for India-Singapore tax treaty. It represents their shared understanding of the modifications made to the Agreement by MLI. SYNTHESISED TEXT OF THE MULTILATERAL CONVENTION TO IMPLEMENT TAX TREATY RELATED MEASURES TO PREVENT BASE EROSION AND PROFIT SHIFTING (MLI) AND THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNME...
Read MoreACIT Vs Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. (ITAT Mumbai) - ACIT Vs Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. (ITAT Mumbai) Let us appreciate the nature of development, from the treaty perspective, in case one is to hold that the retrospective amendments defining the expression ‘process’ would be equally applicable for definition of ‘royalties’ under the tax treaty...
Read MoreIntelsat Corporation Vs DCIT (ITAT Delhi) - ITAT held that Satellite transmission services provided by USA based company in India could not be brought to tax by treating the same as royalty income and amendment to the Income Tax Act, 1961 with a retrospective or prospective effect, cannot be read in a manner so as to extend the operation to t...
Read MoreIxia Technologies International Ltd. Vs ACIT(IT) (ITAT Kolkata) - Ixia Technologies International Ltd. Vs ACIT(IT) (ITAT Kolkata) Since assessee`s case is covered by beneficial provisions of the India-Ireland DTAA, hence the retrospective amendment made in the provisions of section 9(1)(vi) of the Act, which provides that royalty would include consideration for tr...
Read MoreONGC as representative assessee of Dewey & Le Boeuf International Company LLC Vs DCIT (International Taxation) (ITAT Delhi) - Amount paid to foreign lawyer by assessee for representing its case before foreign court was not taxable as fees for technical services (FTS) in India as legal services could not be treated as FTS as it was a professional services which was outside the scope of Section 9(1)(vii)....
Read MoreCIT (IT) Vs Reliance Infocomm Ltd (Bombay High Court) - Mere amendments in the Act would not override the provisions of Double Tax Avoidance Agreement (DTAA). It was held that: on a final note, India’s change in position to the OECD Commentary cannot be a fact that influences the interpretation of the words defining royalty as they stand today....
Read MoreNA - (17/03/2020) - The Agreement between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of Brunei Darussalam for the exchange of information and assistance in collection with respect of taxes (hereinafter referred to as the Agreement), was signed in New Delhi, India on 28th of February, 2019. The Agreement...
Read MoreNA - (12/02/2020) - Press Information Bureau Government of India Cabinet 12-February-2020 Cabinet approves protocol amending the Agreement between India and Sri Lanka for avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Sh...
Read MoreNotification No. 54/2019-Income Tax [S.O. 2562(E)] - (17/07/2019) - Protocol amending the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the People’s Republic of China for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and the Protocol thereto Signed at New Delhi on 18th July, ...
Read MoreNA - (02/07/2019) - India has ratified the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (MLI), which was signed by the Hon’ble Finance Minister at Paris on 7th June, 2017 on behalf of India, alongwith representatives of more than 65 countries....
Read MoreNotification No. 40/2019 [S.O. 1789(E).] - (21/05/2019) - Government of the Republic of India and the Government of Republic of the Marshall Islands, desiring to facilitate the exchange of information with respect to taxes have agreed as follows:...
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