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Income Tax - Section 115BAA: Whether to continue or forego MAT/AMT Credit? Section 115BAA states that domestic companies have the option to pay corporate tax at the reduce rate of 22% from FY 2019-20 onwards. Isn’t it a great benefit for the domestic companies to save around 3% on their tax expenses? But wait this benefit comes with […]...
Read MoreIncome Tax - The treatment of deferred tax charge in determining the tax liability under the special provisions of Section 115JB of the Income-Tax Act is one such case. Section 115JB levies minimum alternate tax (MAT) at 10% of book profits (plus surcharge and cess thereon) if such tax is higher than the tax payable under the normal provisions of the ...
Read MoreIncome Tax - Section 115BAA was introduced by way of a mid year budget in FY 2019-20 and is applicable to certain domestic companies from 1st April 2020. The new section gives a one-time option to Domestic Companies to pay tax on their taxable income at 22% (instead of 25%/30%) and additional surcharge of 10% irrespective of taxable […]...
Read MoreIncome Tax - 1. The Finance Act, 2017 amended section 115JB of Income-tax Act, 1961 to provide the framework for computation of book profit for Ind AS complaint companies in the year of adoption and thereafter i.e. to rationalize the provisions of the section in line with Ind AS (Note: Ind AS and not Ind ASs) by inserting […]...
Read MoreIncome Tax - Law makers observed that there is many companies which are disclosing massive profit in the accounts as laid in the Annual General Meeting (AGM) before the shareholder but at the same time these companies also showing profit nil or bit above nil for the income tax purpose....
Read MoreIncome Tax - In order to attract fresh investment in manufacturing and provide boost to 'Make-in India' initiative of the Government, another provision was inserted to the IT Act, to provide that a domestic manufacturing company set up on or after 1st October, 2019 and which commences manufacturing by 31st March, 2023, may opt to pay tax at 15% plus s...
Read MoreIncome Tax - The computation of book profit under section 115JB is a complicated and vexed issue with diverse interpretations possible on various issues. These issues need to be clarified to reduce litigation before the appellate authorities, which is one of the aims of the Government....
Read MoreIncome Tax - The computation of book profit under section 115JB is a complicated and vexed issue with diverse interpretations possible on various issues. These issues need to be clarified to reduce litigation before the appellate authorities, which is one of the aims of the Government....
Read MoreIncome Tax - Relaxation in the provisions relating to levy of Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) in case of companies against whom an application for corporate insolvency resolution process has been admitted under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 The existing provisions of section 115JB of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (‘the Act’), inter alia, provide...
Read MoreIncome Tax - Relevant part of MAT-Ind AS Committee Report dated 17th June, 2017 containing recommendations regarding amendment to the provisions of the section 115JB of the Income-tax Act, 1961 in respect of Ind AS Compliant Companies....
Read MoreDCIT Vs Reliance Industries Ltd. (ITAT Mumbai) - Whether the interest u/s 234B for less payment of advance tax will be levied on account of additions made to total income, consequent to retrospective amendment?...
Read MoreYokogawa India Ltd Vs DCIT (Karnataka High Court) - The tribunal has held that net profits have to be determined as per the provisions of the companies Act and thereafter, the adjustments have to be made. It has further been held that the assessee cannot adjust the books of profit except as provided under the companies Act....
Read MoreDCIT Vs Yahoo Software Development Private Limited (ITAT Bangalore) - Assessing Officer tinkered the book profit by adding the additional revenue on account of subsequent realization of export, while computing the book profit u/s 115JB of the Act. The assessee has revised the return of income by including the additional revenue in its total income....
Read MoreIndus Towers Ltd. Vs ACIT (Delhi High Court) - Indus Towers Ltd. Vs ACIT (Delhi High Court) The issue raised is that of gross suppression and misstatement by the petitioner, which led to a false projection of the outstanding liability/ refund due from/ to the petitioner. It is pointed out by Mr. Raghvendra Singh that the petitioner was require...
Read MoreGee City Builders (P) Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Chandigarh) - Assessee was not eligible for exemption from payment of MAT as per the provisions of section 115JB(6), since, admittedly, it did not qualify as a business or services rendered by an entrepreneur or developer in a unit or SEZ as per definition of the said terms in the SEZ Act....
Read MoreCircular No. 29/2019-Income Tax - (02/10/2019) - Representations have been received from the stakeholders seeking clarification on following issues relating to exercise of option under section 115BAA: (a) Allowability of brought forward loss on account of additional depreciation; and (b) Allowability of brought forward MAT credit....
Read MoreNotification No. 80/2017-Income Tax [G.S.R. 1028(E)] - (18/08/2017) - Details of the amount required to be increased or decreased in accordance with sub-section (2A) of section 115JB- [Applicable only where the financial statements of the company are drawn up in compliance with the Indian Accounting Standards specified in Annexure to the Companies (Indian Accounting S...
Read MoreCircular Number 24/2017-Income Tax - (25/07/2017) - Clarifications with FAQs on computation of book profit for the purposes of levy of Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) under section 115JB of the Income-tax Act, 1961 for Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) compliant companies....
Read MoreNA - (25/07/2017) - CBDT press release on Issues arising from the implementation of Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) provisions relating to Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) compliant companies....
Read MoreCircular No. 25/2015 - Income Tax - (31/12/2015) - CIRCULAR NO. 25/2015 Penalty u/s 271(1)(c) wherein additions/disallowances made under normal provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961 but tax levied under MAT provisions u/s 115JB/115JC, for cases prior to A.Y. 2016-17-reg.- Section 115JB of the Act is a special provision for levy of Minimum Alternate...
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DCIT Vs Reliance Industries Ltd. (ITAT Mumbai) -
Yokogawa India Ltd Vs DCIT (Karnataka High Court) -
DCIT Vs Yahoo Software Development Private Limited (ITAT Bangalore) -
Indus Towers Ltd. Vs ACIT (Delhi High Court) -
