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Minimum Alternate Tax for Companies under Income Tax Act, 2025

Income Tax : The case clarifies that only specified adjustments can be made while computing book profit under MAT. The ruling limits arbitrary ...

April 20, 2026 843 Views 0 comment Print

Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : The framework clarifies that companies must pay MAT where normal tax liability is lower than 15% of book profit. It establishes MA...

April 9, 2026 366 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Form 66: Book Profit Computation Report – Section 206(1)

Income Tax : Explains mandatory filing of Form 66 for companies liable to MAT and the requirement of CA certification. Highlights consequences ...

March 25, 2026 306 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Form 53: Past Years’ Details for MAT Relief under Section 206(1)

Income Tax : Explains how taxpayers can recompute book profits and reduce MAT liability using Form 53 for APA and secondary adjustments....

March 25, 2026 204 Views 0 comment Print

MAT Exemption Extended to More Presumptive Businesses of Non-Residents: Budget 2026

Income Tax : The amendment removes MAT for additional specified non-resident businesses taxed on a presumptive basis. This ensures uniform tax ...

February 3, 2026 789 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


Budget 2026: MAT Relief for Non-Residents, Data Centre Tax Holiday & 15% Safe Harbour Norm

Corporate Law : The Budget exempts non-residents paying tax on a presumptive basis from MAT while offering targeted income tax holidays. These mea...

February 1, 2026 774 Views 0 comment Print

Cabinet approves Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019

Income Tax : In order to attract fresh investment in manufacturing and provide boost to 'Make-in India' initiative of the Government, another p...

November 20, 2019 1518 Views 0 comment Print

Clarify on MAT u/s 115JB: ICAI

Income Tax : The computation of book profit under section 115JB is a complicated and vexed issue with diverse interpretations possible on vario...

January 20, 2018 9678 Views 1 comment Print

CBDT relaxes MAT provisions for companies facing Insolvency

Income Tax : Relaxation in the provisions relating to levy of Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) in case of companies against whom an application for ...

January 8, 2018 2028 Views 0 comment Print

Relevant part of recommendations of MAT-Ind AS Committee’s Report

Income Tax : Relevant part of MAT-Ind AS Committee Report dated 17th June, 2017 containing recommendations regarding amendment to the provision...

July 27, 2017 2469 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


MAT Not Applicable as Bank Not Formed Under Companies Act: ITAT Kolkata

Income Tax : The Tribunal set aside additions to book profit after ruling that MAT provisions do not apply to banks established under a special...

April 21, 2026 345 Views 0 comment Print

SC: No TDS on Reinsurance Payments as Brokers Not PE; MAT Not Applicable to Insurance Companies

Income Tax : The SC upheld that reinsurance premiums paid to foreign entities are not taxable in India. It confirmed that absence of income acc...

April 10, 2026 402 Views 0 comment Print

No TDS on Reinsurance Payments; Insurance Companies Not Liable for MAT: Madras HC

Income Tax : The High Court held that reinsurance premiums paid to non-residents are not taxable in India and no TDS is required. It upheld Tri...

April 10, 2026 285 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka HC Dismissed Revenue Appeal Due to Inapplicability of Section 14A to MAT Book Profits

Income Tax : The Court held that Explanation 1(f) to Section 115JB does not expressly permit addition of Section 14A disallowance, leading to d...

February 9, 2026 252 Views 0 comment Print

Section 263 Revision Quashed for Mechanical MAT Adjustment Without Fresh Error

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that revision under section 263 was invalid where the MAT adjustment arose mechanically from a transition amount...

February 2, 2026 231 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Companies Act Section 137: ROC Penalizes Defaulting Officers for Delayed Filings

Company Law : ROC Kanpur's order dated 10/10/2025 imposes a ₹175,450 penalty on Haiderpur Fertilizer Producer Company and its five directors f...

October 10, 2025 792 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT clarification on MAT Credit on exercise of section 115BAA option

Income Tax : Representations have been received from the stakeholders seeking clarification on following issues relating to exercise of option ...

October 2, 2019 36354 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT notifies revised Form no. 29B for MAT audit with Annexures

Income Tax : Details of the amount required to be increased or decreased in accordance with sub-section (2A) of section 115JB- [Applicable only...

August 18, 2017 126162 Views 5 comments Print

FAQs on computation of book profit to levy MAT for Ind AS companies

Income Tax : Clarifications with FAQs on computation of book profit for the purposes of levy of Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) under section 115JB...

July 25, 2017 13503 Views 0 comment Print

Issues on implementation of MAT provisions for Ind AS companies

Income Tax : CBDT press release on Issues arising from the implementation of Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) provisions relating to Indian Accounti...

July 25, 2017 2220 Views 0 comment Print


Carry forward & set off of MAT credit where ten year period has expired on or before AY 2016-17

March 4, 2017 59478 Views 1 comment Print

Clarity regarding carry forward and set off of MAT credit in cases where the ten year period has expired on or before AY 2016-17 but the fifteen year period has still not expired needed.

Treatment of IND AS Adjustments under MAT

February 28, 2017 10941 Views 0 comment Print

Financials for FY 2016-17 will be prepared as per IND AS and the presentation will be done as per Division II of Schedule III as per Companies Act 013. The computation of book profit under MAT depends on accounting profit. The financial have become complex due to initial impact of IND AS and recurring impact due to adoption of IND AS

Budget 2017 Rationalises MAT Provisions with Ind-AS

February 3, 2017 6759 Views 0 comment Print

Central Government notified the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) which are converged with International Financial Reporting Standards(IFRS) and prescribed the Companies( Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015 which laid down a roadmap for implementation of these Ind AS.

Budget proposes carry forward of MAT / AMT credit for 15 Years

February 1, 2017 4245 Views 0 comment Print

With a view to provide relief to the assessees paying MAT, it is proposed to amend section 115JAA to provide that the tax credit determined under this section can be carried forward up to fifteenth assessment years immediately succeeding the assessment years in which such tax credit becomes allowable.

Computation of Book Profit for Ind AS Compliant Companies

May 5, 2016 14050 Views 1 comment Print

Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) constituted MAT- Ind AS Committee to suggest framework for computation of book profit for 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 in the year of adoption and thereafter.

Implementation of Ind AS & its impact on calculation of MAT

May 1, 2016 9421 Views 0 comment Print

From the FY 2016-17 Ind AS will be in place and have a big impact on the Financial Statement i.e. Net Profit of the company. Calculation of MAT depends upon the Net Profit as per the Books of Accounts after certain adjustments as defined in Section 115JB. So it can be derived that the adoption of Ind AS, the MAT liability of a company can go undergo a complete change.

Framework for computation of book profit for MAT levy on Ind AS compliant companies

April 28, 2016 3274 Views 0 comment Print

On the basis of the recommendations of the Committee on MAT-Ind AS, the Central Government has notified 10 ICDS vide Notification No. S.O.892(E) dated 31st March, 2015. With the approval of the Finance Minister , the above said Committee was also requested to suggest the framework for computation of book profit for the purposes of levy of MAT under section 115JB of the Income-tax Act, 1961 for Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) compliant companies in the year of adoption and thereaf

Section 115JB OF Income Tax Act, 1961(After Budget 2016)

April 20, 2016 193816 Views 5 comments Print

Section 115JB is nothing but the Minimum Tax that a company is required to pay. This section provides that in case the tax payable by a company is less than 18.5 % of its books profit in any assessment year beginning from 01.04.2012, then such book profit will be assumed to be the income of the company and tax payable by the company during that financial year will be 18.5 % of such book profit. This is provided u/s 115JB(1).

Analysis of draft rules for grant of Foreign Tax Credit

April 19, 2016 4546 Views 0 comment Print

A resident assessee will be eligible to claim Foreign Tax Credit (FTC) if any tax has been paid by him in a country or specified territory outside India. Grant of FTC shall be allowed only in the year in which the income corresponding to such tax has been offered to tax or assessed to tax in India.

MAT not payable on Capital receipts on forfeiture of share warrants

April 8, 2016 3472 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that it is not in dispute that the receipt representing forfeiture of share warrants is only a capital receipt & not chargeable to tax. However, the same has been duly credited in the profit and loss account as an extraordinary item.

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