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Decoding MAT: Unraveling Minimum Alternate Tax Landscape in India

Income Tax : Unveiling the intricacies of Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) in India. Understand its purpose, computation, and recent developments. N...

February 5, 2024 708 Views 0 comment Print

MAT Credit Short Notes and Presentation in Financial Statements

Income Tax : MAT credit should be accounted in books as it satisfies definition of Asset as per Framework for preparation and presentation of F...

April 30, 2023 128838 Views 10 comments Print

Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) & Alternate Minimum Tax (AMT)

Income Tax : MAT stands for Minimum Alternate Tax and AMT stands for Alternate Minimum Tax. Initially the concept of MAT was introduced for com...

June 3, 2022 95426 Views 5 comments Print

Importance of Minimum Alternate Tax In Tackling Tax Avoidance

Company Law : MAT or minimum alternative tax refers to a tax paid to by a company in advance. We should note that companies must pay tax accordi...

February 28, 2022 2403 Views 0 comment Print

MAT (Minimum Alternative Tax Section 115JB)

Income Tax : Minimum Alternative Tax (Section 115JB) MAT Stands for Minimum Alternative Tax, he objective of introduction of MAT is to bring in...

January 30, 2022 7734 Views 0 comment Print


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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 1302 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 8703 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 1671 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 2151 Views 0 comment Print

ASSOCHAM advocates MAT exemption for sick companies under debt restructuring

Income Tax : Apex Industry body ASSOCHAM has advocated continuation of the exemption from MAT (Minimum Alternative Tax) by the insertion of a s...

April 27, 2017 822 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Loss on sale of investment not deductible from book profits u/s 115JB

Income Tax : ITAT Chennai held that as capital profit are to be excluded while computing book profit u/s 115JB, similarly, the adjustment of lo...

August 24, 2023 1260 Views 0 comment Print

Penalty u/s 271(1)(c) not leviable as tax was payable on book profits u/s 115JB

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held that penalty u/s 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act alleging inaccurate particulars not leviable as assessee was subj...

April 14, 2023 693 Views 0 comment Print

Advance from customers cannot be added in computation of Book Profit

Income Tax : ITAT held that if advances received by the assessee from customers on which TDS Credits has been claimed, has been offered as inco...

January 6, 2023 1575 Views 0 comment Print

Receipt not in character of Income to not form part of book profit under Section 115JB

Income Tax : PCIT-4 Vs Krishi Rasayan Exports Pvt. Ltd (Calcutta High Court) Whether the interest subsidy and excise refund would be treated as...

September 14, 2022 387 Views 0 comment Print

Sales tax & excise duty subsidy is capital receipts & not taxable

Income Tax : ACIT Vs Genus Electrotech Limited (ITAT Delhi) Held that sales tax incentive subsidy and excise duty incentive are in the nature o...

August 21, 2022 2070 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


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 33174 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 124803 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 12141 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 1878 Views 0 comment Print

Modification in Circular related to Tax Effect for Appeal Filing

Income Tax : References are being received by the Board that in certain cases appellate authorities are dismissing appeals without going into t...

July 14, 2017 1608 Views 0 comment Print


CBDT decided to monitor advance tax payments by top companies

February 6, 2010 534 Views 0 comment Print

Big corporations will now find it difficult to defer their advance tax payments. In a bid to meet its revenue collection targets, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has decided to monitor advance tax payments by top companies and persuade them not to defer such payment as self-assessment tax for the next financial year.

Direct tax code lack the focus on development

February 1, 2010 601 Views 0 comment Print

The tax code comes in the economic background of over 400 million people being below the poverty line; with many areas disturbed due to underdevelopment; sustained policies of inclusive growth having reduced the poverty ratio but not absolute numbers; and a huge lack of infrastructure.

MAT provisions under direct tax code and its impact on tax liability

August 19, 2009 2603 Views 0 comment Print

MAT – Making Companies slim Ms. Kareena Kapoor style Introduction: 1.0 The objective of new Direct Tax Code (DTC) as stated in the Discussion Paper (DP) published are broadening the base, minimize exemptions, horizontal and vertical equity etc. Since the proposed DTC touches all the aspects of taxation of income of all the types of […]

Accounting and Provisions of Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT)

August 19, 2009 189450 Views 7 comments Print

Chapter XIIB of the Income Tax Act, 1961 covers Minimum Alternate Tax U/s. 115JB, which covers cases under ‘Special Provision for Payment of tax by certain companies’.. The relevant extract of this section is produced below:

Income tax rates proposed in DTC for Partnership Firm, LLP, Foreign Companies, Domestic Companies, Individual and HUF

August 15, 2009 1208 Views 0 comment Print

For Individuals and Hindu Undivided family The code proposes to exempt the general tax payer from paying income tax if his income is Rs 1,60,000 in a year. He would pay just zero tax till an income of Rs 1,60,000 per year. From income above Rs 1,60,000 till Rs 10 lakh (Rs 1 million), he […]

Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) provisions not applicable to foreign companies if no physical presence in India

July 23, 2009 1387 Views 0 comment Print

The applicant is a company incorporated in the United States and is a leading manufacturer of engineered bearings, alloys etc. The applicant has a significant shareholding in an Indian listed company, which was initially set up as joint venture with Tata Iron and Steel Company.

Major Changes / Amendments in Income Tax and Wealth-tax Made in Budget 2009-2010

July 6, 2009 14001 Views 0 comment Print

No changes made in the Corporate Tax rates. For the Limited Liability Partnerships, the provisions of Income Tax are the same as applicable in the case of Partnership Firms formed as per the Indian Partnership Act’ 1932.

Claim of depreciation as per I.T. Rules, for computation of book profit/ MAT Calculation U/s. 115JB

June 19, 2008 3531 Views 0 comment Print

Under the provisions of section 115JB of the Income-Tax Act, 1961 (the Act), where in the case of a company, the income-tax payable on the total income in respect of any assessment year (AY), is less than ten percent of its book profit, such book profit shall be deemed to be the total income of the assessee and tax payable by the assessee on such total income shall be the amount of income-tax at the rate of ten percent.