Income Tax : The document outlines how MAT and AMT ensure that companies and eligible non-corporate taxpayers pay a minimum level of income tax...
Income Tax : Section 115BAA offers eligible domestic companies a concessional tax structure with a fixed effective rate. The trade-off is the l...
Income Tax : The case clarifies that only specified adjustments can be made while computing book profit under MAT. The ruling limits arbitrary ...
Income Tax : The framework clarifies that companies must pay MAT where normal tax liability is lower than 15% of book profit. It establishes MA...
Income Tax : Explains mandatory filing of Form 66 for companies liable to MAT and the requirement of CA certification. Highlights consequences ...
Corporate Law : The Budget exempts non-residents paying tax on a presumptive basis from MAT while offering targeted income tax holidays. These mea...
Income Tax : In order to attract fresh investment in manufacturing and provide boost to 'Make-in India' initiative of the Government, another p...
Income Tax : The computation of book profit under section 115JB is a complicated and vexed issue with diverse interpretations possible on vario...
Income Tax : Relaxation in the provisions relating to levy of Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) in case of companies against whom an application for ...
Income Tax : Relevant part of MAT-Ind AS Committee Report dated 17th June, 2017 containing recommendations regarding amendment to the provision...
Income Tax : The Calcutta High Court held that Section 115JB was not applicable to Assessment Year 2011-12 as it became effective only from Ass...
Income Tax : Tribunal held that the estimated disallowance under Section 14A should be restricted and should not form part of book profits, fol...
Income Tax : The ITAT Mumbai held that the assessee's convertible debentures lacked the liability component required for classification as Comp...
Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai held that disallowance computed under Section 14A cannot be directly added while computing book profits under Section ...
Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held that MAT provisions under Section 115JB cannot apply once a company validly opts for concessional taxation under S...
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...
Income Tax : Representations have been received from the stakeholders seeking clarification on following issues relating to exercise of option ...
Income Tax : Details of the amount required to be increased or decreased in accordance with sub-section (2A) of section 115JB- [Applicable only...
Income Tax : Clarifications with FAQs on computation of book profit for the purposes of levy of Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) under section 115JB...
Income Tax : CBDT press release on Issues arising from the implementation of Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) provisions relating to Indian Accounti...
Text of the Statement made by the Finance Minister in Rajya Sabha on 07.05.2015 relating to MAT on FIIS A matter which has attracted considerable debate in the public space in recent weeks is the levy of Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) on Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs). The difficulties experienced by FIIs in this regard were […]
Rastriya Ispat Nigam Limited v. ACIT In this case the writ petition was filed by the Assessee in which the AP High Court while dismissing the writ petition held that whenever an order is made under the re-assessment
Bipluv Jhingan and Amitav Singh INTRODUCTION Despite the upbeat promises made by the Hon’ble Finance Minister with regards to taxation of foreign investors, Foreign Institutional Investors (now rechristened as Foreign Portfolio Investors) still seem to be stuck in the Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) conundrum. The new budget seeks to levy MAT on short term capital […]
Rationalising the provisions of section 115JB The existing provisions contained in section 115JB of the Act provide that in the case of a company, if the tax payable on the total income as computed under the Act in respect of any previous year relevant to the assessment year commencing on or after the 1st day […]
The AO is empowered to assess or reassess the total income of the Assessee by reopening the Assessment, invoking the provisions of section 148 of the Act. The authors have visualized in-depth manifestation with respect to the jurisdiction of the AO in reopening the Assessments of the ‘Companies’ where even after the reopening the ultimate tax liability of that company remains the same as per the (1) return of income, (2) Assessment u/s 143(3) and (3) Assessment u/s 143(3) r.w.s. 147 of the Act.
Minimum Alternate Tax on Special Economic Zones Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) has been levied on developers of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and units operating in SEZs with effect from 1st April, 2012 vide Finance Act, 2011. Representations have been received from the business community and others regarding restoration of exemption from payment of MAT to […]
The existing provisions of sub-section (1) of section 115JEE of the Act provide that the provisions of Chapter-XI I BA shall be applicable to any person who has claimed a deduction under part C of Chapter VI-A or claimed a deduction u/s 1 0AA. Further the present provisions of sub-section (2) of section 1 15JEE […]
CA Dev Kumar Kothari Section 115J, 115JA and 115JB may be ultra vires the Constitution of India and the Income-tax Act,1961 – a study with reference to some very weakly prepared and contested cases about validity of provision for tax on book profit / minimum alternate tax (MAT) and some suggestions for tax payers and […]
Section 115J/115JB targeted corporate entities for imposing a Minimum Alternate Tax on their book profit. It was noticed by the legislature that as a result of various tax concessions and incentives certain companies making huge profits and also declaring substantial dividends have been managing their affairs in such a way as to avoid payment of income tax.
Section 115JB, in fact, in no way either denies the benefit given under Section 80-IB or reduces the same. While the appellant-assessee can claim the benefit under Section 80-IB of the Act and it is not denied per se to the appellant-assessee, in the given case, the provisions of Section 115JB may be attracted or may not be attracted depending upon the nature or legal composition of the assessee.
