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Income Tax : References are being received by the Board that in certain cases appellate authorities are dismissing appeals without going into t...
Section 115JB of the Act provides for MAT at the rate of fifteen per cent of its book profit, in case tax on the total income of a company computed under the provisions of the Act is less than the fifteen per cent of book profit. Book profit for this purpose is computed by making […]
Go Airlines (India) Limited Vs DCIT (ITAT Mumbai) We are concerned with the computation of book profits u/s.115JB of the Act wherein one of the items eligible for reduction would be the lower of brought forward cash loss or brought forward depreciation loss as per books of accounts. We find that provisions of Sections 32(2) […]
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 […]
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 […]
Understanding Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) for Ind AS 115 complaint companies. Learn how to compute book profit and navigate the provisions of section 115JB.
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.
Consider a situation where RST Limited was a loss making company. Ind ASs were adopted by this company from the year 2016-17. Since FY 2014-15 it has started to profits it was having accumulated MAT credit of Rs. xyz crores lying in the books of accounts as on 31.03.2019.
Article summarizes the provisions of Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) and Alternate Minimum Tax (AMT). The article gives theoretical insights along with examples for sound understanding of the provisions.
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.
The taxpayers will therefore have to weigh their options carefully before opting for settling their disputes pertaining to reduction in loss/unabsorbed depreciation or MAT credit. Every permutation and combination ought to be examined to determine whether it is advisable to avail the scheme or litigate the matter.
