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Income Tax : Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB), a joint initiative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Organisation ...
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Income Tax : It is not at the whim or fancy of a tax authority to decide as to what constitutes 'beneficial ownership'; it is absolutely fundam...
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Income Tax : High Court held that to say that the person being prosecuted or proceeded against can only be 'shown' such documents, but not prov...
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In order to curb structuring by the multinational group Companies having their presence through subsidiaries/ associate companies or permanent establishments in India, the Finance Act 2017 introduced a new section 94B under the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the Act), in line with the recommendations of OECD BEPS Action Plan 4
The OECD report on Action Plan 13 of BEPS Action plan provides for re-examination of transfer pricing documentation. It also provides for a template for country-by-country reporting of income, earnings, taxes paid and certain measure of economic activity.
The concept of Business connection under the domestic tax laws is akin to concept of PE in international parlance. The term ‘business connection’ includes activities carried on by non-resident through its dependent agents. Presently, a person acting on the behalf of the non-resident by negotiating and concluding contracts, maintaining stock of goods in India or habitually securing orders in India mainly or wholly for the non-resident would constitute its dependant agent in India.
The OECD under BEPS Action Plan 7 reviewed the definition of ‘PE’ with a view to preventing avoidance of payment of tax by circumventing the existing PE definition by way of commissionaire arrangements or fragmentation of business activities.
This article analyses the provisions notified to give effect to the OECD recommendations on three tiered Transfer Pricing documentation, regarding the entities to which the provisions will apply.
The following article has been written to explain the salient features of the reporting requirements enforced on corporations in India/abroad which are said to assist tax authorities around the world to use transfer pricing audit to get the tax due to their countries from corporations who seemed to have found various ways to avoid the tax owed by them.
Clarification of India’s position on the acceptance of MAP and bilateral APA in cases of countries where Article 9(2) of OECD Model Tax Commentary is absent
This report sets out the 10 essential principles for effectively fighting tax crimes. It covers the legal, institutional, administrative, and operational aspects necessary for putting in place an efficient system for fighting tax crimes and other financial crimes. It draws on the insights and experience of jurisdictions around the world. The purpose is to allow […]
This report describes the current position in 51 countries as to the law and practice for domestic inter-agency co-operation in fighting tax crimes and other financial crimes including, for the first time, co-operation with authorities responsible for the investigation and prosecution of corruption. It identifies successful practices based on countries’ experiences of inter-agency co-operation in […]
International tax experts gathered today at the OECD in Paris to share experiences and identify best practices in the implementation of Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB) programmes.
