Income Tax : An in-depth analysis of the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2021. Understand the implications and changes to the Income Tax Act and...
Income Tax : During the years 2007 to 2008, India witnessed an immense hike of Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) in its Telecommunication Indust...
Income Tax : The Indian government in Budget 2012-13, amended the Income Tax Act, 1961 to retrospectively tax cross-border transactions in whic...
Income Tax : The Central government on 5th August introduced the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 in the Lok Sabha, to repeal the Retrospec...
Income Tax : ‘THE TAXATION LAWS (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2021‘ introduced in Lok Sabha on 05th August 2021 (passed on 06th August 2021) pr...
Income Tax : Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 Key Features of Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 1. Provides that no tax demand shall be ...
Income Tax : The government introduced the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which seeks to withdraw tax demands made under the Finance Act...
Income Tax : The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, in a major decision, has decided to accept the order of the H...
Income Tax : Correct Factual Position and the Circumstances that led to the Government’s Proposal to Withdraw from the Conciliation Measures ...
Income Tax : British telecom giant Vodafone has decided against making a provision in its balance sheet for the over Rs 11,000 tax claim made b...
Income Tax : Vodafone Idea Limited Vs DCIT (ITAT Mumbai) In this case Learned Departmental Representative could not disputed the proposition th...
Income Tax : Thus it is clear that non completion of hearing of this appeal is solely attributable to revenue. In these circumstances, we are o...
Income Tax : In a 2.5 billion dollar sigh of relief for Vodafone, and for other companies eyeing assets in India, the Supreme Court has ruled i...
Income Tax : The argument that “controlling interest” was transferred with the shares was not acceptable as the share purchase agreement ha...
Income Tax : Vodafone Essar Cellular Ltd. v. ACIT On this issue, the Kerala High Court observed that it was the SIM card which linked the mobi...
Income Tax : No tax demand shall be raised in future on the basis of the amendment to section 9 of the Income-tax Act made vide Finance Act, 20...
Income Tax : In section 9 of the Income-tax Act, 1961, in sub-section (1), in clause (i), in Explanation 5, after the third proviso, the follow...
Income Tax : Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 is introduced in Lok Sabha on 05th August 2021. Bill is further to amend the Income-tax Act, ...
Income Tax : A speculative news story being circulated in some section of media claiming that Attorney General has given opinion in favour ...
Income Tax : The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, in a major decision, has decided to accept the order of the H...
An in-depth analysis of the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2021. Understand the implications and changes to the Income Tax Act and Finance Act.
During the years 2007 to 2008, India witnessed an immense hike of Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) in its Telecommunication Industry. The Indian telecom industry generated revenues of approximately 32 billion US Dollars in 2007-08 with a growth rate of 60 percent[1] over the previous financial year. The industry further witnessed a Compound Annual Growth Rate […]
The Indian government in Budget 2012-13, amended the Income Tax Act, 1961 to retrospectively tax cross-border transactions in which the underlying assets are located in India by which all persons, whether resident or non-residents, having a business connection in India, were required to deduct tax at source, even if the transaction was executed on a foreign soil.
The Central government on 5th August introduced the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 in the Lok Sabha, to repeal the Retrospective legislation on indirect transfer tax. The Finance Ministry had presented a bill to encourage greater overseas investment into India, which is being hailed as a welcome respite for firms that have long invested in […]
No tax demand shall be raised in future on the basis of the amendment to section 9 of the Income-tax Act made vide Finance Act, 2012 for any offshore indirect transfer of Indian assets if the transaction was undertaken before 28th May, 2012 (i.e., the date on which the Finance Bill, 2012 received the assent of the President).
In section 9 of the Income-tax Act, 1961, in sub-section (1), in clause (i), in Explanation 5, after the third proviso, the following provisos shall be inserted, namely:— “Provided also that nothing contained in this Explanation shall apply to— (i) an assessment or reassessment to be made under section 143, section 144, section 147 or section 153A or section 153C; or (ii) an order to be passed enhancing the assessment or reducing a refund already made or otherwise increasing the liability of the assessee under section 154; or
Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 Key Features of Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 1. Provides that no tax demand shall be raised in the future based on the retrospective amendment made through Finance Act, 2012, for any indirect transfer of Indian assets if the transaction was undertaken before 28th May 2012. 2. Provides that the […]
Vodafone Idea Limited Vs DCIT (ITAT Mumbai) In this case Learned Departmental Representative could not disputed the proposition that hearing of the appeal after the last stay could not take place because of no fault of the assessee. Accordingly, we extend the stay for a period of six months from the date of this order […]
The government introduced the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which seeks to withdraw tax demands made under the Finance Act, 2012 retrospective legislation to tax the indirect transfer of Indian assets. The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 inserted three provisos (Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Proviso) in Explanation 5 to Section 9(1)(i) to give relief to […]
‘THE TAXATION LAWS (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2021‘ introduced in Lok Sabha on 05th August 2021 (passed on 06th August 2021) proposes to amend the Income Tax Act, 1961 and the Finance Act, 2012 to scrap the effect of RETRO TAX amendment which took place in the year 2012 after Supreme Court judgement dated 20th January 2012 […]
