Income to be taxed in India if it accrues directly or indirectly through or from transfer of a capital asset situated in India. However, the transfer by a non-resident of any share or interest in a foreign company would not be treated as income unless, at any time in twelve months preceding the transfer, the fair market value of the assets in India, owned, directly or indirectly, by the company, represent at least fifty per cent of the fair market value of all assets owned by the company.
The Finance Minister tabled the Direct Taxes Code Bill, 2010 (DTC 2010) in the Parliament on 30 August 2010 which is proposed to come into force on 1 April 2012. Some of the salient features are outlined below: General The Code proposes that every person shall be liable to pay income-tax in respect of the […]
The new tax code offers a little extra in terms of your take-home salary by tweaking tax brackets and increasing tax deductions. But you will have to rework your investing habits a bit in the financial year 2012-13 (when the Direct Tax Code gets functional) and change the way you invest in order to get the maximum benefit that the government plans to offer.
Once the Direct Taxes Code (DTC) 2010 get approved by both houses of the Indian parliament, and receives the President’s assent, it would be enacted as law. Significantly, while it was earlier envisaged that as per the original proposal the DTC would be effective from 1 April 2011, the start date of DTC 2010 has now been deferred by a year to 1 April 2012.
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry announced the Annual Supplement 2010-11 to the Foreign Trade Policy 2009-14 (‘FTP’) on 23 August 2010. The objective of the Annual Supplement is to reverse the trend of declining exports and assist sectors badly hit by recession. It has adopted a multi-pronged strategy that includes providing additional support to the affected sectors, promoting technological upgradation and taking measures to reduce transaction costs of exports.
Provisions of the proposed direct taxes code will strengthen India’s tax demands on cross-border acquisitions involving Indian companies. Section (5) of the code stipulates that tax is payable in India whenever a foreign company’s shares are transferred, if at least 50% of its assets are situated in India.
Union Finance Minister, Shri Pranab Mukherjee made a statement in both the Houses of Parliament i.e., Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha today on the Protocol signed between India and Switzerland yesterday to amend the existing Agreement and Protocol for Avoidance of Double Taxation with respect to Taxes on Income. Text of the statement is given below:
Purpose of Arbitration Act is to provide quick redressal to commercial dispute by private Arbitration. Quick decision of any commercial dispute is necessary for smooth functioning of business and industry. Internationally, it is accepted that normally commercial disputes should be solved through arbitration and not through normal judicial system. Hence, the need of Alternate Dispute Resolution. (ADR).
With a view to avoiding a dispute in respect of assessment of income-tax liability in the case of a non-resident (and also specified categories of residents), a Scheme of Advance Ruling was incorporated in Chapter XIX-B of the Income-tax Act. The Authority for Advance Rulings ( AAR ) pronounces rulings on the applications of the non-resident/residents submitted in the prescribed form following prescribed procedure and such rulings are binding both on the applicant and the income-tax department.
a candidate desirous to seek verification of marks in any subject(s) of June, 2010 examination result is required to submit an application written on a plain paper in his/her own handwriting, mentioning his/her (i) Name; (ii) Student Registration Number; (iii) Stage of Examination and Roll No.; (iv) Name(s) of Subject(s) in which Verification of Marks is sought; (v) Complete Postal Address with Pin Code; and (vi) details of payment made, to Sr. Director (Exams.), The Institute of Company Secretaries of India, C-37, Institutional Area, Sector 62, NOIDA – 201 309. Specimen of application form is also displayed at link http://www.icsi.edu/portals/0/announce_vom.doc for ready reference.
