India's head coach Rahul Dravid had no hesitation in admitting that the ODI squad lacked balance with the likes of Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja unavailable to execute their all-round skills at numbers six and seven respectively.
Last year's Budget had created uncertainty about the quantum of tax to be withheld on dividends paid to non-residents, as the exact tax rate was not specified under section 195.
'Many of the challenges of investing in commercial real estate get taken care of when an investor takes the Reit route,' points out Suraj Nangia.
With the implementation of the goods and services tax less than 75 days away -- assuming July 1 as the roll-out date -- Sudipto Dey provides a guide to how businesses can navigate the transition.
Deepak Nangia, head of Satyam's Australia unit who, in his seven-year stint, brought the company a long list of clients, including National Australia Bank, Qantas and Telstra, is the latest to quit. Confirming the development, a Satyam spokesperson said Nangia had resigned two months ago to "pursue better opportunities outside the company." This is the third high-profile departure of a Satyam global head since January.
As per the Budget proposals, migration of a fund to a fund in IFSC will not be regarded as transfer if done on or before March 31, 2023. Transfer of units will be tax neutral. Grandfathered investments of the fund to continue to enjoy capital gains exemption on future sale by the IFSC fund. There is no impact on carry forward of losses for the investee company.
India conceding ground to bring only top 100 digital companies like Google, Facebook, and Netflix into the global taxation pact may have revenue implications. This will mean that New Delhi will have to withdraw the contentious 2 per cent equalisation levy on e-commerce operators by 2023. This may have revenue implications for India, experts pointed out, as the equalisation levy has a much lower annual revenue threshold of Rs 2 crore (euro 0.2 million) as against euro 20 billion agreed by 130 countries at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). India, along with other developing countries, was pitching for at least euro 1 billion threshold to cover at least 5,000 global entities. India collected Rs 2,057 crore from the equalisation levy in 2020-21, an 85 per cent growth over Rs 1,136 crore in the previous fiscal.
The bill to nullify retrospective taxation offers a fair solution within the framework of Indian law and Parliamentary sovereignty to companies which have been subjected to such demands, Finance Secretary T V Somanathan said on Thursday. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced 'The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021' in the Lok Sabha that seeks to withdraw tax demands made using a 2012 retrospective legislation to tax the indirect transfer of Indian assets. The Bill provides for the withdrawal of tax demand made on "indirect transfer of Indian assets if the transaction was undertaken before May 28, 2012 (i.e. the day the retrospective tax legislation came into being)."
The income tax department on Monday released rules for equalisation levy - a tax on online advertisements that would come into effect from June 1.
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Earlier this month, Sobha Kapoor and Ekta Kapoor, part of the promoter group of Balaji Telefilms, faced shareholder ire when they failed to obtain the requisite votes on resolutions proposing pay increases for them. In recent months, several promoter-directors, including Siddharth Lal of Eicher Motors and Pawan Munjal of Hero MotoCorp, have faced similar situations. Clearly, large institutional shareholders - and public shareholders - are not taking kindly to promoter-directors upping their remuneration takeaways at a time when the prospects of business recovery are clouded by the anticipated third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Companies wanting to consider treaty benefits and deducting tax at a lower rate will have to examine the qualitative factors. They will have to consider whether FPIs are liable to tax and whether they are the beneficial owner of dividend income.
Revenue foregone on account of corporation tax exemptions is estimated to grow by 16 per cent in 2018-19 (FY19) versus 8.7 per cent in the previous year and 12 per cent in 2016-17, show the Budget documents.
'Rationalising TDS on dividends for FPIs to reduce it to treaty rates ranging from 5 to 15 per cent, depending on the country of residence of FPIs from current rate of 20 per cent will provide a big cash flow relief for FPIs.'
The left-hander smashed a 113-ball 151 (8x4, 10x6) to power Madhya Pradesh to victory.
A taxpayer filing ITR electronically without digital signature has to verify it using either Aadhaar OTP, or logging into e-filing account through net banking, or by Electronic Verification Code or by sending a duly signed physical copy of ITR-V through post to CPC Bengaluru within 120 days of uploading the ITR.
You need not worry even if there is a mismatch between your income and deduction in Form 16/16A and Form 26AS, says Ashley Coutinho
The I-T department issued a circular allowing manual filing of Form 15CA/15CB (required for foreign remittances) with banks till June 30, so that business transactions may go on. The forms will be uploaded online on the e-filing portal later, it added.
According to experts, declarations can be made with regard to capital gains or business income, which have escaped assessment
Non-compliance, underreporting or misreporting will attract a penalty of 50-200 per cent. The authorities may during assessment even tax assets that are 15-20 years old
Book launch of The Edge of Power at the Taj Literature Festival in Agra. The launch will be followed by an absorbing session called Power Play, where well known columnist, Vinita Nangia will grill author Tuhin A Sinha.
Any additions in demand made by a tax officer under the faceless assessment process for over Rs 5 lakh of income will undergo a rigorous review process before a final demand order is passed.
Rajneesh Gupta presents all the important numbers after the third week of IPL 2021.
Any act by a chartered accountant that brings disrepute to the profession, whether or not in the professional domain, is open to disciplinary scrutiny and action.
Businesses coming to terms with Ind-AS (Indian Accounting Standards) implementation, GST can do without further uncertainty and costs, say N Sundaresha Subramanian & Sudipto Dey.
However, the extension leaves the salaried taxpayers with a limited time-frame of just 20 days to file their income tax returns.
The due date for filing Income Tax returns for 2019-20 has already been extended till November 30, 2020.
The US has been widely criticised for using pressure tactics to secure information from other countries, without reciprocity.
'It was only after D-Day that people believed that I had actually directed Kal Ho Naa Ho.'
US proposal to raise the global corporate tax rate to 28% from 21% might face resistance from countries unwilling to give up their edge and compete with America on its terms.
'The low tax to GDP ratio of the country will go up, helping the government to adhere to fiscal discipline and keep inflation in check.'
E-commerce giants such as Amazon, Netflix and Flipkart, whose headquarters are not in India, potentially have to pay the additional levy of 2 per cent from April 1.
This is, say tax experts, the first time that a car race circuit has been held to be the permanent establishment of an assessee.
Roopam Asthana, CEO and whole-time director, Liberty General Insurance Ltd, answers your queries on HEALTH and AUTO insurance.
Here's the answer to a dilemma faced by many home loan borrowers: To prepay your home loan or not when you get a one-time substantial bonus.
The Income Tax Return Form-1 (Sahaj) will replace the 7-page form, removing a plethora of columns on deductions from income claimed.
There is considerable speculation as to whether this award would have any bearing on another Vodafone-type case, namely, the ongoing tax-related arbitration proceedings with Cairn Energy.
While the scam highlights the need for an overhaul of the oversight mechanism of banks and of their internal controls, questions are being raised on why multiple audits failed to raise an alarm
It depends on the assessing officer's interpretation. To be on the safe side, have a separate trading account.
Fresh PoEM guidelines will affect pharma, energy, automobiles, manufacturing and software companies.