Higher levy on dividends earned by individuals also on radar.
The deduction of Securities Transaction Tax on trade in equities will come into force in major bourses from October 1.
The aim was to skill 1 crore by 2020.
The Securities Transaction Tax regime covering shares as well as mutual funds has come into effect from October 1.
Highlights of the announcements made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on the reduction in corporate tax and other fiscal relief measures for the economy to promote growth and investment.
The proposed tax exemptions and benefits notwithstanding, these new investment instruments would still be 'revenue accretive' for the government in the form of additional taxes.
Trading in other derivative products in currency, commodities expected to begin soon.
Some term it as "good for capital market", while others saying it is not "market friendly".
Candidates need to be agile to understand the situation, be receptive to unlearn and learn and adapt accordingly, advises Sanjeev Verma, vice president-HR, STT GDC India.
It's not just the archaic tax laws but the anomalies that make the taxpayer's life difficult.
Securities Transaction Tax (STT) reduced on cash delivery transactions by 20 per cent from 0.125 per cent to 0.1 per cent on cash delivery transactions.
FIIs fear short-term capital gains would give rise to tax uncertainty and make their operations difficult, reports Pavan Burugula from Mumbai.
The 0.5 per cent Krishi Kalyan Cess (KKC) on all services increases the total tax chargeable on services to 15 per cent, making it expensive to dine out or travel.
DDT is levied on dividends that a company pays its shareholders out of its profits. It is currently charged at the rate of 20.55 per cent, including a surcharge and education cess. Government may instead tax the shareholders receiving dividends, in a bid to help improve investor sentiment by addressing the multiplicity of taxes and bring down the effective tax rates for companies.
Among the 30-share basket, 27 stocks led by Bajaj Auto and Bharti Airtel ended with losses.
Assocham suggested that the government should create a sovereign fund out of the money collected through Securities Transaction Tax and use the corpus to arrest volatility in the stock market, fuelled especially by FIIs.
The Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday tabled the Economic Survey for 2008-09 that prescribes doing away with cess, surcharges on taxes, including Fringe Benefit Tax, and sweeping refroms in areas like petrol pricing and financial sector.
Securities Transaction Tax is applicable on purchase or sale of equity shares, derivatives, equity oriented funds and equity oriented mutual funds.
Brokers said the Securities Transaction Tax regime and high stamp duty charges on share market transactions were the main reasons for the high cost of trading in India. As per the current STT rate structure, a delivery-based cash market transaction is taxed at Rs 12,500 per Rs 1 crore (Rs 10 million), or 0.125 per cent. The tax is levied on both buyers and sellers.
Jaitley's fifth Budget has provided little relief to the middle class.
Sentiments may get impacted as mutual funds have been gaining traction among investors as route to invest in stock markets
Net direct tax collections rose 132 per cent to Rs 12,642 crore (Rs 126.42 billion) in the first month of the current fiscal, as against Rs 5,441 crore (Rs 54.41 billion) in the corresponding month of the previous fiscal.
The new 10 per cent dividend tax will be payable only on dividend income over and above Rs 10 lakh threshold in a year, according to an amendment to the Finance Bill 2016 approved by Lok Sabha.
Here is a primer to help you understand your tax liabilities in various investments.
The government on Tuesday extended the deadline for filing income tax and GST returns, raised the threshold of default that could trigger insolvency of a company, and waived charges on cash withdrawals from ATMs of other banks as a precursor to a broader stimulus package for the economy distressed by the coronavirus outbreak.
Five key capital market announcements from the previous Budget.
Suppose you have transferred money to your trading account but did not use it to buy securities, the broker could misuse this money, warns Sanjay Kumar Singh.
If an equity share is purchased before January 31, 2018, at Rs 100 and the highest price quoted on January 31, 2018, in respect of this share is Rs 120, there will be no tax on the gain of Rs 20.
Amid slowing economy, the gross direct tax collection has risen only by 13.18 per cent to Rs 3.68 lakh crore during the April-November period of 2013-14 fiscal.
The suggestion is made by BSE in a letter to the Finance Minister.
Companies in China, South Korea and Indonesia pay 25 per cent tax, while those in Malaysia pay 24 per cent. Only Japan has a higher tax than India at 30.6 per cent. Hong Kong has the lowest corporate tax rate of 16.5 per cent while Singapore has 17 per cent rate and Thailand and Vietnam levy 20 per cent tax on companies.
'Now is the time for India to course correct and for the government also to course correct,' says businessman Mangesh Khatri.
Before participating, consider company's long-term prospects, premium offered and acceptance ratio.
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