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Tackling double taxation of software

May 28, 2012
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Budget 2012-13 possibly provides an opportunity to resolve this longstanding problem through the proposed taxation of services. The indirect taxation of information technology software has been a longstanding matter of debate and dispute. In particular, the challenge of double taxation has been endemic. This article highlights the recent developments in
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Gujarat State Budget 2012 Proposed changes in VAT rates

March 31, 2012
The Gujarat Finance Minister placed the Budget for 2012-13 before the State Assembly on 24-Feb-2012. The Budget proposals included the following changes in VAT Rates:   Particulars Existing rates(%) Incl. Add. Tax Proposed rates(%) Incl. Add. Tax Hinges-butt, tee, lock handle, furniture handle, furniture knob, drawer channel, furniture hinges, rivets,
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Service Tax on `Legal Consultancy Service’

March 6, 2012
[By Shaleen Shah (Partner), VNCA] This article appeared in the Feb-2012 edition of the Sales Tax Journal published by The Gujarat Sales Tax Bar Association After amendments w.e.f. 01-05-2011, even Individual legal consultants are covered in respect to certain services – Legal Consultancy Service is applicable to any person providing
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New modus operandi by traders to evade VAT duty

January 9, 2012
The Gujarat commercial tax officials have unveiled a new modus operandi to evade tax which the department suspects is practiced by many agro-commodity traders in the state. The officials have found that many traders, with help of farmers and bogus papers, evade VAT duty on agro commodities like groundnut and
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The grand SEZ dream on deathbed

December 29, 2011
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Calculations seem to have gone offtrack along the way; the initiators blame policy confusion and lack of comprehension in coordination. The Special Economic Zone (SEZ) policy was launched with considerable hype in India in 2006, when the economy was booming and investors around the world were looking at the country
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Indirect tax reforms not to wait for GST

November 23, 2011
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Without waiting any more for introduction of the much-debated Goods and Services Tax (GST), the Union finance ministry has decided to go ahead with indirect tax reforms, particularly those related to services. The ministry is planning to time the rollout of Place of Supply (PoS) rules with the negative list
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