[By Shaleen Shah (Partner), VNCA]
The new Service Tax regime based on the “Negative List
Service Tax Chart – Reverse Charge Mechanism
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Income Tax deduction for procurements from MSMEs only upon actual payment
By Shaleen Shah | LinkedIn, assisted by Divyansh Jain Introduction This Note is relevant to computation of income under the head ‘Income from business and profession’. Section 43B of the Income Tax Act provides a list of expenses allowed as deduction, on cash basis irrespective of the year of accounting.
Foreign companies may be required to file Tax Returns in India
by Nexdigm Private Limited as published on mondaq.com Impact of increase in withholding tax on rates for Fees for Technical Services and Royalty As per Indian Tax laws1, payments made to Non-Residents/Foreign Companies for Fees for Technical Services (FTS) and Royalties were liable to tax at the effective tax rate of
How Cryptocurrencies Are Taxed In India
[Source: forbes.com; Authors: Justin M Bharucha, Aashika Jain] Cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are presently unregulated in India. While the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had sought to ban cryptocurrencies in 2018, the Supreme Court quashed the attempted ban leaving cryptocurrencies in regulatory limbo – neither illegal nor, strictly speaking,
Constitution Of The GST Appellate Tribunal – Need For Speedy Judicial Remedy
[Source: www.mondaq.com; Author: Smita Singh, Singh & Associates] Ambiguity and delay in any dispute resolution mechanism is undesirable for any system including taxation. Ever since the introduction of GST more than four years ago, we have seen a steep rise in litigation mainly due to the reason of ambiguous legal
Higher rate of TDS in certain situations from 1st July 2021
[By Shaleen Shah (Partner), VNCA] Finance Act 2021, has introduced a new section 206AB effective from 1-Jul-2021 wherein a payer/buyer is responsible to deduct TDS at higher rate (i.e. twice the rate as specified under the relevant provision of the Income Tax Act or twice the rate/ rates in force;