INSIGHT : India-Nonresidents Exempt from Filing Income Tax Return

The requirement to file a tax return in India is provided under Section 139(1) of the Indian Income-tax Act, 1961 (the Act), whereby all companies are required to furnish an income tax return irrespective whether the income earned by them (which has territorial nexus with India) is chargeable to tax in India or not (see […]

Tax Alert – Notifications in relation to 39th GST Council Meeting

The 39th GST Council Meeting was held on 14th March, 2020 at New Delhi. The GST Council has made various recommendations on procedure as well as law, including in respect of (i) Aadhaar authentication, (ii) entities undergoing corporate insolvency resolution, (iii) disbursal of refunds on account of zero-rated supplies, (iv) deferment of e-invoicing and QR […]

Taxbuzz | Education Cess [Section 40(a)(ii)]

We are pleased to share with you the copy of our latest edition of “TaxBuzz…”, wherein we have analysed the recent ruling of the Bombay High Court (Goa Bench) in the case of Sesa Goa Ltd., wherein the Court has upheld the claim of the assessee regarding allowability of deduction under section 40(a)(ii) of the […]

Taxbuzz | Amendments proposed by Lok Sabha – Finance Bill 2020

We are pleased to share with you the copy of our latest edition of “TaxBuzz”. The Finance Bill, 2020 was introduced by the Finance minister while presenting this year’s Union Budget. Subsequently, several significant substantive changes in the Income-tax Act were proposed by way of amendments to the Finance Bill, 2020, which have been passed […]