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Govt scraps Import Duty on open cell LED TV panel

The Ministry of Finance has withdrawn the import duties on open cell LED panels used in the production of television sets. This is expected to lower the input...

September 19, 2019

Steel Import Monitoring System Launched

The Ministry of Commerce and Industries has launched a steel import monitoring system (SIMS) to provide advance information about steel imports. Steel Import Monitoring System The system has been developed...

September 17, 2019

India notifies a tax data pact with Marshall Islands

India has notified a Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) with the Marshall Islands, which enables a bilateral sharing of banking & ownership information and allows officials of one...

June 7, 2019

Income Tax department alters method to tax MNCs and Digital Firms in India

The income tax department has changed the method to tax multinational companies and digital firms with permanent establishment in India by taking into account various factors like domestic...

April 22, 2019

China: Trade talk with US improving

China and US have been on trade are for the last one year. This affected many countries globally especially in Asia. The conditions are now improving. The Chinese...

April 12, 2019

Usha Thorat head of RBI task force on offshore rupee markets

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently constituted an 8-member task force headed by its former deputy governor Usha Thorat to examine issues related to offshore rupee...

March 4, 2019

France introduces GAFA Tax on Global Internet, Technology Firm

France has recently introduced a new “GAFA tax” – named after the large internet and technology companies viz. Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon – to ensure the global...

January 3, 2019

India and China sign protocol to Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement to prevent tax evasion

India and China have signed protocol to amend Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) for the avoidance of double taxation and for prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to...

November 27, 2018

Border Haats

Border haats are specially designed marketplaces along the international borders. Currently, four border haats are operational along the India–Bangladesh border.  Border haats have a made a new beginning...

May 21, 2018

Agricultural income (Taxation Provisions)

Section 2 (1A) of the Income Tax Act defines agricultural income as rent/revenue from land, income derived from this land through agriculture and income derived from buildings on...

April 13, 2018

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