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Structural Challenges with Indian Tax Regime
The Indian tax regime is said to be under a myriad of structural challenges. India has one of the highest effective corporate tax rates and personal income tax...Boosting Private Investment
The budget 2019-20 has reduced the corporate tax rate (CTR) from 30 per cent to 25 per cent for all firms with a turnover of Rs 400 crore....Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures (MLI)
India has ratified the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures (MLI) and deposited the instrument of ratification to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Multilateral...
India ratifies OECD’s convention to check Tax Evasion
India has ratified Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures (MLI) to prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS). It will pave way for amendments to double...Saudi Arabia becomes first Arab country to get FATF membership
Saudi Arabia has become the first Arab country to be granted full membership of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) following its Annual General Meeting at Orlando in Florida,...India finds problems OECD Services Trade Restrictiveness Index
India has found problems with the current method under which the OECD index –Services Trade Restrictiveness Index (STRI) – ranks countries based on their services trade policies. As...
India finds OECD’s STR Index faulty
India has found problems with the current methodology adopted by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) under its Services Trade Restrictiveness Index (STRI) to rank countries....
WHO partners with IFBA to eliminate Trans Fat
The World Health Organization (WHO) has partnered with International Food and Beverage Alliance (IFBA) to achieve its target under ‘REPLACE Strategy’ of eliminating Trans-fat from industrially produced global...IDBI Bank launches paperless account opening facility for NRIs
IDBI Bank has launched the ‘NRI-Insta-Online’ account-opening process for Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) residing in Financial Action Task Force (FATF) member countries. The person will not be required to...Pakistan could be blacklisted by FATF
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that Pakistan could be blacklisted by the Financial Action Task Force because of ‘lobbying by India’ after estimating that the country...
India, US to Sign Pact for Exchange of Country-By-Country Reports
Both India and the US will sign an agreement to facilitate the exchange of country-by-country (CbC) reports filed by the ultimate parent corporations based in either of the...
