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 is highly skewed against the rich who account for a lower amount ..

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. This would cover about 99.3 per cent of all firms in India. ..

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 Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures The Multilateral Convention to Implement ..

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 taxation avoidance agreements (DTAA) with countries signatories to convention to plug revenue ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019

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, USA. Since November 2004, Saudi Arabia has been a founding member of ..

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 per study commissioned by Indian Ministry of Commerce, the outcomes of index ..