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Lok Sabha clears Taxation (Amendment) bill, 2019

On December 2, 2019, Lok Sabha passed the Taxation Laws (Amendment) bill, 2019. The main objective of the bill is to provide an option for the domestic companies...

December 3, 2019

Government notifies Sabka Vishwas-Legacy Dispute Resolution Scheme, 2019

Union Finance Ministry has notified Sabka Vishwas-Legacy Dispute Resolution Scheme, 2019, a dispute resolution and amnesty scheme to reduce legacy service tax and central excise cases. It will...

August 23, 2019

Tweaks to the FPIs in Union Budget

The Indian Government has made a few tweaks to the norms of foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) to attract funding for the Indian capital market. What has happened? The...

August 9, 2019

2 years of GST

The landmark one-nation, one-tax reform, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) was introduced on July 1, 2017. In its two year journey, it has shown some hiccups, a...

July 1, 2019

Government receives Rs. 3,000 crore from MNCs that have entered into APAs

Union Government has received Rs. 3,000 crore of additional tax from MNCs that have entered into advance pricing agreements (APAs) with it over last five years and also...

September 4, 2018

Government raises threshold monetary limit for filling appeals relating to tax cases

Union Finance Ministry has hiked threshold monetary limit for tax departments to file appeals all three levels of appeal — Appellate Tribunals, High Courts, and Supreme Court. The...

July 13, 2018

S Ramesh appointed as Chairman of CBIC

The Union Government has appointed senior bureaucrat S Ramesh as chairman of Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), the apex policy-making body for indirect taxes. He...

June 27, 2018

Government appoints S Ramesh as Chairman of CBIC

The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has appointed S Ramesh, member of Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) as its next Chairman. He will succeed present...

June 10, 2018

CBDT notifies Protocol amending DTAA between India and Kuwait

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified protocol to amend existing Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) between India and Kuwait. The DTAA between both countries was...

May 8, 2018

GST Council approves simplified tax return filing system

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council in its 27th meeting chaired by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced new and simplified return filing process. It was approved...

May 5, 2018

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