Gaar

GAAR to finally take effect from 1 April after 3 year delay

Seeking to assuage concerns of investors, CBDT said GAAR provisions shall be effective from assessment year 2018-19 onwards and "shall not be invoked merely on the ground that the entity is located in a tax efficient jurisdiction".

Government needs to instill focus on growth to boost reforms in this budget

The government is widely expected to be a doer and enabler in this crucial budget and we have a chance to truly make it India’s chance to fly again in Budget 2017

India-Singapore tax treaty amended, 'reasonable burial' to black money route, says Jaitley

The renegotiation of the treaty marks the culmination of a long process of renegotiation of the three key treaties that India had which provided exemptions from capital gains tax - Mauritius, Cyprus and Singapore

Black money battle: Adhia says India can scrap tax treaty with Cyprus

India's redrawn tax treaty with Mauritius to impose capital gains tax on investments from the island nation will not apply to existing holdings of P-Notes, Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia said.

GAAR to incorporate OECD initiative's norms on tax avoidance

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his Budget for 2015-16 yesterday had postponed by two years to 1 April 2017 the implementation of the controversial GAAR.

Budget 2015: Jaitley fails to fire equities; Sensex yo-yos and ends marginally up

ITC suffered the most during the special session of trading with additional excise duty being levied on the tobacco industry.

Tax math, disinvestments will make or break Arun Jaitley's Budget 2015

Evaluating the budget is always a tricky job and ideally one should score the earlier budget based on realization versus budgeted numbers.

Budget 2015: FM defers GAAR by two years to woo foreign inivestors

The rules will now apply prospectively to investments made on or after 1 April 2017

Budget 2015: FM should defer GAAR if he wants to revive investor sentiment

The government should set up a panel that addresses specific industry issues and the same should be made enforceable across the country

Subsidy reforms to GAAR: What investors expect from Arun Jaitley in Budget 2015

The 2015/16 budget is billed as a "make-or-break" event for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's eight-month-old government.