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GAAR to finally take effect from 1 April after 3 year delay
• 8 years agoSeeking 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
V Aravind Srivatsan • 8 years agoThe 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
Fp Staff • 8 years agoThe 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
• 9 years agoIndia'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
Fp Archives • 10 years agoFinance 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
Fp Staff • 10 years agoITC 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
Madan • 10 years agoEvaluating 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
Fp Staff • 10 years agoThe 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
Fp Archives • 10 years agoThe 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
Fp Archives • 10 years agoThe 2015/16 budget is billed as a "make-or-break" event for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's eight-month-old government.