India News

India Consults On Unitary Taxation Proposals

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Monday, April 29, 2019

India's Central Board of Direct Taxes has launched a new consultation on proposals to amend Article 7 of India's double tax treaties on permanent establishment, and rule 10 in the Income Tax Rules, 1962, to establish a formula to bring within the charge to Indian tax a proportion of profits of a multinational deemed to have a significant digital presence in India. The country is considering using a formulary apportionment approach, akin to that proposed under the EU's Common Corporate Tax Base initiative. Read Full Story

India Introduced GST Changes On April 1

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Friday, April 5, 2019

A number of goods and services tax regime amendments, intended to simplify compliance for traders, became effective in India from April 1, 2019. Read Full Story

India Finalizes Details Of New Real Estate GST Regime

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

India's GST Council has put flesh on the bones of its plans to introduce a new goods and services tax regime for real-estate transactions. Read Full Story

Indian GST Regime Changes Effective April 1

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Thursday, March 14, 2019

A number of goods and services tax regime amendments, intended to simplify compliance for traders, will become effective in India from April 1, 2019. Read Full Story

Indian GST Council Endorses GST Rate Changes For Housing

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Thursday, March 14, 2019

India's GST Council has decided on a number of goods and services tax regime amendments to boost the availability of affordable housing in the country. Read Full Story

At UN General Assembly, OECD Urges Global Carbon Tax Action

Friday, September 28, 2018

Three years on from the commitments made at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris, the overwhelming majority of governments have not taken the necessary action to contain growing risks to the climate, says the OECD. It said, with emissions on the rise again, OECD governments need to get serious about shifting their economies to a low-carbon model and stop investing in carbon-intensive infrastructure. Read Full Story

Switzerland, India To Share Tax Data, Conclude FTA

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, August 17, 2018

Officials from Switzerland and India have discussed the automatic exchange of tax information and free trade. Read Full Story

Switzerland To Hand Over HSBC Data To India

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, August 9, 2018

India is to receive bank account information from HSBC, after Switzerland's highest court ruled that the bank is obligated to provide data requested where the leaked data has not been purchased. Read Full Story

India To Expedite Resolution Of Tax Disputes In June

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Tuesday, June 12, 2018

India's Central Board of Direct Taxation announced on June 7, 2018, that during the first two months of June tax officials have been tasked with resolving disputes with taxpayers. Read Full Story