Watch Milind Kothari, Managing Partner, BDO India, give an overview of Budget2020 as he speaks of the 3 key themes such as Aspirational India, Economic Development and Caring Society, along with Ease of doing Business, Income Tax and much more.

In an attempt to curb tax evasion and avoid tax leaks, the government introduced GAAR (General Anti-Avoidance Rules) with effect from 01 April 2017.

Post-liberalisation in 1991, India pronounced itself a destination for global business by opening its international borders for trade and commerce.

Recently, before the Delhi Bench of Income-tax Appellate Tribunal an additional ground was raised for applying Tax Treaty rate for Dividend Distribution Tax (DDT).

Honorable Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled her second Union Budget in the Parliament on 01 February 2020.

The end of February 2015 saw the unveiling of the first full-fledged Annual Budget by the Finance Minister, Mr. Arun Jaitley.

After achieving unprecedented growth of over 9% for 3 successive years between 2005-06 and 2007-08 and recovering swiftly from the global financial crisis of 2008-09, the Indian economy has been going through challenging times...

In end May 2015, the Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi's Government at the Centre completed 1 year of tumultuous rule.

For some time now, India's economy has been facing challenges from various quarters.

The India story unfolds another set of months in mid-year, defining action on the political, business and judiciary fronts.

Start-ups are betting high on the evolving ecosystem and support from the government would accelerate things further.

Organisations across the globe are facing strategic and operational challenges on account of the COVID-19 outbreak and the measures adopted to arrest the spread.

In a multinational framework, it is common that one of the group entities stand as surety / guarantor for another group entity or its subsidiary – Indian or otherwise, sometimes for a charge.

Establishment of Permanent Establishment (PE) in India has always been a vexed issued. Once the PE is established, another challenge is the attribution of profit to the PE. Recently, ...

Supreme Court holds Project Office undertaking non-core activities in India does not constitute Permanent Establishment

India, is on the cusp of a massive tax reform with movement from the existing multiplicity of indirect taxes to a Dual Goods and Services Tax Regime.

The Finance Act 2020 introduced an optional new tax regime for individuals and Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) taxpayers.

COVID-19 has brought entire world to a standstill. In order to boost the economy, various countries have doled out stimulus packages.

With globalisation, movement of employees (i.e. expats) from one country to another is common phenomenon.

In a recent Ruling, Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) denied DTAA benefit in respect of indirect transfer of shares.