In international trade, Indian companies also avail carriage services provided by foreign shipping companies. The amount paid in lieu of shipping services to these foreign companies may be taxed if the income is accrued or received in India.

The article in this issue of Direct Tax Amicus examines some of the hurdles likely to be encountered by the taxpayers while claiming the deduction under Section 80JJAA of the Income Tax Act, 1961.

The interpretation of the ‘make available’ clause in respect of Fees for Included Services (FIS) in the India-US DTAA had been matter of much debate. In the recent ruling on the taxability of reimbursement received

Keeping the cash in check By Shashank Sharma The article in this issue of Direct Tax Amicus focusses on how various government policies are being formulated to encourage a less cash economy in India. Earlier

Tax incentives for affordable housing: An analysis By Tanmay Bhatnagar In the wake of recent Budget speech of the Finance Minister, which mentioned Govt’s objective of housing for all by 2022, two am

ALP of Depreciable Capital Asset purchased from an associated enterprise – To compute or not compute by Sriram Vijayaraghavan The article in present issue of Direct Tax Amicus discusses re

Director’s liability under the Income tax law – An insight By Bharathi Krishnaprasad Legislations in India impose various liabilitie

Prosecution under Section 276C of Income-tax Act, 1961 – An Overview By Ravi Sawana Section 276C of the Income Tax Act provides for prosecution where an assessee has wilfully attempted to e

Dichotomy between gross and net amount - Analysis of Vijay Industries Judgment By Mahendra Singh Section 80HH of Income Tax Act provides for deduction in respect of profits and ga

Taxes on online gaming – Resolving the TDS anagram By Neha Sharma As per Section 194B of the Income Tax Act, the payer is to deduct TDS at the time of payment on the amou