Provisions relating to deduction of tax at source (‘TDS’) do offer the government a good tool of efficient tax recovery but unless counterbalanced with a measure like Section 197, can become a weapon of oppression.

Article in this October 2015 issue of Direct Tax Amicus titled “Month-end Provisions and Reversal – Is TDS called for?”

Direct Tax Amicus of September 2015 issue covers an article pertaining the analysis of consortium model and how it has now gained popularity, whereby companies usually collaborate and jointly bid for government projects. Notification & Circular portion of Direct Tax Am

The August, 2015 issue of Direct Tax Amicus features an article titled ‘Jurisprudence of International Tax Law’. In this article the author discusses how the Inter-Nation Equity concept has played a pivotal role in the development of international tax law as it stands today. According to

The July, 2015 issue of Direct Tax Amicus features an article on ‘Corporate Guarantee – Certainty in taxation not guaranteed!’. This article analyses tax implications of various transactions arising out of a contract of guarantee between Associated Enterprises (‘AEs&r

The June, 2015 issue of Direct Tax Amicus features an article on, International Taxation and Revenue Rule. In this article the author states that the concept of revenue rule in the nascent stage of international taxation contributed to the development of source and resident based taxation

The May, 2015 issue of Direct Tax Amicus features an article on applicability of res judicata in tax matters which discusses on certain key issues of non –applicability of doctrine of res judicata in taxation. The Circular and Instruction section covers a circular clarifying that no in

The April 2015 issue of Direct Tax Amicus features an article on compelling a non-resident to seek PAN which discusses two different decisions of the Tribunal with differing views on whether tax could be deducted at the rate prescribed in a treaty even when the non-resident does not have a P

The March 2015 issue of Direct Tax Amicus is devoted to highlights of changes in the Union Budget 2015 and includes the proposal to amend test of residence using Place of Effective Management (POEM) concept, deferral of GAAR by 2 years, abolition of wealth tax, clarity on allowance of bal

The article in the February 2015 issue of Direct Tax Amicus explores the controversy on allowability of depreciation in a finance lease transaction in the light of revised accounting standards to be notified by the Indian Government. The clarification issued by the Central Board of Direct