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15% global minimum tax to come into effect next year: OECD tells G20

Global minimum tax of 15 per cent will come into effect from next year and by 2025 almost 90 per cent of MNCs having revenues of more 750 million euros will be subject to the levy in every country of operation, said OECD in its report to G20. "The implementation of the global minimum tax is now well underway and will come into effect from the beginning of next year," the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said in a report to G20 finance ministers and central bank governors. The OECD said that till date, around 50 jurisdictions have taken steps to implement the global minimum tax. This figure includes half the members of the G20 and all the member states of the European Union. "The implementation of the global minimum tax continues to gather speed and we estimate that by 2025 almost 90 per cent of global multinational enterprises (MNEs) with revenues above EUR 750 million will be subject to a minimum effective tax rate of 15 per cent in every jurisdiction ..

Indian online gaming firms relocating to avoid tax will be risky: Official

Indian online gaming firms planning to relocate overseas to avoid a new 28% tax on the sector run the risk of violating the country's forex laws, Johri, head of the indirect taxes' department, said

Shares of Indian gaming, casino firms drop after 28% GST imposition

These companies will now have to pay a 28% tax on the entire amount collected from players, instead of the small tax on the fee they charged for real-money games until now

Countries agree to extend digital services tax freeze through 2024: OECD

The first part of the two-pillar deal aims to reallocate taxing rights on about $200 billion in profits from the biggest and most profitable multinationals to the countries where their sales occur

Tweaked definition of SUV will provide clarity on tax structure: Industry

The tweak in the definition of an SUV for attracting a cess over and above the GST rate will provide clarity on the taxation structure for utility vehicles, ensuring that the rate entry is more precise leaving little room for interpretation on the ambit of ground clearance, auto industry experts said on Tuesday. The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council decided that the definition of an SUV will include only the length (4 metres and above), engine capacity (1,500 cc and more), and ground clearance (unladen ground clearance of 170 mm and more). Automobiles are taxed at 28 per cent GST, with additional cess ranging from 1 per cent to 22 per cent depending on the type of vehicle. SUVs attract the highest GST at the rate of 28 per cent along with a compensation cess at 22 per cent. Maruti Suzuki India Senior Executive Officer (Marketing and Sales) Shashank Srivastava said, "From the various media reports, it appears that the peak cess of 22 per cent over the 28 per cent GST slab is now .

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GST Council to decide on taxation on online gaming, definition of MUVs

The GST Council at its meeting on Tuesday is likely to deliberate on a host of issues including taxation of online gaming, definition of utility vehicles and tightening of norms for registration and claiming ITC. The Council, chaired by Union finance minister and comprising state representatives, is also likely to clarify on GST rates applicable on food and beverages sold in multiplexes, exempt GST on import of cancer drug Dinutuximab, and Food for Special Medical Purposes (FSMP) used in the treatment of rare diseases. It is also expected to finalise contours for setting up appellate tribunal, and demand of the industry for reimbursement of full CGST and 50 per cent IGST in 11 hill states under the 'scheme for budgetary support'. The Council is likely to provide for mandatory physical verification of the business premises of "high risk" applicants before granting of GST registration, as well as reduced time for submitting Pan-linked bank account details to GST authorities. Also, a

4 IRS officers appointed in CBDT under finance ministry: Govt order

Four IRS officers of the Income Tax Department have been appointed as Members in the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) under the Union finance ministry, according to a government order. The CBDT is the administrative body for the department and it is tasked to collect revenue under various direct tax categories such as personal income tax and corporate tax. According to the order issued by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on Wednesday, two Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officers of the 1987 batch -- Pravin Kumar and Harinder Bir Singh Gill -- and two from the 1988 batch -- Sanjai Kumar Verma and Ravi Agrawal -- have been appointed as Members in the CBDT. These officers, currently posted in various regions of the tax department, will fill four positions in the CBDT which have been vacant from September 2021 to June 2023. The CBDT is headed by a chairman and can have a maximum of six Members who are in the rank of special secretary. The two serving Members in the board are

E-commerce operators face problem in GST drive to check fake registration

The pan-India drive against fake GST registration has created problems for e-commerce companies which maintain virtual offices in various states with minimal staff and no books of accounts. Talking to PTI, MakeMyTrip Group Vice President -Taxation Tajinder Singh said that the GST officials should enquire with the head offices with regard to virtual offices before categorising the state registration as a fake entity for non-production of books of accounts. "We maintain virtual offices in states ...in this fake registration drive the field offices have mistook these offices as fake registration, however we were only using these offices for tax payment, there was no ITC flow or fraud being committed using those registration. Because of this, lot of registration were blocked for compliance purpose and that created problems for us," Singh said. Centre and state GST authorities have on May 16 launched a two-month drive to check fake registration under Goods and Services Tax (GST). The fak

Explained: How to minimise capital gains tax on property, equity and MFs

If an investor holds shares or mutual funds for over a year, the profits are long-term capital gains

Over 12k fake entities in GST; CBIC plans biometric authentication

CBIC is working on biometric authentication of risky entities under GST as it looks to crack down on fraudsters who are misusing the PAN and Aadhaar of other people to obtain GST registration, CBIC chief Vivek Johri said. Johri further said that the tax authorities are also discussing some more tightening in the GST return filing system to limit the scope of claiming Input Tax Credit (ITC), when taxes have not been paid by suppliers in the supply chain. The biometric authentication of authorised representatives or directors or partners of a company will be made for new registration applications and existing businesses registered under Goods and Services Tax (GST) if tax officers have a suspicion that the entities are being set up only to fraudulently claim ITC. Also, geo-tagging of all entities is being planned by the officers of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) to authenticate that the address provided during GST registration is the place from where the entity

Delhi govt collects Rs 1,700 cr in excise duty, VAT in April-June quarter

The Delhi government's Excise department has earned nearly Rs 1,700 crore in excise duty and value added tax in the first quarter of 2023-24, official data showed. In the 2022-23 fiscal, the department had raked in Rs 6,821 crore by selling over 62 crore bottles of liquor. The amount included Rs 5,548.48 crore as excise duty and Rs 1,272.52 crore as value added tax. The Excise department expects the revenues to increase in the next few months with the opening of more liquor shops. "Beer is preferred during the summer months by customers. It has a lower excise duty, which is why the revenue collection in the first half is always relatively lower as compared to the second half of the financial year when whisky sells more," said an official. The city government's Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation, Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation, Delhi State Civil Supplies Corporation and Delhi Consumers' Cooperative Wholesale Stores operate 574

GST an engine for driving consumption, helped household save on bills: Govt

Goods and Services Tax (GST) has acted as an engine for driving domestic consumption and helped households save on monthly bills since its implementation six years ago, the government said on Friday.. Giving a comparison of the tax rates of various goods pre and post-GST rollout, the government said from streamlining processes to boosting investments, GST has been a catalyst for progress. "The implementation of GST has made it easier for taxpayers to comply with tax law and this can be seen in the fact that the number of registered taxpayers has increased from 1.03 crore that enrolled into GST by April 1, 2018 to 1.36 crore by April 1, 2023," the office of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tweeted. A nationwide GST, which subsumed 17 local levies like excise duty, service tax and VAT and 13 cesses, was rolled out at the stroke of midnight on July 1, 2017. Under GST a four-rate structure that exempts or imposes a low rate of 5 per cent tax on essential items and a top rate of 28 p

Six years of GST - I: How the new tax regime changed indirect taxation

There used to be a local value-added tax (VAT) for intra-state movement of goods, and a central sale tax (CST) regime for inter-sate movement

Explained: Tax implications of income earned from shares, mutual funds

The tax implications of income earned from shares, mutual funds and ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds) largely depend on the type of investment, the holding period and the amount of profit earned

FPIs' flight to GIFT City hits air pocket; IFSCA seeks clarity on tax

IFSCA seeks clarity from I-T to clear the decks for more FPIs to re-domicile in GIFT City IFSC

GST evasion carried out through 4,909 bogus establishments: Tax official

Authorities have detected GST evasion to the tune of more than Rs 8,100 crore and it has been found that the offence was carried out through 4,909 bogus business establishments spread in parts of the country, a tax official from Madhya Pradesh said on Wednesday. MP Commercial Tax Commissioner Lokesh Kumar Jatav said the state Goods and Services Tax (GST) Department got the initial clues of this big tax evasion during a month-long investigation of e-way bills of an establishment in Indore. "On a detailed analysis and scrutiny of the data, a total of 4,909 suspicious business establishments were found across the country. Of these, a maximum of 1,888 establishments are in Delhi, 831 in Uttar Pradesh, 474 in Haryana, 210 in Tamil Nadu, 201 in Maharashtra, 167 in Telangana and 139 in Madhya Pradesh," he said. Jatav said that these 4,909 establishments under investigation showed a turnover of about Rs 29,000 crore in GST returns during the financial years 2021-22 and 2022-23 and the ...

Govt transfers Rs 1.18 trn as third instalment of tax devolution to states

The size of the instalment to the states is also a reflection on the Centre's revenues

Can you avoid 20% TCS if you book foreign tours with a credit card?

While booking a foreign package with an Indian tour operator will attract TCS right away, with a foreign tour operator, you can possibly escape TCS until international payments on your credit card

Explained: How to claim HRA if you are living with your parents

There's no prohibition to claim such deduction while living with houses owned by family member. However, to claim such deduction of HRA, one should be mindful of the following