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How offshore income could be taxed twice

In this era of globalisation, an individual’s earnings is often from across the border. He can be a resident of one country, but earning income from other countries in a particular financial year. Such a situation is an indicator of progress and increased opportunities for an individual. However, at the same time issues and complexities surrounding taxation of such income in home country of the individual or at source country often gives sleepless nights to the individual. Shailesh Kumar, Director- Direct Taxation contributed an article on How offshore income could be taxed twice for Financial Express.

Get e-way bill for goods worth Rs 50k in Transit/ Centre, states taxmen to decide services rate in GST this week – Rajat Mohan

The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) on Friday issued draft rules on Electronic Way (e-way) bill that will require registered entities to furnish, in a prescribed format, GST-Network (GSTN) website information relating to any goods worth more than Rs 50,000 they intend to move within a state or outside.
  1. Rajat Mohan, Director- Indirect Taxation shares his views on aforementioned story for PTI.
(This news has been picked up 217 other news publication like Economic Times, Business Standard, New Indian Express, The Hindu, Livemint, BloombergQuint etc.)
  1. Rajat Mohan, Director- Indirect Taxation shares his views on Centre, states taxmen to decide services rate in GST this week  for PTI.
(This news has been picked up 102  other news publication like Economic Times, Business Standard, Livemint, Deccan Herald, DNA, Business Today etc.)  

FI a/c holders must self-certify by Apr 30 or bank accounts will be blocked- Rakesh Nangia

The income tax department has asked financial institutions (FIs) to ask their non-resident US-based account holders to provide self-certification of their 2014-15 (July-August) accounts by April 30. If norms under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) are violated, these accounts will be blocked till the self-certification is received. Rakesh Nangia, Managing Partner shares his views on aforementioned story for Business Standard.

Tax & Regulatory Newsletter – March 16, 2017 – March 31st , 2017

We are pleased to attach herewith the Tax & Regulatory Newsletter for March 16, 2017 – March 31st , 2017  highlighting major recent tax and regulatory developments in India. Tax & Regulatory Newsletter – March 16, 2017 – March 31st , 2017 Inside this issue… DIRECT TAX                                                                                                                                                      
  1. ITAT Delhi affirmed interest paid by Indian PE to HO of the Assessee Bank on money lent not allowable as deduction in terms of Article of Indo–UK DTAA thereby distinguishing between Article 7(5), and 7(7) of the Indo–UK DTAA and Article 7(3) of the Indo-Japan DTAA
  2. The date of pronouncement of the order by the ITAT should be considered as date of communication
 TRANSFER PRICING
  1. Reasons viz. taxpayer’s intention of not avoiding taxes; or the absence of non-disclosure of its international transactions, cannot be considered as tool for not undertaking benchmarking analysis to justify the arm’s length nature of the taxpayer’s transactions with its associated enterprises
  2. The Tribunal clarified that the interest rates along with a spread over and above thereon cannot be considered as ‘same’ for all types of international loans
INDIRECT TAX
  1. GST laws passed by Lok Sabha