S. Jaykishan

Chartered Accountants

International Taxation

Individual Taxation – India & the UK

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Individual Taxation – India & the UK

– By CA Vivek Newatia
– By CS Shreya Jain

A general confusion exists between citizenship and residential status of an individual. In fact, there are instances wherein both the terms are used alternatively. However, citizenship and residential status are two independent concepts.

In this write-up, the authors have, to the best of efforts detailed out the difference amongst the two and simultaneously analysed the taxation status of an individual in the UK […] Read More >>


Analysis of Provisions of Finance Bill, 2021

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Analysis of Provisions of Finance Bill, 2021

– By Team S. Jaykishan

India’s Union Budget 2021, the first digital budget, touted as the most important budget in the decades, came at a time when India is reeling under the COVID-19 crisis. It reflects the government’s commitment on digital economy, technology, innovation, and R&D alongside adoption of new-age technologies, such as AI and ML, in administration of companies, taxation, digital payments and focus on fin-tech.

The Union Budget clearly enumerates […] Read More >>


Analysis of Provisions of Finance Bill, 2019

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Analysis of Provisions of Finance Bill, 2019

– By Team S. Jaykishan

The Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her maiden budget in Modi 2.0 Government in Lok Sabha on July 05, 2019. This Budget has closely watched to understand the Government’s directional framework for the next five years which is guided by the dictum of “blue sky thinking” and making India a $5 trillion economy by 2024-25.

The FM’s speech aimed at Vision for the decade to be achieved by […] Read More >>


Budget 2016

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Budget 2016

– By Team S.Jaykishan

The Union Budget for the year 2016-17 was presented by the Finance Minister in the parliament on 29thFeb 2016.The Government has announced a series of measures to reduce litigation and rationalisation of tax proposals. The nine point agenda mentioned in the budget speech is a welcome move.The Government is set to introduce a framework for Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS), a global agreement to check tax avoidance by multinationals, making it difficult for the MNCs […] Read More >>


Budget 2015

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Budget 2015

– By Team S. Jaykishan

The Union Budget for the year 2015-16 was presented by the Finance Minister in the parliament on 28th Feb 2015. This being the first full budget by the new government, expectations were running high. Significant announcements were made by the Hon’ble Finance Minister in his speech. He emphasized on curbing black money generation and coming down heavily on tax evaders. Emphasis was given on stability of tax regime and clear focus was seen on promoting […] Read More >>


TDS on Payment of commission to Non-Residents

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TDS on Payment of commission to Non-Residents

– By CA Puja Borar

Residents in India acquire the services of non-resident agents for canvassing of overseas contacts, for export of their products and/or for the provision of ancillary support services etc. Commission is paid to the non-resident agents in lieu of the services rendered by them. The chargeability and deduction of tax on such payments has been a controversial subject. This article intends to discuss the issue in the light of […] Read More >>


Advanced Pricing Agreement (APA) Roll Back Provisions

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Advanced Pricing Agreement (APA) Roll Back Provisions

– By CA Puja Borar

The CBDT announced Income-tax (Third Amendment) Rules, 2015 to prescribe the conditions, procedure and manner for such roll back mechanism, namely, Rules 10MA and 10RA, vide S.O. 758(E) dated 14th March, 2015. Subsequent to the notification of the rules, requests for clarification regarding certain issues have been received in the CBDT. The CBDT therefore issued FAQs vide Circular No. 10/2015 dated 10th June, 2015, clarifying certain issues.The salient features of […] Read More >>


Certification requirements u/s 195 in the light of the amendments by the Finance Act, 2015

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Certification requirements u/s 195 in the light of the amendments by the Finance Act, 2015

– By CA Puja Borar

the provisions of sub-section (6) of section 195 of the Act have been amended vide the Finance Act, 2015 w.e.f 1st April, 2016 (i.e. AY 2016-17) to provide that the person responsible for paying any sum, whether chargeable to tax or not, to a non-resident, not being a company, or to a foreign company, shall be required to furnish the information of […] Read More >>


Budget 2014

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Budget 2014

-By Team S.Jaykishan

The article contains an analysis of the new provisions introduced and the amendments to the existing ones by the Union Budget 2014-15 presented by the Finance Minister on July 10, 2014. The first budget in 10 years by a non-UPA government has announced a roadmap of policy initiatives that is likely to lead the economy back to 7-8% growth levels in the next 3-4 years. The government also aims to stabilize the macro-economy with lower levels of […] Read More >>


SECTION 276B

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Offences u/s 276B and Compounding

By CA Puja Borar and Vivek Sethia

Section 276B of the Income Tax Act, 1961 deals with the failure to pay tax to the credit of the government and punishment under the said provision carries a rigorous imprisonment varying from three months to seven years of jail along with fine. But if there is no reasonable cause for such failure, then the application for compounding may be made. The Article seeks to discuss all the key aspects […] Read More >>