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Modernising India’s GST Input Tax Credit Framework: Lessons from Canada for Enhanced Efficiency and Fairness
The Goods and Services Tax (hereinafter GST) was introduced by the 122nd Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2014, to provide an integrated indirect tax structure for the country. India was subjected to an elaborate system of indirect taxes by virtue of multiple State and Central levies, which were regarded as hidden costs in the process of trade and industry. So the amendment seeks to simplify the system by providing for a comprehensive, destination-based tax system...
Dev Arora
Jul 136 min read
TDS on Salaries Earned by Religious Nuns: Application of the Doctrine of Diversion of Income by Overriding Title
With the growing trends of Multinational Companies employing Debt financing instead of equity financing, not only the capital structure of the Companies were distorted, but also the problem of profit shifting and base erosion occurred. Even though the origin of the implementation of thin capitalisation rules in India can be traced back to OECD guidelines, there were a handful of nations that had implemented the rule even before the OECD had acknowledged the problem. What has
Paras Khetan
Jul 46 min read
Bringing Back the Past: Is India Ready for an Inheritance Tax Revival?
Although log abolished, Indian Inheritance tax remains a hot topic in the tax policy discussions as recently the centre hinted at its pos...
Aditi Srivatsala Astakala
Mar 39 min read
Beyond Loose Sheets: “Redefining Satisfactory Evidence in Tax Proceedings u/s 153C of the Income Tax Act 1961”
The piece explores the interpretation and evidentiary precision required under section 153 C of Income Tax Act, 1961. The recent order in...
Siddharth Singh & Ruby Aggrawal
Feb 248 min read
Taxing Carbon Emissions Across Borders - Evaluating the Relevance of CBAM in the Indian Tax Landscape
Countries across the globe have intensified their protection against climate change. The European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechan...
Shivam Agrawal & Priyanshu Pandey
Dec 18, 20247 min read
The Big Question: Can States Tax Central Operations? Insights from the P&H HC Judgement
This blog breaks down the recent judgement given by the Punjab & Haryana High Court in Union of India v. Punjab State Electricity Board &...
Mahi Agrawal
Dec 8, 20248 min read
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