GST: A year of learning and attainment
June 29, 2020
Two key issues that will engage the attention of policymakers are the tax rates and the dispute settlement mechanismIt’s been a year since the goods
Decoding India’s stand on Digital Tax
June 29, 2020
Traditional international tax law principles fail to account for the developments in technology that allow businesses to cater to market jurisdictions remotely In the recent
Reimagining GST for the post-COVID era
June 9, 2020
There appears to be a common wish list for all stakeholders in the new economic paradigm—that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council reverse its
The Not-So-Great Equaliser Tax
June 5, 2020
Days before the nationwide lockdown was announced, as part of the passage of the Finance Act 2020, Parliament proposed an ‘equalisation levy’ on overseas ecommerce
IBC Suspension: Reforms That Can Fill The Gap
June 1, 2020
The suspension of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code proceedings is grounded in preventing many liquidations which could burden the National Company Law Tribunal process, putting
SC’s struggles with ‘unruly horse’ of public policy in foreign awards
May 11, 2020
The Nafed-Alimenta judgment shows it might perhaps be time for Parliament to intervene and clarify the notion of public policy in the context of foreign
India Pushes In-Bound Investment Funds with Tax Changes
April 20, 2020
Foreign investors should be aware of the tax changes in sovereign wealth funds and pension funds as Mukesh Butani, of BMR Legal, explains. The Indian
GST On Directors’ Remuneration: A Quandary?
April 20, 2020
A recent ruling of the Rajasthan GST Authority for Advance Ruling in relation to goods and service tax liability on remuneration to company directors has
Move petroleum to GST: The time is now
April 20, 2020
The health crisis is a moment of reckoning and an opportune time to revisit GST policy-design The 2016 game-changing constitutional amendment to facilitate introduction of
Vivad se Vishwas: Let this be the last scheme
April 3, 2020
We need innovative solutions to address tax litigation Last week witnessed the passage of the Direct Tax Vivad se Vishwas Bill even as it faced