GST gets a facelift, E-Invoicing mandatory from April 1st, 2020
During the last few months there were several media reports relating to the electronic invoice (‘e-invoice’) in the GST law. The e-invoice system will first be rolled out, on a voluntary basis, from January 1st 2020 for the business houses with an...
DDT has been Abolished
The Finance bill 2020 proposed to abolish dividend distribution tax (DDT) which may result in boost in dividend pay-outs in corporates. A dividend is the share, a company pays its shareholders from the profits it earns, and DDT is the tax levied on...
Robust GST revenues show growth potential
GST collections for February were at Rs 1.5 lakh crore, registering an increase of over 8.3% year on year, higher than the nominal GDP growth of 7.5% in 2019-20. This is welcome. The 8.3% growth comes from 12% growth in domestic transactions, but...
Section 194J – TDS on fees on professional or technical services
As per the Finance Bill 2020, the following amendments have been made in TDS Section 194J which will take effect from 1/04/2020. What is TDS Section 194J? Section 194J of the Income Tax Act 1961 contains provisions with respect to TDS deduction on...
How GST would affect the Media and Entertainment Industry
GST and its impact on consumers The finance ministry released the recently released draft of goods and sales tax. And, based on the current scheme of affairs, consumers are expected to pay a service charge tax of around 14.5-15% for all broadcast...