September 13, 2019

Global approach to digital tax is still on track

A global attempt by more than 120 countries to find a way to more fairly tax global internet giants is moving ahead despite individual countries’ deciding to impose their own tax, says the head of the international organization leading the project. Angel Gurria, secretary general of the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, said

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Common taxpayers suffered this tax filing season due to frequent changes

In the last month or so, several professional associations from across India have raised issues with the finance minister about the manner in which certain procedures, including online systems, followed by the tax department are causing difficulties for common taxpayers, instead of making life easier for taxpayers. At times, the systems cause insurmountable difficulties at

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FIRS Issues Public Notice On Taxability Of Certain Compensation Payments

Summary On 14 August 2019, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) issued a Public Notice (PN) on deduction of tax at source from compensations paid to agents by principal companies. The PN directs companies to deduct and remit Withholding Tax (WHT) and Value Added Tax (VAT) on compensations such as commissions and rebates, which are

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