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What is Corporation Tax

Corporation Tax

About Corporation Tax

What is Corporation Tax

Corporation tax is a direct tax imposed on the net income or profit that enterprises make from their businesses. Companies, both public and privately registered in India under the Companies Act 1956, are liable to pay corporation tax. This tax is levied at a specific rate according to the provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961.
 
In a major move, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in September 2019 announced sharp cuts in the corporation tax among a series of announcements. The government decided to slash domestic corporate tax to an effective 25.17 per cent, inclusive of all surcharges and cess, in a
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Direct tax: Budget gives a blueprint for sustained high-growth trajectory

Presently, no TDS is required on interest payable in the case of listed dematerialised securities

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Updated On : 03 Feb 2023 | 6:10 AM IST

Budget 2023: Riding on robust collections, govt realistic on tax target

The budget pegs tax revenue at Rs 33.6 trillion, which is higher by 10.4 per cent over Rs 30.4 trillion projected in revised estimates for the current financial year (FY23)

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Updated On : 01 Feb 2023 | 10:46 PM IST

Budget 2023-24 should clear confusion over options for personal income tax

From 2020-21 onwards, the Budget gave an option of a lower personal income tax regime to those earning up to Rs 15 lakh, provided they forgo some exemptions

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Updated On : 29 Nov 2022 | 11:11 AM IST

Union Budget 2023: Individual taxpayers can expect some relief

Experts caution that fiscal support alone may create artificial demand and jack up prices

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Updated On : 18 Oct 2022 | 9:27 AM IST

UK PM Liz Truss reverses plan to cut corporation tax amid debacle

British Prime Minister Liz Truss has abandoned a planned cut to corporation tax, scrapping a key part of an economic plan that sparked weeks of market and political turmoil

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Updated On : 14 Oct 2022 | 7:44 PM IST

UK scraps corporation tax hike, lifts cap on banker bonus to boost economy

The UK govt is expected to publish an emergency budget statement Friday outlining how it plans to slash taxes, tame soaring inflation and boost economic growth as a recession looms on the horizon

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Updated On : 23 Sep 2022 | 3:42 PM IST

Advance tax mop-up grew 17% between Apr and Sep to Rs 2.95 trillion

Net direct tax collections (net of refunds) for the current financial year have grown at 23 per cent to over Rs 7 trillion between April 1 and September 17

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Updated On : 18 Sep 2022 | 9:14 PM IST

Low rate regime: Why corporation tax is a hit but not personal tax?

While the new corporation tax regime has drawn a good response, the personal income tax regime seems to have attracted only a lukewarm response

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Updated On : 06 Sep 2022 | 9:17 AM IST

Corporate tax collection soars 34% between April and July: I-T dept

Tax dept attributed the robust growth to simplified tax regime, low rates and no exemptions

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Updated On : 12 Aug 2022 | 11:28 PM IST

LIVE: This Budget brings more infra, more growth and more jobs, says PM

Budget 2022 LIVE updates: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the annual Union Budget 2022-23 in Parliament today. Follow Business Standard for Budget highlights

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Updated On : 01 Feb 2022 | 8:37 PM IST

Boom time for companies: What record profits may mean for govt's revenue

If much higher profits this year do not propel corporation tax revenue to a level higher than the FY19 peak, something must be wrong with corporation tax, writes T N Ninan

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Updated On : 14 Jan 2022 | 10:47 PM IST

Budget basics: How govt can break out of its straitjacket and raise revenue

There are two ways: deliver a rapidly growing economic pie or re-assess tax policy - reform of GST, closing corporate tax loopholes, suggests T N Ninan

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Updated On : 07 Jan 2022 | 10:34 PM IST

Biden backs down on corporate tax hikes, open to altering filibuster

When asked about voting rights, Biden expressed support for changing the Senate filibuster tradition, which requires 60 of 100 US senators to agree on most legislation

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Updated On : 22 Oct 2021 | 11:05 PM IST

Advance tax collection up 52% in September quarter, shows CBDT data

Current mop-up 14.6% higher than the 2019-20 level of Rs 2.21 trillion

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Updated On : 25 Sep 2021 | 1:45 AM IST

Sitharaman as FM: Some positive surprises, a few works in progress

Tax, revenue and macroeconomic trends are encouraging, but more needs to be done on privatisation, clean-up of banking mess, anti-protectionism, and de-politicisation of govt bodies, writes T N Ninan

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Updated On : 30 Jul 2021 | 10:29 PM IST

Tax data shows how Covid-19 crushed small companies while big ones made hay

Listed firms paid Rs 35,000 cr more tax this year, even as corporate tax mop up fell by Rs 1 trn. Pvt ltd firms and the non-corporate sector paid Rs 1.35 trn less, which means their profits dived

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Updated On : 24 Jul 2021 | 1:48 AM IST

Fuel price surge: What India can learn from Biden and Sunak's tax policies

When the times change, policy has to adapt. Why then is New Delhi so determined to not raise rates on under-taxed forms of income and wealth, questions T N Ninan

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Updated On : 16 Jul 2021 | 10:32 PM IST

Yellen urges EU to back global tax deal, consider more fiscal support

A tax-cut race to the bottom must end, she said

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Updated On : 12 Jul 2021 | 7:49 PM IST

G-20 finance chiefs back global tax deal and vow to clear hurdles

The landmark agreement aims to revamp rules that have allowed major companies to save billions by shifting profits to low tax jurisdictions

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Updated On : 10 Jul 2021 | 9:13 PM IST

Best of BS Opinion: Related party risks, a new green wave of growth & more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Wednesday

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Updated On : 07 Jul 2021 | 7:03 AM IST