Direct Tax Alert – May 2023

NOTIFICATION S.O. 2276(E) [NO. 31/2023/F. NO. 200/3/2023-ITA-I], DATED 24-5-2023 In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (ii) of clause (10AA) of section 10 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government, having regard to the maximum amount receivable by its employees as cash equivalent of leave salary in respect of the period of earned leave at their […]

Corporate Finance – May 2023 Alert

GIC Teams Up With Brookfield REIT for $1.4-Bn Deal To Buy Office Assets Together with Canadian alternative investor Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC and Brookfield India Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) have agreed to pay roughly Rs 11,225 crore (almost $1.4 billion) for two commercial properties. For around Rs 150 crore (about $18 million), Brookfield India […]

Corporate Finance Alert – April 2023

Brookfield Renewable To Invest $1 Bn In Avaada Group Brookfield Renewable is investing $1 billion (about Rs 8,200 crore) in Avaada Ventures Pvt. Ltd to help finance the renewable energy company’s green hydrogen and green ammonia businesses. The renewable energy arm of Canada’s Brookfield Asset Management Inc. will make the investment via the Brookfield Global Transition Fund. Thailand’s Global Power […]

Cost Records and Cost Audit Applicability

The concept of reporting with regard to the maintenance of cost records by directors and financial auditors separately was brought in specifically to ensure that there are no misreportings with regard to applicability. Recently many show cause notices were also issued to companies who had not prepared the cost records or had not filed the cost audit report though apparently […]

Indirect Tax Alert – April 2023

GST Calendar –Compliances for the month of April 2023. Nature of Compliances Due Date GSTR-7 (Tax Deducted at Source ‘TDS’) May 10, 2023 GSTR-8 (Tax Collected at Source ‘TCS’) May 10, 2023 GSTR-1 May 11, 2023 IFF- Invoice furnishing facility (Availing QRMP) May 13, 2023 GSTR-6 Input Service Distributor May 13, 2023 GSTR-2B (Auto Generated Statement) May 14, 2023 GSTR-3B […]

Direct Tax Alert – April 2023

1. Personal income tax to GDP ratio rises to 2.94 in FY 2021-22 The Finance Minister, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman chaired a periodic review meeting with the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). During the review meeting, the FM was apprised about the impact of various initiatives. Introducing new data sources in SFT has led to an 1118% increase in reported […]

Direct Tax – March 2023

Amendments to Finance Bill, 2023 Finance Bill, 2023 inserted a new provision- Section 50AA for calculation of capital gains resulting from the transfer, redemption, or maturity of Market Linked Debentures (MLDs). Section 50AA also provided the capital gains from MLDs shall be deemed to be short-term capital gain. Under the amendment to Finance Bill, the scope of this section has […]

Corporate Finance – March 2023

Jindal Stainless Buys $157-Mn Stake in Indonesian Firm to Secure Nickel Supply In order to guarantee a supply of nickel, a crucial component in the creation of stainless steel, India’s Jindal Stainless Ltd paid $157 million for a 49% share in New Yaking Pte. Ltd, a company with headquarters in Indonesia. In accordance with the agreement, a nickel pig iron […]

Corporate & Legal – March 2023

In this edition we have tried to bring to your notice the latest amendment that followed in the month of March, 2023 issued by MCA, RBI, SEBI, DIPP and others. Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has notified the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Amendment Rules, 2023. As per the amended rules, a new para 39AG […]