The transfer of immovable property by land owners under the mechanism of Joint Development Agreement (‘JDA’) has evolved over the years. The article in this issue of Direct Tax Amicus analyses the provisions of Section 45(5A) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 in a scenario where the JDA is unregistered.

The article in this issue of Direct Tax Amicus attempts to discuss the dispute as to whether income-tax includes in its ambit the surcharge and cess also.

The article in this issue of Direct Tax Amicus discusses how the legislature has vide Finance Act, 2021 gone far beyond the expectations of the taxpayers by redesigning the entire scheme of taxation in cases of reconstitution and dissolution of partnerships.

Recently, the Supreme Court in DCIT v. Pepsi Foods Ltd. examined the power of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (‘ITAT’) to grant stay, as well as certain amendments which provided for automatic vacation of stay granted by the ITAT. The article in this issue of Direct Tax Amicus analyses the legislative history in the matter of grant of stay by the Tribunal with the help of notable judicial precedents.

The article in this issue of Direct Tax Amicus discusses the recently introduced Faceless Penalty Scheme, 2021 which has come into effect from 12 January 2021.

The article in this issue of Direct Tax Amicus discusses the recently introduced Faceless Penalty Scheme, 2021 which has come into effect from 12 January 2021.

The article in this issue of Direct Tax Amicus discusses at length the recent decision of the ITAT Delhi in the case of Giesecke & Devrient [India] Pvt Ltd. v. Addl. CIT. The decision provides a major relief to the taxpayers on the rate of tax applicable on dividends paid by an Indian company to its overseas parent.

Compulsorily Convertible Debentures (‘CCDs’) are hybrid instruments, being debt at the time of issue along with a certainty to get converted into equity.

The article in this issue of Direct Tax Amicus discusses at length the question as to whether ‘slump exchange’ is covered by the provisions of Section 50B of the Income Tax Act, 1961.

The article in this issue of Direct Tax Amicus discusses at length a peculiar issue relating to Equalisation levy on non-resident e-commerce facilitators, regarding the amount on which the such e-commerce facilitators should charge such levy.