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What is Corporation Tax

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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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Latest Updates on Corporation Tax

Corporation and personal income tax collections decline in October

Festival month saw 12% dip in direct tax revenue to Rs 88,293 cr

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Updated On : 03 Dec 2024 | 11:09 PM IST

Corp tax collections as proportion to GDP yet to reach pre-tax cut levels

After surcharges and cesses, this tax comes to 17.01 per cent against 29.12 per cent if the companies don't opt for this tax

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Updated On : 14 May 2024 | 5:38 PM IST
Updated On : 21 Apr 2024 | 10:59 PM IST

Net direct tax collections rise 20% at Rs 18.9 trillion till March 17

At Rs 18.9 trillion, collection accounted for over 97 per cent of the revised estimates at Rs 19.45 trillion

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Updated On : 19 Mar 2024 | 11:19 PM IST

Direct tax collections stand at 80% of revised estimates till Feb 10

Growth in both corporation tax and personal income tax was more than the asking rate under RE

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Updated On : 11 Feb 2024 | 10:56 PM IST

India's direct tax collection up 17.6% to Rs 12.3 trillion till Nov 9: CBDT

Currently, the tax collection stands at 58.15% of the total Budget Estimates for FY24

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Updated On : 10 Nov 2023 | 2:35 PM IST
Updated On : 01 Aug 2023 | 11:01 PM IST

Corporation tax collections decline 8.19% till June 17 this year: CAG

The FY24 Budget has projected a corporation tax mop-up of Rs 9.23 trillion, up 10.5 per cent from Rs 8.35 trillion in 2022-23 (Revised Estimates)

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Updated On : 11 Jul 2023 | 12:04 AM IST

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