Authorities are exploring options to settle with companies including Infosys, which last month got hit by a demand for Rs 32,403 crore ($3.9 billion) in back taxes dating back to 2017
NITES alleged that despite fulfilling all requirements on their part, these professionals have been kept in limbo for more than two years, causing immense frustration, anxiety, and uncertainty
IT service providers like Infosys can capture around 15% to 20% of cloud migration deals
Hopes of US rate cut triggers global stock market rally: The BSE Sensex rallies past the 80,000 mark, and the NSE Nifty surges atop 24,400 led by strong gains in IT and private bank shares on Friday.
The Nasdaq rose more than 2% on Thursday after July the US retail sales data signalled resilient consumer spending, allaying fears of an imminent recession in the world's largest economy.
The rally in IT stocks came on the heels of a major drop in US jobless claims, which fell to 233,000 for the week ending August 3-the largest decline in nearly a year.
Shares of Infosys, which were up 1.6% before the news amid a broader market rebound, briefly trimmed gains to about 0.3%
Infosys said Wednesday it has paid all that it is legally required to - and even investors don't believe that India's second-largest software exporter needs to provide for the alleged liability
Earlier this week, the IT services company received a Rs 32,403 crore GST notice from authorities
On the bourses, Infosys's stock witnessed a decline, falling 1.32% to an intraday low of Rs 1,828.10 per share on the NSE. In comparison, the Nifty IT index dropped 1.64% to a low of 40,038.25 levels.
DGGI sent a notice to Infosys for non-payment of Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) on import services as the recipient of services
The company, in a regulatory filing, said that the demand was towards the expenses incurred by its overseas brand offices for the period from July 2017 to March 2022
The tax demand relates to services availed by the IT services conglomerate from its overseas branches for five years starting 2017
Q1 earnings impact: In the last two weeks, the NASDAQ has plunged 7 per cent, while the IT index has rallied 7 per cent. Trading strategies for Infy, TCS, HCL Tech and LTIMindtree here.
This came after Infosys trumped street estimates in its financial performance for the first quarter of financial year 2024-25 (Q1FY25) while also giving higher growth guidance than expected for FY25
IT major's Q1FY25 headcount dropped by 1,908 employees
Sees 7.1% rise in Q1 earnings, 100 bps improvement in margin to 21.1%
Shares of Infosys, the second biggest domestic information technology (IT) company soared up to 1.90 per cent, hitting their 52-week high at Rs 1,758.60 per share on the BSE
Infosys is expected to lead the tier 1 Indian IT universe with the strongest growth, led by ramp-ups of multiple mega-deals, and a low base effectively providing one per cent kicker to June 2024
IT stocks outlook: TCS can potentially rally another 6 per cent from present levels; while Infosys, Wipro and LTIMindtree can rally up to 15%, suggest charts.