The effective tax rate for TCS in FY19 stood at 24.1 per cent, while for HCL Technologies, it was 19.8 per cent
FMCG sector experts said consumer goods will be one of the biggest beneficiaries of the tax cut
The new tax rates now bring India broadly in line with its South-East Asian counterparts
Key pain point of Indian industry, of being a high-cost producer of goods, substantially reduced; Indian tax on companies now slightly below average Asian level
The measures announced by the finance minister will hit the exchequer by Rs 1.45 trillion a year
Tax on domestic companies will be slashed to 22 per cent from 30 per cent, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Friday
The reduction in corporate tax rates follows a series of steps to boost demand and investments after growth slowed to 5% in the quarter ended June
From DTC task force recommending slashing of corporate tax to 25% for domestic and foreign firms to DHFL defaulting on financial repayment obligations, here are the top business headlines for Tuesday
The government shouldn't worry about the latest quarterly growth figures
The single most long-standing demand of India Inc has been a reduction of the corporate tax rate
Small changes in taxation can kick off disproportionate responses by way of shifts in capital
The combined corporate tax rate in India is more than one-and-a-half times that of Japan, and over double that of Russia and the UK: Report
Apple has become the poster child for corporate tax avoidance
Tax outgo for listed companies grew even slower at a CAGR of 5% during the period
Section 248 of the Companies Act -- which is implemented by the corporate affairs ministry -- provides powers to strike off names of companies
In the Union Budget 2018-19, presented last week, Jaitley provided for lower tax rate for corporates with turnover of up to Rs 250 crore
Chandra said that the effective tax rate for large companies works out to be 26 per cent after taking into account various exemptions which they enjoy
Various data points emanating from the government shows there are no signs of growth picking up yet
Arun Jaitley further said that India achieved over 7.5% growth rate despite global headwinds
Companies making larger profits are now paying a lower rate of effective tax because of concessions