Tax Articles

What is DTAA in India? DTAA stands for Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement, which is a bilateral agreement between India and another country. The purpose of DTAA is to prevent double taxation of the same income in both countries. India has...

What is Dividend Distribution Tax? A dividend is nothing but a distribution of a portion of a company’s earnings. A dividend distributions tax is nothing but a tax levied on the profits distributed by Indian Companies to its investors or...

What is Direct Tax? In India, taxes are levied by the Government through Direct & Indirect Taxes. Both are extremely important in the growth of the Indian economy. Direct taxes, in simple terms, is the tax that is levied directly...

What is a Direct Tax? In India, taxes are levied by the Government through Direct & Indirect Taxes. Both are extremely important in the growth of the Indian economy. Direct taxes, in simple terms, is the tax that is levied...

It is a very common mistake to consider TDS and TCS the same for the purpose of taxation. In fact, there lies a major difference between TDS and TCS. This difference between the TDS and TCS alters the point of...

Many times we as taxpayers get confused between Form 16 and Form 16A. An employer issues Form 16 to its employees while other deductors issue Form 16A. However, both differ in their purpose, information regarding TDS and salary or other...

Being a salaried employee you must have heard about dearness allowance as part of your salary. Your salary comprises a basic fixed salary and a few allowances. The total of basic pay and allowances make up your take-home salary. It...

What is Cost Inflation Index (CII)? In general, as inflation rises, so do the prices of goods. As a result, the purchasing power of money falls. For example, if you can buy ten units of some products for Rs. 1,000...