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Direct Tax Amicus

Direct Tax Amicus covers major changes in income tax laws. This newsletter contains an article on issue of topical interest or developing jurisprudence, notifications and circulars issued during the period and important decisions and judgments (under Ratio Decidendi) covering various facets of income tax law and procedures. It usually covers recent developments pertaining to classification of expenditure, application of transfer pricing (TP) provisions, issues around DTAAs, computation of income, exemptions, etc.

  • Direct Tax Amicus, December 2025

    Direct Tax Amicus, December 2025

    Direct Tax Amicus covers major changes in income tax laws. This newsletter contains an article on issue of topical interest or developing jurisprudence, notifications and circulars issued during the period and important decisions and judgments (under Ratio Decidendi) covering various facets of income tax law and procedures. It usually covers recent developments pertaining to classification of expenditure, application of transfer pricing (TP) provisions, issues around DTAAs, computation of income, exemptions, etc.

    Read More 26 Dec 2025
  • Direct Tax Amicus, November 2025

    Direct Tax Amicus, November 2025

    Direct Tax Amicus covers major changes in income tax laws. This newsletter contains an article on issue of topical interest or developing jurisprudence, notifications and circulars issued during the period and important decisions and judgments (under Ratio Decidendi) covering various facets of income tax law and procedures. It usually covers recent developments pertaining to classification of expenditure, application of transfer pricing (TP) provisions, issues around DTAAs, computation of income, exemptions, etc.

    Read More 20 Nov 2025
  • Direct Tax Amicus, October 2025

    Direct Tax Amicus, October 2025

    Direct Tax Amicus covers major changes in income tax laws. This newsletter contains an article on issue of topical interest or developing jurisprudence, notifications and circulars issued during the period and important decisions and judgments (under Ratio Decidendi) covering various facets of income tax law and procedures. It usually covers recent developments pertaining to classification of expenditure, application of transfer pricing (TP) provisions, issues around DTAAs, computation of income, exemptions, etc.

    Read More 24 Oct 2025
  • Direct Tax Amicus, September 2025

    Direct Tax Amicus, September 2025

    Direct Tax Amicus covers major changes in income tax laws. This newsletter contains an article on issue of topical interest or developing jurisprudence, notifications and circulars issued during the period and important decisions and judgments (under Ratio Decidendi) covering various facets of income tax law and procedures. It usually covers recent developments pertaining to classification of expenditure, application of transfer pricing (TP) provisions, issues around DTAAs, computation of income, exemptions, etc.

    Read More 24 Sept 2025
  • Direct Tax Amicus: June 2025

    Direct Tax Amicus: June 2025

    The article in this issue of Direct Tax Amicus examines the implications of fair value accounting advocated by the Accounting Standards issued by the ICAI.

    Read More 30 Aug 2025
  • Direct Tax Amicus, August 2025

    Direct Tax Amicus, August 2025

    Direct Tax Amicus covers major changes in income tax laws. This newsletter contains an article on issue of topical interest or developing jurisprudence, notifications and circulars issued during the period and important decisions and judgments (under Ratio Decidendi) covering various facets of income tax law and procedures. It usually covers recent developments pertaining to classification of expenditure, application of transfer pricing (TP) provisions, issues around DTAAs, computation of income, exemptions, etc.

    Read More 18 Aug 2025
  • Direct Tax Amicus, July 2025

    Direct Tax Amicus, July 2025

    Direct Tax Amicus covers major changes in income tax laws. This newsletter contains an article on issue of topical interest or developing jurisprudence, notifications and circulars issued during the period and important decisions and judgments (under Ratio Decidendi) covering various facets of income tax law and procedures. It usually covers recent developments pertaining to classification of expenditure, application of transfer pricing (TP) provisions, issues around DTAAs, computation of income, exemptions, etc.

    Read More 22 Jul 2025
  • Direct Tax Amicus: May 2025

    Direct Tax Amicus: May 2025

    Applicability of Transfer Pricing provisions are generally not envisaged where an Indian company is operating its branch office outside India.

    Read More 07 Jul 2025
  • Direct Tax Amicus: April 2025

    Direct Tax Amicus: April 2025

    The introduction of Section 194T in the Income-tax Act, 1961 represents a pivotal shift in the tax regime governing payments made by partnership firms and LLPs to their partners.

    Read More 06 Jul 2025
  • Direct Tax Amicus: March 2025

    Direct Tax Amicus: March 2025

    To secure funds for certain ventures requiring a substantial upfront capital outlay, companies often resort to issuing shares or incurring debt. However, these funds may not always be immediately deployed due to procedural delays in asset acquisition, statutory or contractual...

    Read More 18 Jun 2025
  • Direct Tax Amicus: February 2025

    Direct Tax Amicus: February 2025

    The Supreme Court recently upheld the Bombay High Court decision that the complete reduction of capital (resulting in cancellation of shares) amounts to ‘transfer’ in terms of Section 2(47) of the Income Tax Act, 1961...

    Read More 14 May 2025
  • Direct Tax Amicus: January 2025

    Direct Tax Amicus: January 2025

    In cases where the debt instruments are acquired in secondary markets, the acquisition of the security may entail payment of principal, unpaid interest and premiums.

    Read More 13 May 2025