Tag: sales tax
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Easwar Panel Report: How people-friendly can the tax laws be?
By Anusmita Mazumder, Department of Law, University of Calcutta. Just a few days ahead of the Union Budget 2016-17, a committee was asked to make necessary recommendations for simplifying the current Income Tax Laws, which accordingly has recommended a higher threshold for deduction of tax at source and cuts in rates, plus measures to reduce litigation. The…
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Much Ado About Taxing: A Legal Scrutiny Of Amazon’s Dispute With Tax Authorities In Karnataka
By Archishman Chakraborty, Symbiosis Law School, Pune. In September, 2014, the Tax authorities in Karnataka barred Amazon India from selling electronics and several other products from its warehouse in the State, by cancelling the licences of third-party merchants who were working with the local unit of the world’s largest online retailer. Notice was served to more than…