07 October 2016
Normal tax rates applicable to a firm A firm is taxed at a flat rate of 30%. Apart from tax @ 30%, Education Cess is levied @ 2% of income-tax and Secondary and higher Education Cess is levied @ 1% of income-tax. Surcharge : Surcharge is levied @ 12% on the amount of income-tax where net income exceeds Rs. 1 crore. In a case where surcharge is levied, EC of 2% and SHEC of 1% will be levied on the amount of income-tax plus surcharge.
Normal Tax rates applicable to a domestic company A domestic company is taxed at a flat rate of 30%. However, tax rate is 29% where turnover or the gross receipt of the company in the previous year 2014-15 doesn't exceed Rs. 5 crore. Apart from tax @ 30%, Education Cess is levied @ 2% of income-tax and Secondary and higher Education Cess is levied @ 1% of income-tax. Surcharge : In addition to tax at above rate, surcharge is levied @ 7% on the amount of incometax if net income exceeds Rs. 1 crore but does not exceed Rs. 10 crore and @ 12% on the amount of income-tax if net income exceeds Rs. 10 crore. In a case where surcharge is levied, EC of 2% and SHEC of 1% will be levied on the amount of income-tax plus surcharge.