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Introduction Under earlier method of taxation (positive list based) the services which were provided in India were taxable, without any distinction of f
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In an recent ITAT ruling reported in (2013) TaxCorp (TP) 5176 (ITAT), the ITAT said Transfer pricing rules do not apply in these circumstances (i) to an investm...
The system of registration of documents was in vogue in British India first in Bengal in 1793, thereafter in Bombay and in Madras in 1802. These regulations were applicable both in Presidency Towns as wel