Concerned over the rising tax disputes between government and multinational companies, Finance Ministry has set up a panel to interact with trade and industry on tax-related issues on a regular basis and ascertain areas where clarity in tax laws is required.
The high level committee, which will be headed by former Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) in the Ministry of Finance Ashok Lahiri, to give recommendations to the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) and Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) for issuance of appropriate clarifications by way of circulars, instructions on tax issues. Accordingly, the CBDT and CBEC will issue the required clarifications, circulars, instructions within a period of two months from the date of receipt of recommendations of the committee. Furthermore, the committee will be assisted by two Nodal Officers one each from Income Tax and CBEC.
The move to set up the panel came as Finance Ministry has been receiving representations from trade bodies on tax-related issues and disputes that affect the industry as a whole or impact a large section of the industry. In recent years, the government has been involved in tax disputes with some big multinational companies such as Vodafone, Nokia and Shell.
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