In a bid to speed up corporate tax reforms, the finance ministry is preparing a road map to deal with the problem of a large number of tax litigations. Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia has said that tax related litigations; including out of court settlement will be dealt through it. Adhia further said that the Justice RV Easwar panel will look at ways to simplify Income Tax laws though it will not specifically deal with the issues concerning retrospective tax amendment.
Adhia said terms of reference for the Committee for simplification of tax laws are there and they will work accordingly, besides, the tax department is also contemplating increasing the threshold limit for litigation of tax cases to reduce the number of such cases at various levels. On a roadmap to phase out corporate tax exemptions and a gradual reduction of the tax rate to 25 per cent over four years, Adhia said the road map for tax cuts and the rollback could come by the end of the next month.
Recently, in its bid to further simplify the Income Tax laws and ease of doing business, the government has set up a 10-member panel under a former Delhi High Court judge to suggest simplification of over 50-year-old Income Tax Act. The panel will identify clauses that lead to litigations and suggest modifications to bring predictability and certainty in tax laws. The term of the committee is for one year and the first report is expected by January 2016.
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