Asia: Tax

Section 64 of the CGST Act, 2017 is one of the most extraordinary assessment provisions under the GST framework. It empowers tax authorities to conduct summary assessment proceedings in limited and urgent circumstances where immediate intervention is necessary to safeguard the interests of revenue.

The taxable event under GST laws is ‘supply’ and the same has been defined under Section 7 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (“Act”) which is the fulcrum for collection of tax under GST.

M/s D.P. Jain & Co. Infrastructure Private Limited (‘petitioner’) was engaged in the business of highway construction & inter alia had three subsidiaries. During the period 2020 to 22, the petitioner had issued...

The Australian Federal Budget for 2026-2027 introduces sweeping reforms to the tax system, including a controversial 30% minimum tax on discretionary trusts, abolition of the 50% CGT discount in favor of cost base ...

Explore key Indian tax rulings on FDI policy amendments for land-border countries, share buyback taxation under section 56(2)(x), tenancy rights in property redevelopment, and transfer pricing safe harbour rules. Discover how recent tribunal decisions impact corporate restructuring, foreign exchange compliance, and depreciation on goodwill from intra-group amalgamations.

Chinese tax authorities are increasingly challenging cross-border dividend flows between China and Hong Kong, denying preferential withholding tax rates when Hong Kong...

Australia's 2026-27 Budget delivers the most significant tax reform in 25 years, fundamentally reshaping property investment incentives through negative gearing restrictions and capital gains tax changes while navigating a global oil crisis pushing inflation toward 5%.

The May 2026 edition of Fox & Mandal's Dispute Resolution & ADR Newsletter analyses lifting the corporate veil during insolvency; functional dependence in the delineation of relevant market under competition law; post-award interim relief by an unsuccessful party; GST on damages in arbitral award; and other recent judgments of the Supreme Court of India and various High Courts.

The NSW Supreme Court's decision in ISPT Pty Ltd v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue addresses whether a taxpayer's acquisition of a 19.46% interest in a private landholding unit trust must be aggregated with a previously acquired 75.8% interest obtained when the trust was still a public landholder.

The Indian Transfer Pricing (“TP”) landscape is undergoing a significant shift. The transition to a new legislative framework signals a move toward administrative modernization, enhanced compliances, reduced litigation and ease of doing business

US technology, pharma, and life science companies establishing Australian subsidiaries to access R&D tax incentives face complex international tax challenges. When intercompany agreements are drafted without proper coordination between US transfer pricing rules and Australian R&D Tax Incentive requirements, companies risk significant IRS exposure including platform contribution payment obligations, cost reallocations, and penalties that can exceed the intended tax benefits.

If your business operates across borders, compliance in India is now a moving, overlapping system. What used to be handled separately by legal, HR, and finance teams is now deeply interconnected.