Noting that imposition of minimum alternate tax (MAT) and Dividend Distribution Tax (DDT) has led to a slowdown in the SEZ sector, the Commerce Ministry today said it has taken up the issues with its Finance counterpart.
In a big relief to foreign firms, government today said the Income Tax Act will be amended with retrospective effect to exempt from MAT the overseas companies that are covered under double taxation avoidance agreements.
Days after the government decided to exempt foreign funds from tax on profits earned before April 1, the CBDT today issued a circular asking its fields officers to keep in abeyance pending assessments and not to recover any o