Diploma in Tax Litigation and Advanced Corporate Taxation

BY
LawSikho

Mode

Online

Duration

6 Months

Fees

₹ 60000

Quick Facts

particular details
Medium of instructions English
Mode of learning Self study, Virtual Classroom
Mode of Delivery Video and Text Based
Frequency of Classes Weekdays, Weekends
Learning efforts 8-10 Hours Per Week

Course and certificate fees

Fees information
₹ 60,000
certificate availability

Yes

certificate providing authority

National Skill Development Corporation +1 more

The syllabus

Tax on Business Income

  • Essential tax components
    • Business Income from running a business
    • Capital Gains on sale of shares or assets
    • Salaries and profits earned by directors or owners
    • License or any other fees earned by directors
  • Tax on business income:
    • Individuals/ Proprietorships
    • Partnerships
    • LLPs  
    • Companies 
    • Private trusts
  • Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) and its applicability
  • Tax on Distribution of Profits of a Company
  • Exemptions on Public Trusts
  • Taxation of trustees and representative assessees
  • How to secure tax exemption
  • Tax exemptions for ‘startups’

Tax On Executive Remuneration: Assessment And Litigation Proceedings

  • Tax on Consultancy Fees and Royalty
  • Tax on Salary and Bonus
  • Tax on Profit Share
  • Tax on ESOPs and Sweat Equity
  • Clubbing of income and exceptions

Tax Deduction At Source/ Withholding Tax: Key Litigious Issues In Domestic And International Tax

  • Key heads for TDS deduction
    • Income from Salary 
    • Rental Income 
    • Dividend Income 
    • Interest Income 
    • Income from Other Sources
  • When is TDS not to be deducted?
  • Should TDS be deducted for non-taxable income?
  • Consequences of not deducting TDS
  • How to rectify TDS return subsequently
  • Equalization Levy and compliance
  • TDS credit mechanism of Google and other online operators

Deductibility Of Business And Professional Expense

  • Deductions for business and professional expenditure
  • Allowable and disallowable business expenses
  • Depreciation and methods of calculation
  • Deductibility of R&D Expense

Tax On M&A And Other Business Transactions

  • Startup or investment tax
  • Capital Gains on Exits
    • Short term and long-term capital gains
    • Reinvestment
  • Carry-forward of loss in M&A transactions
  • Tax on Amalgamations
  • Tax on Partition
  • Accounting Standards & Taxation

Benami Transactions And Black Money Law

  • Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015
  • Incentives for disclosure of black money
  • Punishment for black money under black money legislation and inc law
  • Income tax implications for black money
  • Money laundering vs. black money
  • Benami Transactions Prohibition Act , 1988 and 2016 Amendment
  • What is a benami asset or transaction?
  • Consequences of Benami Transactions
    • Attachment of property
    • Fine
    • Imprisonment
  • Case study of Shahrukh Khan’s bungalow
  • How to challenge attachment of property

How To Comply With Tax Laws

  • Payment of taxes on time
    • TDS
    • Income Tax 
    • Capital gains
    • Advance Tax Payment
  • Filing of Quarterly and Annual Returns
  • Tax Audits

Consequences Of Violation Of Tax Laws

  • Investigative powers of tax authorities
    • Raids, search and seizure 
    • Attachment and freezing of bank accounts
    • Other powers
  • Typical stages in tax proceedings
    • Income Tax Notice
    • Representation and Hearing Before Assessing Officer
    • CIT (Appeals)
    • ITAT
    • Appeal to High Court
    • Writ
    • SLPs
  • Civil Consequences - Interest and Penalty
  • Criminal Consequences and imprisonment
  • Lookback provisions and record-keeping for tax
  • How tax proceedings work
  • Settlement process in tax litigation

International Taxation And Dtaas

  • Sources of International Tax Law
  • Does international tax law apply to you if you don’t have an office offshore?
  • Does international tax law apply to international payments such as Google Adwords, Amazon Web Services, etc.?
  • Model Tax Treaties and treaty interpretation of DTAAs under VCLT and OECD
  • Section 9 and Business Connection under Income Tax Act
  • Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements and Structure
    • Permanent Establishment (in Model Agreements and DTAAs)
    • Capital Gains
    • Royalty 
    • Fee for Technical Services
    • Tax Information Exchange Provisions
    • Tax Credit / Refund Provisions
  • Permanent Establishment
    • Fixed Place PE
    • Agency PE 
    • Service PE
  • Withholding tax under DTAAs and Indian law
  • Conflict between domestic law and treaties
  • Impact of General Anti-Avoidance Rule (GAAR)
  • International Tax Issues in Secondment Arrangements

Tax Havens And Structuring

  • Benefits of using tax haven structures
  • Regulation of tax havens
  • Review of capital gains provision in tax-haven DTAAs
  • Double-Irish with a Dutch Sandwich structure
  • Case study - How Google, Apple, Amazon and other global corporations save billions in taxes due to cross-border structuring
  • Case study of tax havens:
    • Mauritius for investment and financing transactions
    • Singapore
    • Dubai
    • Cyprus
  • DTAA Amendments with Mauritius, Cyprus and Singapore
  • International tax structuring - Use of SPVs and tax havens
  • Vodafone Case and subsequent amendment
  • Consequences of Round Tripping
  • Double tax treaty credit systems

Advanced Issues In International Tax

  • Use of Holding Company Structures
  • How to structure a global business for tax efficiency
  • Place of Effective Management (POEM)
  • Do Commissionaire Arrangements constitute a PE?
  • Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) on Advanced Tax Saving Strategies
  • Thin Capitalization Rules
  • Controlled Foreign Corporations
  • General Anti-Avoidance Rules (GAAR)

International Tax: Penalties & Dispute Resolution

  • Penalties under Indian domestic law
  • Tax avoidance vs. tax evasion
  • General Anti-Avoidance Rule (GAAR) and Special Anti-Avoidance Rule FATCA
  • Information exchange provisions
    • International cooperation under DTAAs 
    • Tax Information Exchange Agreements (TIEAAs)
    • Case study of Switzerland’s secrecy norms under DTAAs
  • How to safeguard against future risks - Authority for Advanced Rulings (AAR)
  • Settlement of disputes with tax authorities
  • Transfer pricing disputes in offshore jurisdictions

International Transfer Pricing

  • Why should non-tax experts know about transfer pricing?
  • When does transfer pricing become applicable?
  • Arms’ Length Pricing and methods
    • Comparable uncontrolled price method (CUP)
    • Resale Price Method
    • Cost-Plus Method 
    • Transactional net Margin method(TNMM)
    • Profit Split Method
  • How to choose an appropriate method
  • Role of an advanced pricing agreement (APA)
  • US-India APA
  • Associated Enterprises
  • Permanent Establishment
  • Safe Harbour Rules
  • Place of Effective Management
  • Sample Transfer Pricing Agreement

Stamp Duty

  • How to calculate stamp duty
  • Stamp duty for:
    • Licensing
    • Asset Purchase
    • Investment Transactions
    • Amalgamations
    • Loan Transactions
    • Security Creation: Pledge, Mortgage and Hypothecation
    • Stamp duty exemptions for intra-group transactions
  • Consequences of insufficient or no stamping
  • Expiry of stamp paper
  • Implication of bringing an instrument into another state

Goods And Services Tax

  • Need of GST
  • Substituted taxes and surviving taxes
  • Types and rates of GST
  • Concept of ‘supply’, ‘place of supply’, ‘aggregate annual turnover’
  • Determination of place of supply in complex scenarios
  • Zero and nil-rated supply
  • Forward charge mechanism and reverse charge mechanism
  • GST Registration: Requirements, process and exceptions
  • Input tax credit and when it is not available
  • Composition scheme: Eligibility, rate of tax, compliance and advantages
  • TDS in GST
  • GST Refund
  • GST Returns and online filing process
  • Impact of GST on import and export of Goods and Services
  • E-way Bills
  • Invoice Format
  • Debit - Credit Note

Tax Litigation: Drafting And Filing Before Different Authorities

  • Tax Litigation: Drafting and Filings before the following authorities
    • Assessing Officer and CIT(Appeals)
    • Income Tax Appellate Tribunal
    • High Court
    • Settlement Commission proceedings
    • Authority for Advanced Rulings
  • Indirect Tax Litigation - Drafting, strategy and filing work

Introduction Of Litigation Related Drafting

  • How to read applicable rules for tribunals, courts, and high courts
  • How to draft a statement of facts.
  • How to draft grounds of appeal
  • How to draft prayers

Domestic Tax Proceedings Under Income Tax Act

  • Basics of proceedings in Income Tax Act – AO, CIT, ITAT, HC, SLP before SC.
  • How to deal with proceedings before Assessment Officer – Scope and Review – Reply to Legal Notices
  • All about proceedings before CIT
  • How to compile an appeal before CIT
  • How to initiate and deal with proceedings before ITAT
  • How to draft an appeal before ITAT
  • All about writ petitions to be filed before High Court
  • How to draft a writ petition before High Court
  • When to file a statutory appeal and drafting a statutory appeal before the High Court.
  • How should you go about filing a Special Leave Petition and how should you draft it.

International Taxation And Income Tax Act

  • Basics about proceedings related to international taxation, transfer pricing, assessing officer / transfer pricing officer, dispute resolution panel, CIT, ITAT, HC.
  • All about transfer pricing officer and dispute resolution panel.
  • Application before competent authority – DTAA cases.

Indirect Tax Litigation

  • What are the different types of proceedings under the GST Act and how are these carried out?
  • Jurisdiction of CESTAT and how to draft and file an appeal before the CESTAT.
  • Indirect Tax Litigation before High Courts
  • How to secure a favourable ruling from Advance Authority of Ruling in GST

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