India budget 2018: Changes expected for GST, LLPs and start-ups

Joe Stanley-Smith

January 31 2018

The existing taxation regime is marred by significant disadvantages

Taxpayers can expect numerous changes in India’s 2018 budget, with corporate tax, minimum alternate tax (MAT), goods and services tax (GST), dividend distribution tax (DDT) all likely to be affected.

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Joe Stanley-Smith

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Joe manages ITR’s online and print coverage, and the publication’s events worldwide. He covers a range of tax issues affecting multinational corporations, particularly indirect tax matters and case studies.

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