Taxing offshore transactions in India and the territoriality clause: a case for substantial constitutional limitations on Indian Parliament's power to retrospectively amend the income tax act

Gautam, Khagesh (2014) Taxing offshore transactions in India and the territoriality clause: a case for substantial constitutional limitations on Indian Parliament's power to retrospectively amend the income tax act. International Tax Journal, 40 (4). pp. 19-34. ISSN 00977314

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Abstract

This article invokes the Territoriality Clause (article 245) of the Indian Constitution and argues that the the Territoriality Clause is a substantial limitation on the Indian Parliament's power to impose capital gains taxation on offshore transactions. The important point is not the location of the underlying assets held by a foreign/offshore corporation (as was argued by the Income Tax Department in the famous Vodafone International Holdings v. Union of India [2012] before the Supreme Court of India) but the identity of the parties engaged in that transaction.

Item Type: Article
Keywords: International Taxation | Capital Gains | Territoriality | Constitution and Taxation
Subjects: Social Sciences and humanities > Business, Management and Accounting > Accounting
Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Law and Legal Studies
JGU School/Centre: Jindal Global Law School
Depositing User: Subhajit Bhattacharjee
Date Deposited: 19 Apr 2022 13:23
Last Modified: 19 Apr 2022 13:23
URI: https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/2469

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