The Direct Taxes Code Bill, 2010 - DTC to be bulkier than existing Income Tax Act

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....he Direct Taxes Code Bill, 2010 - DTC to be bulkier than existing Income Tax Act <br>News and Press Release<br>Dated:- 31-8-2010<br><BR>New Delhi, Aug 30 (PTI) The proposed Direct Taxes Code (DTC), wh....

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....ich will replace the archaic Income Tax Act, is bulkier than the existing law, as the new legislation also seeks to substitute the current Wealth Tax Act. While the proposed DTC has 319 sections and ....

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....22 schedules, there are 298 sections and 14 schedules in the existing act. The Wealth Tax Act, 1957, itself has 47 sections and three schedules. As per the bill placed in the Lok Sabha by Finance Mi....

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....nister Pranab Mukhejee, the DTC, which will replace the Income Tax Act 1961, has 20 chapters divided into nine parts. Various parts of the DTC deal with a plethora of subjects, including income tax, ....

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....dividend distribution tax, tax on distributed income, branch profit tax, wealth tax, prevention of abuse of the code, tax management, general provisions and interpretation of the code. The Direct Tax....

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....es Code Bill, 2010<BR> News - Press release - PIB....