Date: 2015-07-01Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015 (22 of 2015) (hereinafter referred to as the Act) received the assent of the President on 26th May, 2015
Executive Summary:
This order addresses difficulties in interpreting the "Black Money Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015" (the Act). It clarifies the date of commencement of the Act, particularly concerning provisions related to undisclosed foreign assets. This order substitutes "1st day of July, 2015" for "1st day of April, 2016" in subsection 3 of Section 1 of the Act, impacting the timeline for declaration and taxation of undisclosed foreign assets. The order comes into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Commencement Date Clarification:**
* The order addresses the interpretation of the commencement date of the Act to ensure provisions of Section 59 and Section 60 are effectively implemented.
* Replaces "1st day of April, 2016" with "1st day of July, 2015" in subsection 3 of Section 1 of the Act.
* **Legislative Context:**
* The Act received Presidential assent on May 26, 2015.
* Section 3(1) addresses tax on undisclosed foreign income and assets for assessment years beginning on or after April 1, 2016.
* Section 59 allows declaration of undisclosed foreign assets acquired from income chargeable to tax under the Income-tax Act, 1961, for assessment years prior to April 1, 2016.
* Section 60 addresses tax on undisclosed foreign assets declared under Section 59, based on the asset's value on the Act's commencement date.
* **Order Details:**
* The order is called the "Black Money Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets and Imposition of Tax Act Removal of Difficulties Order, 2015."
* It is issued by the Central Government, exercising powers conferred by subsection 1 of Section 86 of the Act.
Impact Analysis:
**Central Government:**
* Impact: Responsible for implementing and enforcing the Act based on the clarified commencement date.
* Action Required: Ensure all relevant departments and officials are aware of the change in commencement date and its implications for tax collection and enforcement.
**Taxpayers with Undisclosed Foreign Assets:**
* Impact: Need to be aware of the revised commencement date for the Act, which affects the declaration and taxation of their undisclosed foreign assets.
* Action Required: Review their foreign assets and income, and take necessary steps to comply with the Act's provisions, considering the new commencement date of July 1, 2015.
**Tax Authorities:**
* Impact: Must adjust their procedures and timelines to align with the clarified commencement date for assessing and taxing undisclosed foreign assets.
* Action Required: Update assessment and enforcement strategies to reflect the change from April 1, 2016, to July 1, 2015, as the commencement date.
Key Entities Referenced
New Delhi: The capital city of India where the order was issued.
Black Money Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015: A law enacted in 2015 by the Parliament of India to address the issue of undisclosed foreign income and assets.
Section 59: Section of the Black Money Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015 relating to declaration of undisclosed foreign asset.
Section 60: Section of the Black Money Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015 providing for charging of tax on undisclosed foreign asset declared under Section 59.
Section 86: Section of the Black Money Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015 that confers powers to the Central Government to remove difficulties in implementing the Act.
Income-tax Act, 1961: An act of the Parliament of India.
Central Board of Direct Taxes: A government body under the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, responsible for direct tax administration in India.
Amit Katoch: Under Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue.
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[अिधस ूचना स.ं 56/2015/फा. सं. 133/33/2015-टीपीएल]
अिमत कटोच, अवर सिच व
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
(CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES)
ORDER
New Delhi, the 1st July, 2015
S.O. 1790(E).—Whereas the Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition
of Tax Act, 2015 (22 of 2015) (hereinafter referred to as the Act) received the assent of the President on 26th
May, 2015;
And whereas sub-section (3) of Section 1 of the Act provides that save as otherwise provided in the
Act, the Act shall come into force on the 1st day of April, 2016;
And whereas sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the Act provides for charging of tax on undisclosed
foreign income and asset for every assessment year beginning on or after the 1st day of April, 2016;
And whereas under sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the Act, undisclosed foreign income and asset of
the previous year relevant to the assessment year commencing on or after the 1st day of April, 2016 is
chargeable under the Act;
And whereas the ‘previous year’ as defined in clause (9) of Section 2 of the Act means a period of
twelve months immediately preceding the assessment year;
And whereas section 59 of the Act relating to declaration of undisclosed foreign asset provides for
making declaration by any person, on or after the date of commencement of the Act but on or before a date to¹Hkkx IIµ[k.M 3 (ii)º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 3
be notified by the Central Government in the Official Gazette, in respect of any undisclosed asset located
outside India and acquired from income chargeable to tax under the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961) for
any assessment year prior to the assessment year commencing on the 1st day of April, 2016;
And whereas Section 60 of the Act provides for charging of tax on undisclosed foreign asset declared
under Section 59 on the value of such asset on the date of commencement of the Act;
And whereas the Act passed by the Parliament received the assent of the President on the 26th day of
May, 2015 and therefore the provisions of this Act cannot be given effect prior to the 26th day of May, 2015
irrespective of the fact that the assessment year beginning on the 1stday of April, 2016 relates to the previous
year commencing on the 1st day of April, 2015;
And whereas a difficulty has arisen in interpreting the expression‘date of commencement of the
Act’and giving effect to the provisions of Section 59 and Section 60 which may be construed as 1st day of
April, 2016, whereas the chargeability of tax under the Act is for assessment year commencing on or after the
1st day of April, 2016 relevant to the previous year commencing on or after the 1st day of April, 2015;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 86 of the Act, the
Central Government hereby makes the following Order to remove the aforesaid difficulties, namely:-
1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Order may be called the Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign
Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act (Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2015.
(2) It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In sub-section (3) of Section 1 of the Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and
Imposition of Tax Act, 2015 (22 of 2015), for the words, figures and letters “the 1st day of April, 2016”, the
words, figures and letters “the 1st day of July, 2015” shall be substituted.
[Notification No. 56/2015/F. No. 133/33/2015-TPL]
AMIT KATOCH, Under Secy.
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