Is India’s Digital Services Tax discriminatory? | The Hindu Parley podcast

It is not contrary to international tax principles and does not discriminate particularly against U.S. firms

February 11, 2021 08:30 pm | Updated May 11, 2021 04:35 pm IST

Last month, a United States Trade Representative investigation report found India’s Digital Services Tax to be discriminatory. It said the tax is “inconsistent with prevailing principles of international taxation”, and burdens or restricts U.S. commerce. India has denied these charges. The bone of contention is a 2% tax that India has charged since April 2020 on revenues from digital services, applicable only to non-resident companies.

Here we discuss this issue.

Guests: Nikhil Kapoor, a Research Fellow at the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy; Suranjali Tandon, an Assistant Professor, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy

Host: Sriram Srinivasan

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