Decoding MDR’s impact; EV bikes’ policy change sparks debateHappy Thursday! The return of MDR is set to change UPI's market share game. This and more in today's ETtech Morning Dispatch.
17 Sep, 2026, 07.43 AM IST
Should homemakers buy a term plan? Here’s why their unpaid work has real financial valueThe contributions of homemakers to household management have substantial economic significance that is now being acknowledged by life insur...
07 Sep, 2026, 12.36 PM IST
Earnings from unexercised ESOP buyback is LTCG, not pay perk: ITATThe Income Tax Appellate Tribunal ruled that vested ESOPs are not taxable as salary until exercised. It held that gains from Flipkart's rep...
06 Aug, 2026, 09.01 AM IST
Unexercised ESOP buyback gains taxable as LTCG, not salary income: ITATThe Income Tax Appellate Tribunal determined that employee stock options are not considered part of salary perks until they are exercised. ...
04 Aug, 2026, 11.23 PM IST
West Bengal tax body rejects Flipkart’s GST exemption model for delivery chargesFlipkart's bid to exempt delivery charges from GST by classifying itself as a Goods Transport Agency has been rejected by the West Bengal A...
12 May, 2026, 05.51 PM IST
Foreign ecommerce, digital players rush to banks to pay equalisation levyBig players such as Google, Amazon, Netflix and Adobe have already paid the 2% equalisation levy – or the ‘Google tax’ – on their earnings ...
31 Oct, 2020, 11.19 AM IST
Digital companies including Amazon, Facebook seek clarity on ecommerce transactions taxCompanies want the government to come out with precise rules for this tax, which they are to deduct before payments to vendors, and how cer...
08 Sep, 2020, 07.03 AM IST
GST policy on e-commerce may make life difficult for cab startups: ExpertsSections of GST experts believe the GST policy requiring aggregators to pay GST on fares collected by cab drivers will hurt startups
07 Oct, 2018, 10.39 PM IST
Foreign ecommerce companies rush to register for GST in all statesUnder the provisions, notified entities have to deduct up to 1% state GST and 1% central GST on intrastate supplies of over Rs 2.5 lakh.
19 Sep, 2018, 11.27 PM IST
Budget 2018: Ecommerce industry eyes significant changes in rules and taxesWith Finance minister Arun Jaitely already having boosted startups with a strong business environment in areas like commercial real estate,...
31 Jan, 2018, 06.07 PM IST
Gujarat High Court ruling gives relief to etailers like Flipkart, Amazon, SnapdealA number of states led by Gujarat had imposed entry tax on goods supplied by ecommerce players from outside the state seeking to protect lo...
03 Dec, 2016, 12.34 AM IST
Ecommerce companies say GST will be taxing for customersThe recommendations include defining ecommerce appropriately to remove the ambiguity and confusion with “aggregator” and “intermediary” und...
13 May, 2016, 04.31 AM IST
Flipkart takes Uttarakhand to court for taxing ebuyersFlipkart has sued the state of Uttarakhand for its decision to impose a 10% entry tax on goods purchased through ecommerce.
14 Mar, 2016, 06.58 AM IST
Government likely to clarify confusion over tax norms for e-commerce companiesThe government is likely to issue a clarification to end the confusion over ecommerce companies that operate marketplaces, so that states d...
09 Nov, 2015, 02.34 AM IST
Karnataka ’s ecommerce tax will fall flat in court: ExpertsThe taxes department asked ecommerce firms including Amazon, Flipkart and Snapdeal to deduct 1% of the money payable to merchants towards t...
16 Oct, 2015, 03.35 AM IST
New tax tangle for e-commerce firms: Karnataka proposes a 1% levy on payments by buyers to sellersIf put in place, e-commerce cos will have to deduct 1 per cent of payments made to vendors before passing the money on, making goods costli...
08 Oct, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Digvijay Singh asks Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah to resolve Amazon tax issueDigvijay Singh asked Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah to resolve tax-related dispute with Amazon in best “interests of both Karnataka & the Congre...
18 Sep, 2014, 12.46 PM IST