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IssueNo.04 Rev. No 5 Dated: July 27, 2017
COURSE PLAN
Approved By
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HOD DEAN
UPES Campus Tel: +91-135-2102647/2102760
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COURSE PLAN
Subject: Taxation Law Course:
B.A., LLB. (Hons.) Energy Laws 2015-2020.
Duration: July 2018-December 2018 Subject code: LLBL 443
A. OBJECTIVES:
B. COURSE OUTCOMES: On completion of this course, the students will be able to.
1. Students will be able to interpret cases pertaining to direct as well as indirect taxes.
2. Students will know the tax structure in India, different authorities under Income Tax Act,
1961, GST, Customs Act, etc.
3. Students will be able to compute liability of taxes on different categories of assesses under
Income Tax Act, 1961.
4. Students will be able to work out on methods of tax planning and tax management.
5. Students will be able to determine the impact of recent major tax reform in form of GST.
6. Students will be able to analyze the effect of demonetization on taxation scheme in India.
D.PEDAGOGY
Lecture/Discussions
Term Paper/Project
Internal Assessment: 100 Marks (shall be done based on the following five components):
Continuous Assessment: (Marks 100) shall be done based on the following five components:
a. Two class tests 10 Marks (5*2)
b. Class Participation 20 Marks
c. Project work 30 Marks (Abstract, Synopsis, final Draft,
Presentation, Viva)
d. Subject grand viva 20 Marks
e. Attendance 20 Marks
Five components will be used for internal assessment for this course (Total 100 marks), the
details of each component is as follows:
a) Class Test: There will be a class test which may be a surprise test. Test will carry 10%
weightage.
Mid- Sem examination shall be of two hour duration and shall be a combination of objective,
short, analytical and problem based questions.
End-Sem examination shall be of three hours duration. The examination paper shall have
objective, short, analytical and problem based questions.
Student has to secure minimum 40% marks of the “highest marks in the class scored by a
student in the subject (in that class/group class)” individually in both the ‘End-Semester
examination’ and ‘Total Marks’ in order to pass in the paper.
Attendance
Students are required to have minimum attendance of 75% in the subject. Students with less
than said percentage shall NOT be allowed to appear in the end semester examination. The
student obtaining 100% attendance would be given 5% bonus marks for internal assessment.
Cell Phones and other Electronic Communication Devices: Cell phones and other electronic
communication devices (such as Blackberries/Laptops) are not permitted in classes during Tests
or the Mid/Final Examination. Such devices MUST be turned off in the class room.
E-Mail and LMS: Each student in the class should have an e-mail id and a password to access the
LMS system regularly. Regularly, important information – Date of conducting class tests, guest
lectures, syndicate sessions etc. to the class will be transmitted via e-mail/LMS. The best way to
arrange meetings with us or ask specific questions is by email and prior appointment. All the
Vodafone International
Tax Planning Vs. Tax Management Holdings ... vs Union Of
India &Anr (2012) ICSI, Study Module,
35-40
Tax Avoidance Vs. Tax Evasion Jindal Stainless Ltd.&Anr vs Executive
State Of Haryana &Ors
(2016)
General Anti Avoidance Rule
Double Taxation Avoidance
41-48 ICSI, Study Module, Executive
Agreement
Transfer Pricing
H. SUGGESTED READINGS:
a) Systematic Approach to Income Tax Dr. Gurish Ahuja Bharat Law House Pvt.
Limited, Delhi
b) Direct Taxes Law & Practice Dr. Vinod K. Taxman Allied Service Pvt.
Singhania Limited
c) Law and Practice, Taxman Publications V.S. Datey Universal Law Publishers
RESEARCH PAPERS:
1. Thirty Years of Tax Reform in India by Shankar Acharya, Economic and Political
Weekly, Vol. 40, No. 20 (May 14-20, 2005), pp. 2061+2063-2070
2. Interstate Tax Disharmony in India: A Comparative Perspective by M. Govinda Rao and
François Vaillancourt Publius, Vol. 24, No. 4, Interstate Relations (Autumn, 1994), pp.
99-114
3. Clean energy tax for India by Dinesh C Sharma, Frontiers in Ecology and the
Environment, Vol. 8, No. 3 (April 2010), p. 116
4. Indirect Taxes in India: An Incidence Analysis by Shikha Jha and P. V. Srinivasan,
Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 24, No. 15 (Apr. 15, 1989), pp. 811-813+815-
817+819-821+823-825+827-830
5. Issues in the Introduction of Goods and Services Tax, by MAHESH C PUROHIT,
Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 45, No. 5 (JANUARY 30-FEBRUARY 5, 2010),
pp. 12-15
6. Goods and Services Tax in India: An Assessment of the Base by R KAVITA RAO and
PINAKI CHAKRABORTY, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 45, No. 1, JANUARY
2-8, 2010), pp. 49-54
7. Decentralisation of GST Services and Vertical Imbalances in Pakistan [with Comments]
by Iffat Ara, Muhammad Sabir and Mahmood Khalid, The Pakistan Development Review,
Vol. 49, No. 4, Papers and Proceedings PARTS I and II The 26th Annual General Meeting
and Conference of the Pakistan Society of Development Economists Islamabad, December
28 - 30, 2010 (Winter 2010), pp. 479-495
I:DETAILED CASES
3. CIT .v. Rampur Distillery and (2014) 364 ITR 551 2 6-26
Chemical Co. Ltd. (2014)
12. Jindal Stainless Ltd.&Anr vs State 125 (2005) DLT 326 5 45-46
Of Haryana &Ors (2016)
G: 4 WEB SOURCES:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_India
https://www.hdfclife.com/insurance-knowledge-centre/tax-saving-insurance/Tax-Structure-in-
India/
https://www.bankbazaar.com/tax.html
http://trak.in/tags/business/2015/03/09/overview-direct-indirect-taxation-tax-structure-india/
https://cleartax.in/s/income-tax-slabs
https://www.quora.com/How-can-I-understand-the-taxation-system-of-India
http://www.mondaq.com/india/x/601974/tax+authorities/A+Study+of+the+Indian+Tax+System
http://www.doingbusinessinmaharashtra.org/Taxation.aspx
https://gradestack.com/CA-CPT/Basic-Understanding-of/Tax-structure-in-India/22648-4557-
54830-study-wtw
Databases:
JSTOR
SCCONLINE
Manupatra
Taxmann
However,
1. Copying lines (more than 12 words in a sequence) or passages from other sources,
not citing them, and writing the name of the source as reference in the end of the paper
will be deemed plagiarism
2. After copying lines in which there are more than 12 words in a sequence and
providing a citation at the end of a line or paragraph will also be deemed plagiarism
3. Copying others assignment, though they are original, will be considered plagiarism
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PROJECT TOPICS
PROJECT TOPICS
1. Tax Exemption to the political parties.
2. Income Tax Governing Body Review in Sahara Case – The Approach Taken by Justice A.P
Shah.
3. Taxing the online companies operating in India.
4. Taxation in the e-commerce sector and the question of Jurisdiction.
5. International Trusts and Tax Havens.
6. Increasing the tax payer base in India (A Legal Approach).
7. Improper imports and exports
8. Startups in India and issue of taxation
9. Tackling income tax exemptions for equities and
10. Tackling the income tax exemptions for agricultural income
11. Tax Evasion and Tax Avoidance
12. Income tax relief for SMEs and the process of digitization
13. Taxation on gift of property
14. SEBI norms for fund managers - overseas funds
15. Effect of demonetization on Income Tax Act
16. A critical assessment of Income Tax relief to FPI.
17. Tax avoidance by the corporations
18. Tax evasion by the corporations
19. International Trusts and tax avoidance
20. International Taxation and DTAA
21. A critical appraisal of – India’s double taxation avoidance agreement with Mauritius
22. A critical appraisal of – India’s double taxation avoidance agreement with Singapore
23. Tax evasion and poverty
24. Vodafone Transfer pricing case
25. Shell Gas Company dispute for transfer pricing – A critical appraisal
26. Taxation Aspect of Mergers/Acquisitions
27. Taxation Aspect of mergers/acquisition in oil & gas companies.
28. A comparative studies of transfer pricing – India, UK, US
29. Shaping “permanent establishment” – A historical approach.
30. Taxation and WTO
31. Advance payment of tax
32. Advance ruling for non-residents
33. Amendments effected by the Finance Act, 2013
34. Tax deduction or collection at source
35. Tax planning
36. Tax treatment of Hindu undivided families
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37. Taxation of companies
38. Taxation of Oil& Gas
39. Taxation of power
40. Transfer of capital asset & Computation of capital gain
41. Transfer pricing
42. What is relevance of residential status
43. Winnings from lotteries, crossword puzzles, horse races and card games, etc.
44. Problems in current Indirect Tax Structure
45. Import Procedure under Customs Act
46. Export Procedure under Customs Act
47. Valuation of Captively Consumed Goods under Excise
48. Job Worker under Excise Law
49. Depot Valuation under Excise Law
50. Effect of demonetization on exports
51. Changes brought or proposed in IT Act, 1961 due to demonetization
52. Duties under Customs Act, 1962
53. Salient Feature of Budget 2018-19
54. Baggage of Indian resident or foreigner residing in India and rules relating thereto
55. Import Export through Courier
56. Import Export through Post
57. Duty Drawback under Customs
58. Warehousing Procedure under Customs
59. Prohibitions on Imports and Exports
60. Any other topic of recent relevance or interest
NOTE: The above-mentioned list of project topics is suggestive and allotment of project
topics to students is subject to approval by the instructor.
2. Submission of synopsis
Synopsis should contain the following:
a. Statement of the Problem
b. Survey of the existing literature
c. Identification of the issues
d. Objective and scope of the research
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e. Research Methodology adopted
f. Probable outcome
g. Chapterization
5. The student shall indicate clearly and extensively in his/her project, the following:
a. The source from which referred information is taken;
b. The extent to which he/she has availed himself/herself of the work of others and
the portion of the /project work he/she claims to be his/her original work; and
c. Whether his/her project work has been conducted independently or in
collaboration with others.
6. A certificate to the effect that the project work carried out by the student independently
or in collaboration with other student(s) endorsed by the student shall form the part of
the submission for evaluation.
7. Every student who spends a specified period of time in an
industry/organization/institute for reasons of work related to his/her project work, with
prior permission from the Coordinator concerned will explicitly acknowledge working
in the relevant industry/organization/institute.
8. All projects submitted by the students will go through the process of plagiarism check
through the anti-plagiarism software (Turnitin). The report produced by the software
will necessarily be as per the standards prescribed by the university. If the report is
below standards the supervisor will reject the project and award zero marks.
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Class Abstract Synopsis Comment Final Project Class Test 2
Test 1 submission submission Project Presentations+
Submission Grand Viva
On or Snap
Snap On or On or Before 20 On or Before End
Before Before September Before Term (Before End
(Before 2018. Term)
Mid 30 August, 15 31 October,
Term) 2018. September, 2018.
2018.