Low-rate regime: why corporate tax is a success but not personal income tax?

While the new corporate tax regime has been well received, the personal income tax regime appears to have had only mixed reception

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Corporation tax | Income tax | Taxation


The government offered businesses the option of opting for a lower tax rate regime with some exemptions in 2019. A few months later it offered a similar (not the same) regime for personal income taxpayers with a annual gross income of Rs. 15,00,000. While the new corporate tax regime has been well received, the personal income tax regime appears to have had only mixed reception.


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First published: Tuesday 06 September 2022. 09:17 IST

Luisa D. Fuller