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FM proposes uniform MAT Treatment for non-resident opting for Presumptive Tax

Published: Feb 01, 2026

By TIOLCorplaws News Service

NEW DELHI, FEB 01, 2026: CERTAIN foreign companies are excluded from the application of Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) under the present provisions. The income of non-residents derived from certain business who opt for presumptive rate of taxation under section 61 of the Act are also excluded. However, certain other businesses who have opted for presumptive taxation under section 61 have not been so excluded.

In order to ensure similar treatment among all the different specified businesses of non-residents opting for presumptive taxation, the FM proposed that two other specified businesses (business of operation of cruise ships and the business of providing services or technology for the setting up an electronics manufacturing facility in India to a resident company) shall also be excluded from the applicability of MAT.

This amendment is proposed to take effect from the 1st day of April, 2026, and will accordingly apply to tax year 2026-27 and subsequent tax years.

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