The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on 24 January 2017, has issued the guiding principles to be followed for determination of the place of effective management of a company (POEM). The concept of PoEM for deciding the residential status of a company was introduced by the Finance Act, 2015. The guideline was effective from 01.04.2016, and accordingly, shall apply from the assessment year 2017-18 onwards.
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