The Directorate of Income Tax (PR , PP & OL) has produced a twelve episode quiz show on NDTV 24 x 7 called “Tax Your Brain” with a view to communicate with the school children and youth of the country on the “need for taxation in civil society”. The quiz show will feature 32 teams [...]

BBC World News Channel will telecast a story on Income Tax Collections in India at 11 am and 10 pm on Sunday, 9th of June, 2013, and at 6 am on Monday, 10th of June, 2013, as part of India Business Report Show. The story will also be telecast on Monday, 10th of June, 2013, [...]

There have been multiple views about the taxability of software payments. The Finance Act, 2012 has brought a consensus to it by amending section 9(1) (vi) of Income-tax Act, 1961 by inserting Explanation 4 with retrospective effect from 01.06.1976.

The Finance Act’ 2012 has introduced Section – 92 CD relating to the Advance Pricing Agreement (APA) which came into force w.e.f. 1st July’ 2012. An Advance Pricing Agreement is an agreement between the taxpayer and the tax authority on the pricing of future related party transactions. The Taxpayer and the tax authority agrees on [...]

CBDT has notified Income-tax (3rd Amendment) Rules, 2013 vide NOTIFICATION NO. 34/2013 [F.NO.142/5/2013-TPL]/SO 1111(E), DATED 1-5-2013.Under these rules ,various rules regarding Income tax return for assessment year has been amended. It is mandatory to file audit reports u/s 44AB, 92E, 115JB through online facility .once the information is filled with such forms. It would not [...]

How to File Income Tax Returns without using any softwares: After incorporating the new fecilities on income tax e-filing poratl, one can file his/her income tax returns directly on the department website without using any software. Steps to file Income Tax Returns without using softwares.

NOTIFICATION No. 40/2013 New Delhi, the 6th day of June, 2013 S.O. 1464(E) – In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (v) of the Explanation to section 48 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government hereby makes the following amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the [...]

 CA Tarannum Khatri  Tax Settlement Commission, a quasi judicial body, was set up under section 245B of Income-tax Act 1961. It has been set up as a result of recommendations made by Direct Taxes Enquiry Committee (Popularly known as Wanchoo Committee). The objective of setting up of this Commission is to settle the tax liabilities [...]

The Transfer Pricing provisions has been introduced in india in the year 2001. Since then it has come a long way. Now, the Finance Act’ 2012 has extended the scope of Transfer Pricing provisions to certain specified domestic transactions and introduced section-92BA in order to bring in certain specified domestic transactions undertaken by the enterprises [...]

As per Finance Bill of 2013, TDS is applicable on sale of immoveable property wherein the sale consideration of the property exceeds or is equal to Rs 50,00,000 (Rupees Fifty Lakhs). Sec 194 IA of the Income Tax Act, 1961 states that for all transactions with effect from June 1, 2013, Tax @ 1% should [...]