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Taxmen will keep a close watch on corporate advance tax payments as the income-tax department turns the heat on them to shore up direct tax collections that have grown in low single digits in the first eight months of the current financial year. The third quarter advance tax payments are crucial as they largely form the basis of all significant changes in tax laws in the Budget, presented usually on the last working day of February every year. Full Article

Premium Punch:- At present, premium payment for a life insurance policy is tax-exempt provided the premium amount is not more than 20 per cent of the sum assured. Similarly, any sum received under a life insurance policy – be it money back at regular intervals, death benefit, maturity benefits, including bonus and loyalty additions – is tax-free. Full Article

The amount disbursed by a chit fund company to the members from their contribution cannot be treated as `interest'; as the payments made/disbursed to the subscribers/ members are not `interest', therefore, the question of deducting any tax at source therefrom would not arise; in the case of a chit fund, there is no borrowing of moneys nor any debt is incurred and as such the provisions of section 2(28A) are not attracted. Full Article

The Central Information Commission has slapped the maximum fine of Rs 25,000 provided under the RTI Act on the CEO of a cost accounting body for failure to give timely information in a case. The CIC slapped the fine on the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India’s (ICWAI) CEO, Sudhir Mukund Galande, while dismissing [...] Full Article

Frequently Asked Questions on AS 11 notification – Companies (Accounting Standards) Amendment Rules, 2009 (G.S.R. 225 (E) dt. 31.3.09) issued by Ministry of Corporate Affairs.  ASB Guidance in the form of FAQs on AS 11 notification – Companies (Accounting Standards) Amendment Rules, 2009 (G.S.R. 225 (E) dt. 31.3.09) issued by Ministry of Corporate Affairs does [...] Full Article

SUMMARY OF CASE LAW Interference of the High Court in findings of fact would be justified only if it appears to it that the conclusions arrived at by the ITAT are palpably perverse. CASE LAW DETAILS Decided by: HIGH COURT OF DELHI, In The case of: CIT v. K. J. Business Centre , Appeal No. : [...] Full Article

What is the New Pension System (NPS)? It is a system where individuals fund, during their work life, their financial security for old age when they no longer work. All those who join up would get a Permanent Retirement Account (PRA), which can be accessed online and through so-called points of presence (PoPs). Full Article

Applying for a loan? Check if you’ve paid your telephone bill or insurance premium first. Soon, your loan proposals will not depend only on your credit card and debt payment record with banks but also on whether you’ve paid your phone bill, insurance premium and stock broker dues on time.The Reserve Bank of India on [...] Full Article