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Amends notification no. 24/2009 – management, maintenance and repair service – exemption extended to repair of roads, bridges, tunnels, dams, airports, railways and transport terminals- Notification No. 54/2010-ST Notification No.54/2010-Service Tax New Delhi, the 21st December, 2010. G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 93 of the Finance Act, [...] Full Article

Meaning of Gratuity :-Gratuity refers to the emoluments received by an employee from his employer in gratitude for the services rendered. Such sum can be paid on retirement, resignation, superannuation, death or disablement. Under the Gratuity Act, the sum can be paid only after an employee has rendered continuous service of not less than five years. Exceptions being termination of employment on account of death/disablement. Full Article

As announced in para 54 of the Union Budget for the Year 2010-11, it has been decided to expand the definition of infrastructure sector, for the purpose of availing of ECB, to include “cold storage or cold room facility, including for farm level pre-cooling, for preservation or storage of agricultural and allied produce, marine products and meat”. Accordingly, the infrastructure sector would henceforth be defined to include (i) power, (ii) telecommunication, (iii) r.. Full Article

If something is not taxable at all, can one exempt it? Obviously not. If one does it, it is conceptually meaningless and even absurd. Taking an excise example, it is like saying that free air is exempt. If free air is not taxable, it cannot be exempted by the government. Precisely this type of conceptual error is visible in the exemption list suggested in the Report of the Task Force of the 13th Finance Commission . Full Article

Gratuity’ is a retirement benefit. Gratuity Act, 1972 act envisages in providing retirement benefit to the workman who have rendered long and unblemished service to the employer. Gratuity is a reward for long and meritorious service. Earlier, it was not compulsory for an employer to reward his employee at the time of his retirement or resignation. But in 1972 the government passed the Payment of Gratuity Act that made it mandatory for all employers with more than 10 em.. Full Article

The Income-Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that any expenditure, which is viewed as an offence or is prohibited by law, but is of a commercial nature incurred in the normal course of business, can be treated as an outgo at the time of calculating tax liabilities. Full Article

In the Case of : Western Coalfields vs. ACIT (ITAT Nagpur), Decided by : ITAT Nagpur Bench, Date of Order: 30.06.2009, Appeal No. : ITA No. 261/Nag. 2008 (Assessment Year 2003-04) Explanation to s. 37 (1) does not apply to “penalty” which is not of the nature of illegal / unlawful expenditure The assessee became [...] Full Article