Tax Evasion

Service tax evasion on deals of Rs 40 crore sale involving an industrial security service agency was detected during a raid by Suratservice tax officials on Monday. According to officials, who refused to divulge the agency’s name, the raids were conducted after reports of illegal transactions at the official premises of this agency came in. [...] Full Article

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has asked the income-tax department to provide all information on tax evasion by listed companies so that it can see whether these firms have violated the provisions of Companies Act as well. “MCA is trying to develop a system that whenever the I-T department finds any such case where there is income-tax evasion or any practice of showing wrong amount in financial statements, the department would inform us also,” a senior minis.. Full Article

In what could be a major relief to the corporate sector, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has decided not to scrutinize tax returns of more than 1,000 top companies provided no serious disputes are pending against them. The annual returns of tax complying companies would not be scrutinized this year. The decision has been taken by the CBDT to encourage better tax compliance among the corporate,” a senior finance ministry official, who did not wish to be identif.. Full Article

Taxi and bus fleet owners and contractors providing raw materials, electrical work and furniture in civil construction are likely to come under the presumptive income tax net from 2008-09.An announcement in this regard is likely in the coming Budget.Presumptive tax is a procedure for computing profits of contractors that supply labour for civil construction or are in the business of plying, hiring and leasing transport for goods. Full Article