Wealth Tax

Correction in OLTAS challan i.e. in Challan No. ITNS 280 related to payment of Income tax and Corporation tax, ITNS 281 for depositing Tax Deducted at Source / Tax Collected at Source (TDS/TCS) from corporates or non-corporates , ITNS 282 for payment of Hotel Receipts Tax, Estate Duty, Wealth Tax, Gift-tax, Expenditure Tax and Other direct taxes and ITNS 283 or payment of Banking Cash Transaction Tax and Fringe Benefits Tax. Full Article

The Ministry of Revenue has intimated that some posts of Members of the Settlement Commission are vacant and due to be filled shortly. As per the Settlement Commission (Income Tax/ Wealth Tax) (Recruitment and Conditions of Service of Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Members) Amendment Rules, 2007 applicable to the said post, only serving Chief Commissioners of Income-tax or officers of equivalent rank are eligible to apply for these posts. Full Article

CIT Vs Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Ltd (Ahmedabad High Court)- In the instant case, the assessee-company has let out only a very small portion (i.e. less than 10%) of its office premises to the Directorate of Petroleum. Department of Energy and Petrochemicals and that too under directions from the Government. Full Article

Revised Procedure from 1st September 2011 to get Income Tax , TDS, Self Assessment Tax, Advance Tax, Wealth Tax and Other Direct tax Payment Challan corrected / Rectified which were paid at bank in Physical Mode and time period within which correction request can be made along with conditions , Procedures for the same and Format of the letter to bank. Full Article

CIT, Chennai Vs M/s Simpson & Co. (Madras HC)- There must be a nexus between the material at the hands of the Officer and formation of belief that there was escapement of wealth from assessment on account of the failure of the assessee to disclose fully and truly, all material facts. In the absence of any nexus or any one of the requirements, the reassessment proceedings could not be upheld as one falling under Section 17 of the Wealth Tax Act. Full Article

I. K. Agencies Pvt Ltd vs. WTO (Calcutta High Court) - The authorities below totally overlooked the fact that initiation of the proceedings for reassessment was vitiated for not giving notice under Section 17 of the Wealth Tax Act to the Appellant and the notice issued upon M/s. Abhudey Properties Pvt. Ltd. which was not in existence at that time was insufficient to initiate proceedings against the Appellant who had taken over the liability of M/s. Abhudey Properties Pvt.. Full Article

As soon as the land of the assessee is requisitioned and stood vested in the State, he does not remain its owner and the mere inchoate right to receive the enhanced compensation cannot possibly be treated as assets and included in his wealth subsequently. Full Article

The government plans to widen the scope of wealth tax in Budget 2011-12 to include several assets that escape the tax net as they are acquired through cash transactions.Armed with a survey on ostentatious display of wealth, the government is collecti Full Article