Scheme to whom it is applicable? The person who has not paid the tax dues. Tax Dues means the service tax due or payable under the Chapter or any other amount due or payable under Section 73 A thereof for the period beginning from 1st day of October 2007 to 31st December 2012 including a CESS, leviable thereon under any other ACT for the time being in force but not paid as on 1st Day of March 2013.

The revised Form ST-3 is expected to be available on ACES by the first week of March. However in the event of any delay, the last date will be suitably extended and adequate time given so that no inconvenience is caused to the assessees.

a new scheme has been introduced for defaulter – service tax assessees named as Service Tax Voluntary Compliance Encouragement Scheme. While announcing this scheme, it was said by hon’ble Finance Minister that there are nearly 17,00,000 registered assessees under service tax,

CA Srikant Agarwal We have uploaded below Income Tax Calculator for Financial Year 2013-14 or Assessment Year 2014-15 after making the changes effected by union budget 2013-2014.  The calculator calculates Income Tax from Financial Year 2006-07 to 2013-14 and also contains Income Tax Rate for the period from 1997-98 to 2013-14. The Calculator calculates tax [...]

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) Q1. Whether basic exemption limit for Individuals, HUF’s, AOP & BOI under the Income Tax Act, 1961 has been raised from Rs. 2,00,000/- to Rs. 2,20,000/- Ans. NO, the basic exemption limit remains unchanged at Rs. 2 Lakh for FY 2013-14 (AY 2014-15). Q2. In the Budget 2013 Speech, The Finance [...]

The Direct Taxes Code Bill is to be re-introduced before the end of this Budget Session. The Bill is expected to give due weightage to the recommendations of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance and incorporate the best global practices. The other major proposals on the direct taxes front are as follows -

Service tax  Voluntary Compliance Encouragement Scheme, 2013 (VCES) is proposed to be introduced to encourage voluntary compliance and broaden the tax base. In this scheme, it is proposed to provide one time amnesty by way of (i) waiver of interest and penalty; and (ii) immunity from prosecution, to the stop filers, non-filers or non-registrants [...]

FINANCE MINISTRY ISSUES CLARIFICATION REGARDING TAX RESIDENCY CERTIFICATE (TRC) Concerns on Language of Dtaa To be Addressed When Finance Bill is Taken up for Consideration: Finance Ministry Concern has been expressed regarding the clause in the Finance Bill that amends Section 90 of the Income-tax Act that deals with Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements. Sub-section (4) [...]

It is one of the emerging challenges for the Entities availing service through import of services to calculate actual amount of Service Tax under reverse charge mechanism of Finance Act and also to calculate the amount of TDS to be deposited under section 195 of Income tax Act, 1961. Due to involvement of  both Direct [...]

In the recent past, there is much talk among the business people, media and also society about India’s growth story, consequences of slow-growth rate, ways to improve the growth and taking the growth rates again to more than 8%. Growth can certainly create employment opportunities needed and a country like INDIA with a demographic dividend [...]