Section 98 of Chapter VII of Finance (No.2) Act, 2004, provides for charge of securities transaction tax (STT). It was provided that in the case of sale of a derivative, where the transaction of such sale is entered into in a recognized stock exchange, the securities transaction tax will be at the rate of 0.017 […]
There is a prescribed dispute resolution mechanism under the Income-tax Act. In this regard, the Central Board of Direct Taxes have issued instructions from time to time directing Departmental Officers to not file an appeal if the tax effect is less than the monetary limit prescribed by it. The Hon’ble Supreme Court in M/s. Berger […]
The Finance Act, 2007 carried out a comprehensive amendment to the scheme of settlement of cases. This scheme provides for abatement of proceedings before the Settlement Commission under various circumstances. In order to deal with the various issues that may arise in the event of abatement of proceedings before the Settlement Commission, an amendment has […]
The provisions relating to appeals to the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) are contained in section 252 to section 255 of the Income-tax Act. Sub-section (2A) of section 254 provides that the ITAT, where it is possible, may decide an appeal within a period of four years from the end of the financial year in […]
The above revision would apply to the deferred payment contracts concluded under the Deferred Payment Protocols dated 30.04.1981 and 23.12.1985 between Government of India and former USSR.
Under section 201, a person is deemed to be an assessee in default if there is a failure to deduct tax at source or for failure to deposit the tax deducted at source after such tax has been deducted. The persons covered under the ambit of section 201 are:- (i) person referred to in section […]
A scheme for dematerialisation of Tax Deducted at Source (TDS)/ Tax Collected at Source (TCS) certificates was introduced through the Finance Act, 2004, with effect from 01.04.2005 for any deduction or collection of tax at source made on or after 01.04.2005. The commencement of this scheme was postponed to 01.04.2006 by the Finance Act, 2005 […]
Consequent to amendment in subsection (1) of section 143 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 with effect from 1st April, 2008, consequential amendment has been made in section 156 so as to provide that intimation under subsection (1) of section 143 shall be deemed to be a notice of demand for the purpose section 156. […]
Under the Income-tax Act, whenever a search is conducted under section 132 or books of account or other documents or any assets are requisitioned under section 132A, provision of section 153A comes into operation. This section, inter-alia, provides for assessment or reassessment of total income in respect of each assessment year falling within a period […]
Amendments in respect of reassessment proceedings to clarify correct legislative intention The Income-tax Act empowers assessing officer to reopen a case under section 148 if he has reason to believe that any income has escaped assessment. Adequate safeguards have been provided so that such power of reopening is not arbitrarily used by the assessing officers. The […]
