Stock broking firms on Monday argued before the Bombay High Court that they are entitled to claim depreciation costs on the value of their Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) membership cards while calculating their tax liabilities. The Income Tax department has moved the court against more than 100 brokers saying that depreciation cannot be charged on […]
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The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition filed by a shareholder challenging the Company Law Board’s (CLB) order to induct a strategic investor into Satyam Computer Services Ltd. The designated judge to hear cases arising out of the Companies Act, Mr Justice V.V.S. Rao, dismissed the petition filed by Mr Manohar Lal […]
The Centre has changed the definition of ‘income’ under the Income-Tax law to ward off litigation on a Budget proposal on taxation of property passed on as gifts. The gifting route was hitherto used to escape the tax net, but this Budget sought to plug this loophole by bringing to tax, at the hands of […]
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), and in supersession of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 68/2009-Customs (N.T.), dated the 26th June, 2009 vide number S.O. 1570 (E), dated the 26th June, 2009, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby determines that the rate of exchange of conversion of each of the foreign currency specified in column (2) of each of Schedule I and Schedule II annexed hereto into Indian currency or vice versa shall, with effect from 1st August, 2009 be the rate mentioned against it in the corresponding entry in column (3) thereof, for the purpose of the said section, relating to imported and export goods.
The Finance Minister announced a slew of amendments on both income-tax and service tax fronts to achieve the objective of generating economic activity in the present environment of economic slowdown
In Ram Commercial Enterprises 246 ITR 568 (Del) {affirmed in Rampur Engineering 309 ITR 143 (Del) (FB)}, the Delhi High Court held that if the AO did not record his satisfaction that the assessee had concealed particulars of his income before completion of the assessment proceedings, the initiation of penalty proceedings
Pursuant to a search under FERA, the premises of the appellant were searched on 11.4.1989. Foreign currency was recovered though no incriminating material was found. In his statement recorded on the same day, the appellant confessed to indulging in various foreign exchange transactions. One Mr. Narendra Mirani also confessed that the foreign exchange seized
The RBI has kept the key rates unchanged and increased the inflation forecast to 5 per cent. The GDP is expected to grow at 6 per cent and the money supply growth is seen at 18 per cent, according to the quarterly review of the economy, released on Tuesday. The deposit growth is seen at […]
1. Agricultural income: Any income which you receive as income from any agricultural activity is deemed as not included in total income. If your father is into agriculture and he gives you a part of the income as a gift, then you don’t need to pay tax on it, provided, your father files his tax […]
