In a recent decision Special Bench (SB) of the Mumbai Income Tax Appellate Tribunal in the case of Datacraft India Ltd. (Taxpayer) [ITA No.7462 & 754/ Mum/ 2007]on the issue of whether routers and switches can be classified as computer entitled to depreciation at 60% or have to be classified as general plant and machinery entitled to depreciation at 25%, under the provisions of the Indian Tax Laws (ITL) held that the definition of computer should not be restricted to the central processing unit (CPU) of computer
PRESS RELEASE NO. 402/92/2006 – MC (35 OF 2010) The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has amended the Rules relating to electronic filing of income tax returns vide Notification No.49/2010 dated 9th July 2010. The amended Rules will apply with effect from the date of notification in the official gazette.
Income Tax department has decided to celebrate 24th July, as the annual Income Tax Day from this year, to mark 150 years of existence of this levy. “Since income tax was first levied as a duty in the year 1860 and the authority to levy that duty came into force on July 24 of that year, it is proposed to celebrate this day as the Income Tax Investiture Day,” a finance ministry official said.
Taiwan’s ongoing negotiations with India on a Double Taxation Agreement (“DTA”) look set to be concluded in the near future. “I can only say that things are moving very well. We are finalizing the details in the very, very near future,” said Pradeep Kumar Rawat, the director-general of the India-Taipei Association. He did not say when a more detailed announcement may be expected.
A former chief commissioner of the income-tax department, who was instrumental in preparing the revenue department’s case for levying a tax on the $11-billion Vodafone-Hutch Essar deal, has resigned from professional services firm KPMG that has Vodafone as its client. Girish Dave, the former chief commissioner, had joined KPMG after his retirement, a move that was looked at askance by the higher echelons of the Indian Revenue Service.
An infrastructure finance company can issue only 25 percent of its incremental investment as tax-free infra bonds in a year, says the finance ministry. “The volume of issuance (of tax free bonds) during this financial year will be restricted to 25 percent of the incremental infrastructure investments made by the issuer during the fiscal 2009-10,” a senior finance ministry official said.
A high-level team of CBI sleuths, led by director Ashwini Kumar, will reveal how it successfully investigated India’s biggest corporate fraud, involving the Hyderabad-based Satyam Computers. The disclosure will be made during the three-day conference of senior CBI officials that begins on Saturday.
The Supplementary Study Paper-2010 on “Taxation” contains the amendments made by the Finance Act, 2010 and the significant amendments made by notifications and circulars issued between 01.05.2009 and 30.04.2010. It has many student friendly features like presentation of amendments point-wise in a simplified and lucid manner, supporting the theory with examples wherever possible, giving amendments at a glance etc. These features will help you to understand and grasp the essence of the new amendments in an easy and methodical manner.
The manufacturers of bottled beverages will no more be able to retain the Cenvat credit or the tax set-off paid on inputs, claimed on broken bottles if they have already claimed the excise duty exemption on them. After finding some instances of this sort, the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) has formally nullified its 1975 instruction, which was being used as the loophole for this malpractice.
Concerned over the plight of patients after withdrawal of the cashless treatment facility by some hospitals at the behest of PSU insurance firms, noted heart surgeon Naresh Trehan on Monday said all-out efforts are underway to resolve the issue.
