Whether on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, the Tribunal was justified in law in holding that 90% of recovery of freight, insurance and packing receipts amounting to Rs.49,14,076/, sales tax set off/refund amounting to Rs.38,33,148/and service income of Rs. 2,89,17,545/are not to be excluded from profits of business
on or after the 1st day of April, 2010, where the specified business is in the nature of developing and building a housing project under a scheme for slum redevelopment or rehabilitation framed by the Central Government or a State Government, as the case may be, and which is notified by the Board in this behalf in accordance with guidelines as may be prescribed; and”;’
For students appearing in May 2010 and November 2010 examinations, the amendments made by the Finance (No.2) Act, 2009, as applicable for assessment year 2010-11 are relevant. Therefore, the amendments made by the Finance (No.2) Act, 2009 which are not applicable for A.Y.2010-11 would not be relevant for students appearing for May 2010 and November 2010 examinations.
Accordingly, the amendments made by the Finance (No.2) Act, 2009 in sections 44AA, 44AB, 44AD, 44AE and 44AF of the Income-tax Act, 1961 would not be applicable for the students appearing for the above-mentioned papers in May 2010 and November 2010 examinations, since these amendments are effective only from A.Y.2011-12. Further, the amendment relating to taxation of investment income of non-life insurance business [Rule 5 of the First Schedule to the Income-tax Act] would also not be applicable, since it is effective only from A.Y.2011-12.
I have already informed the House that the Government is firmly committed to the goal of comprehensive tax reform through the introduction of the Direct Taxes Code (DTC) as well as the Goods and Services Tax (GST). I am happy to inform the Hon’ble Members that, in the case of DTC, the process of consultation with the stakeholders for revising the first draft is almost over.
A special court on Tuesday extended the judicial custody of income tax official Sumitra Banerjee and her husband, Subrato, to May 11. Sumitra, an additional IT commissioner, was nabbed by CBI officers on April 17 for demanding a bribe of Rs 1.5 crore from a builder.
The Registrar of Companies (RoC) on Tuesday issued a show-cause notice to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for inadequate regulatory filing, as it prepares to shoot off similar letters to some other franchisees. The registrar found that Red Chillies Entertainment, the team owner promoted by Bollywood actors Shah Rukh Khan and Juhi Chawla, did not file annual returns for the period up to September 2009, an RoC official said.
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has given Satyam Computer time till October 15, 2010, to file its annual report and allowed it to remain listed on the US bourse till then. ED records statements of Satyam accused. Satyam had sought more time from NYSE to file the annual report which it could not file due to the account fudging done by the previous chairman B Ramalinga Raju.
The income tax department is keeping a tight vigil on Indians, notably the ones suspected of owning bank accounts, visiting tax paradises such as Switzerland, Cayman Islands, Mauritius and the Bahamas, as it amplifies efforts to trace tax evasion and slush funds tucked away abroad.
The initial probe of the corporate affairs ministry into the affairs of the IPL franchises has revealed that some of them had failed to submit their annual reports , including balance sheets, for different years for which they have now been issued show-cause notices with a caution that failing to respond could invite criminal action.
