TAX BENEFITS ON PROPOSED ISSUE OF TAX FREE BONDS BY INDIAN RAILWAY FINANCE CORPORATION LIMITED The income by way of interest on these Bonds is fully exempt from Income Tax and shall not form part of Total Income as per provisions under section 10 (15) (iv) (h) of IT Act. There will be no deduction of tax at source from the interest, which accrues to the bondholders on these bonds irrespective of the amount of the interest or the status of the investors. Wealth Tax is not levied on investment in Bonds under section 2(ea) of the Wealth-tax Act, 1957.
Briefly stated facts of the case are that the assessee company is engaged in the business of Trading in Electric Motors, Fans, Laboratory equipments and generation of Wind Power filed return declaring total income at Rs. 11,60,151/-. During the course of assessment proceedings, it was interalia observed by the AO that the assessee has claimed dividend income of Rs. 12,840/- being exempt u/s 10(34)
PTC India Financial Services Ltd. (PFS) has launched infrastructure bonds in the name as PFS Long Term Infrastructure Bond – Series 2, under section 80CCF of face value of Rs. 5000/- each to remain open till February 29, 2012 for subscription.
In Surat Electricity Co Ltd v. Asstt. CIT (2010) 35 DTR (Ahd) (Trib) 272 the assessee as per direction of the State Government supplied fodder to various cattle camps for maintaining smooth relations with the Government. In view of Explanation 5 to section 80 G it was held that the donation of grass fodder is not eligible for deduction. However, since it satisfied the test of commercial expediency it was held that it is allowable under section 37.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) all set to file chargesheet against a judge of an Income Tax tribunal for colluding to pass favourable orders for a Chartered Accountants firm’s clients. The CBI is said to have collected evidence that a member of the Income Tax Apellate Tribunal (ITAT) colluded with a Kolkata-based firm of chartered accountants SK Tulsiyan & Co.
Union Finance Minister, Shri Pranab Mukherjee said that the Indian Customs Department has played an active role in automation of its processes to facilitate genuine trade for filing all documentation relating to imports and exports by EDI System thereby reducing dwell time, expediting decision making, lessening paper work and lowering transaction costs.
The dealers under the MVAT Act 2002 and the CST Act 1956 are successfully using the facility of filing electronic returns and making e payments on www.mahavat.gov.in. the web site of Maharashtra Sales Tax department (MSTD) This facility was to be provided to the profession tax registration certificate holders (PTRC) and the profession tax enrollment certificate holders (PTEC). The Profession Tax Act was accordingly amended w.e.f. 1st May 2010 by inserting section 7A to provide for filing of electronic return (e-Return) and making electronic payment (e-Payment). Filing of e-Return has already been made mandatory to all the employers registered under the Profession Tax Act from 1st August 2011. A government resolution Dt. 08.12.2011 is passed providing for e payment under the allied Acts administered by the MSTD. The facility for electronic payment under the Maharashtra State Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings and Employments Act 1975 (Professions Tax Act) is accordingly being provided.
The Union Finance Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee said that the current year was a challenging one as far as the domestic and the global economy was concerned. The Finance Minister said that the inflation especially the food inflation remained very high during the major part of the year. He said that it is only after tightening of monetary policy over the year to contain demand side inflationary pressures and removal of supply side constraints that we were able to contain the food inflation.
ICAI has been working on development of ICAI Vision 2030 along with strategic priorities to draw upon its strategic action plan for next 3 years. For this purpose, the draft Vision 2030, Mission Statement & Strategic priorities has been unveiled at the International Conference on “ Accountancy Profession : Leveraging Emerging Challenges for Inclusive Growth” held on 6th- 8th January, 2012 at Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai.
Notification No 94 (RE – 2010)/2009-2014 In exercise of powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No. 22 of 1992) read with Para 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014, the Central Government makes the following amendment in Notification No 86(RE – 2010)/2009-2014 dated 28.11.2011 read with Notification No 75(RE – 2010)/2009-2014 dated 20.09.2011 immediate effect.
