An Income Tax Department Officer at Guntur was on Thursday arrested by CBI while allegedly taking a bribe. G. Venkatswara Rao was arrested by the CBI, Visakhapatnam branch when he accepted Rs 25,000 from a person for not demanding a tax payment, the central agency said.
Loan Agreements / Long Term Infrastructure Bonds and Rate of Interest for the Purpose of Section 194LC of the Income-Tax Act, 1961 Approved; Interest Income of a Non-Resident Investor to be taxed at the reduced rate of 5 per cent instead of the existing rate of 20 per cent and withhold Tax on such Income to be also at the Reduced Rate of 5 per cent
Scheme is open to new retail investors, identified on the basis of their PAN numbers. This includes those who have opened the Demat Account but have not made any transaction in equity and /or in derivatives till the date of notification of this Scheme and all those account holders other than the first account holder who wish to open a fresh account.
A Regular and Open Channel of Communication with Chairman, CBDT has been put in place for the convenience of Member(s) of the IT Family. It is however, observed that Officers/Officials come to the CBDT without prior appointment to put forth their views in person to the Chairman, CBDT. This causes avoidable inconvenience to them, as at times, they have to wait for the meeting due to pressing engagement of the Chairman, CBDT.
I am speaking to you tonight to explain the reasons for some important economic policy decisions the government has recently taken. Some political parties have opposed them. You have a right to know the truth about why we have taken these decisions.
There is A Need to Reduce Negative Connotation of Vigilance and to Promote Preventive, Predictive and Pro-Active Vigilance to Ensure offenders are Caught before Commission of the offence: says Vigilance Commissioner
The assessee is following Percentage Completion Method. This method is recognised by the Income-tax Act for disclosing the profit in the case of a builder. The purpose of granting deduction u/s. 80IB(10) is to promote housing projects.
In determining whether there has been diversion of income by overriding title, it is the nature of the obligation which is the decisive fact. There is a difference between an amount which a person is obliged to apply out of this income and an amount which by the nature of the obligation cannot be said to be a part of the income of the assessee.
In the instant situation, the revenue is taxing the profit on percentage completion method but suggesting to grant deduction only on completion of the project. If the stand of the revenue is accepted then only on completion of project an assessee would be entitled for deduction under section 80-IB(10), then undisputedly an anomaly shall arise as to how and when the tax should be charged.
The salient features of this system are: • Centralised database of all complaints, • Online movement of complaints to the concerned KRA,
