As name itself suggests, this scheme is only for the senior citizens. The account may be opened by an individual, who has attained age of 60 years or above on the date of opening of the account. The account may also be opened by those who has attained the age 55 years or more but less than 60 years and has retired under a Voluntary Retirement Scheme or a Special Voluntary Retirement Scheme on the date of opening of the account or within three months from the date of retirement.
Why is tax planning necessary ? The tax paid is an addition to the cost. Just as every businessman tries to maximise his profit by reducing the cost, he should also arrange his affairs in such a way, that he pays the least amount of tax.
The Notification No. 12/2015-C.E(N.T) dated 30.04.2015 has created a havoc in the industry as to what to do with the unutilized Cess lying as on 28.02.2015 i.e before 01.03.2015.
Upto 31/3/2005 (subject to fulfilling other conditions), deduction under Section 80IB(10) is allowable to housing projects approved by the local authority having residential units with commercial user to the extent permitted under DC Rules/ Regulations framed by the respective local authority.
Section 5 of Income Tax Act says resident global income ( both earned in India & foreign) is taxable in India however the Non- Resident’s only income which is received in India OR accrues or arises or deemed to accrue or arise in India is taxable.
The Auditing and Assurance Standards Board, under the authority of the Council, has already issued the illustrative formats of the auditor’s report on standalone financial statements of a company under the Companies Act 2013 in December 2014.
The independent auditor of Consolidated Financial Statements: Has issued a Qualified Opinion with respect to the true and fair view of the financial statements on account of misstatement of inventories and unaudited financial statements of a branch of a subsidiary. The misstatement is deemed to be material but not pervasive to the financial statements.
Certain components which have been audited by auditor/s other than the Principal Auditor and such component/s is/ are material to the consolidated financial statements of the Group. The auditors of such components which are Indian companies, there is no requirement to report on section 143(3)(i) of the Companies Act, 2013 and they did not have any matter to report under section 143(3)(f) of the Companies Act, 2013.
We know that education cess and Higher education cess has been withdrawn on excise duty (though the same continues with service tax, income tax and other applicable taxes) w.e.f 01.03.2015.
Forming a, Trust or a Society, or a Company Generally speaking, any organisation that devotes its funds for public welfare is a not-for-profit organisation (NPO). This includes schools, colleges, hospitals, religious organisations, etc. It also includes non-governmental organisations (NGOs). There are three common forms of not-for-profit organisations: Trusts, Societies and Sec. 8 Companies. Which one should you choose?
