The Income Tax Department has provided free return preparation software in the downloads page as well as facility for online ITR submission for ITRs 1 & 4S which are fully compliant with data quality requirements. However, there are commercially available software or websites that offer return preparation facilities as well.
The Central Government in exercise of the powers conferred by section 5 read with sub-section (1) of section 7 of the EPF&MP Act 1952 has notified amendments in Paras 38(1) and 48 of EPF Scheme, 1952 making it mandatory for employers to pay the statutory
This Scheme may be called the Employees’ Provident Funds (Second Amendment) Scheme, 2015. In the Employees’ Provident Funds Scheme, 1952 (hereafter referred to as Principal Scheme), in sub-paragraph ( ) of paragraph 38,‑ (i) for the words by separate hank drafts or cheques, the words electronic through internet banking of the State Bank of India or any other Nationalised Bank authorized for collection shall be substituted.
In this article, I am trying to analyses whether this section 2(b) of Contempt of Court Act is applicable to taxation matters (Direct and Indirect Taxes). There are so many cases, where Adjudicating Authority did not follow the decision given by various jurisdictional Tribunals, High Courts and even Supreme Court or did not follow the binding precedents as decided by the above various courts.
For the purpose of limit prescribed in section 10(23C)(iiiad), Rs. One crore limit has to be considered for each institution separately and not for the assessee as a whole. This is very important to mention that as per section 10(23C)(iiiad) also, the term used is any university or other educational institution
It is true that the service rendered by the assessee by way of sale of pre‐paid SIM cards through distributors was ultimately received by the subscribers. However, where the law prescribes the value of taxable service to be the gross amount charged by the service‐provider, Service tax can be levied on that amount only.
The issue of limitation of claim under Sec 11B as raised by Revenue is also not maintainable because the amount paid by the appellant in excess of their service tax liability ceased to be in nature of service tax paid by them and is merely an excess deposit paid by the appellant.
The reliance has been placed on the decision of Hon’ble Allahabad High Court in the case of CIT Vs. M/s MT Builders Pvt. Ltd., (2012) 349 R 271 (All.) that the notice issued by an Officer who had no valid jurisdiction over the assessee is invalid. Accordingly, The notice under Section 148 of the Act issued by the Income Tax Officer
The Hon’ble High Court of Madras held that the issues raised by the Appellants and answered by the Commissioner (Appeals) in their favour has to be considered by the Tribunal on its own merits and there being no finding on the issues in the manner in which the plea has been taken by the Appellants,
You would be glad to know that that the long awaited Notification to exempt private companies under section 462 of the Companies Act 2013 has been recently issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. ICAI has highlighted need for a clarification in this regard on various occasions. There was no apparent need to put a cap on the number of audit of small and medium companies.
