I recently read a news article how Timea Bacsinszky reached the semi-finals of the French Open 2015. As per the news reports, Timea entered the semi-finals despite not being among the favorites and that too considering she used to work in a hotel as a worker. The headlines itself was so catchy that I couldn’t […]
For many applications on the TRACES website, deductor is required to provide KYC Validation. KYC Validation refers to three main details to be provided by the user to gain access to facilities such as downloading a justification report, filing an online correction in TRACES, download of Form 16A and so on.
As you all are aware that as per the general principle of service tax law, the liability to pay service tax lies on the service provider but as per Section 68(2) of Finance Act, 1994 read with Rule 2(1)(d)(G) of Service Tax Rules, 1994 in certain cases specifically mentioned therein, there is a reverse charge mechanism whereby the liability to pay service tax is thrust upon the service recipient.
There is always debate in the minds of practicing Chartered Accountants over the size of the firms and their role in innovation. Some argue for their importance of large size having the top slab of the categories of firms, while some others argue for small size firms. In fact, the size of a firm is not clear in our minds that are correlated with the innovatory advantage.
With the provision in the recent budget for allowing an additional deduction of Rs. 50,000/- in respect of contribution towards NPs, the interest of the taxpayers who till now did not have an NPS account has gone up substantially. People have started making enquiries and I have received a few emails seeking further guidance and clarification on NPS.
One my colleague Susan who is retiring this year was advised to deposit Rs. 50,000/- in NPS account this year to reduce her tax liability approached me for guidance. Based on my interaction with her I realised that the people generally do not know much about the NPS scheme in general and about this additional deduction of Rs. 50,000/- in particular. So I decided to write this article to explain both the points.
CA Pankaj Kumar Agrawal Today e-commerce has become an integral part of everyday life. Accessibility to E-commerce platforms is not a privilege but rather a necessity for most people, particularly in the urban areas. India is witnessing a digital revolution with internet becoming an integral part of its population and availability of internet in the […]
In An increasingly interconnected world, national tax laws have not kept pace with global corporations, fluid capital, and the digital economy thereby leaving gaps that can be exploited by companies who avoid taxation in their home countries by pushing activities abroad to low or no tax jurisdictions.
It is only when payments are made ‘in pursuance of a contract’ that the provisions of section 194C come to into play. The contract may be oral or written, express or implied but there must be a contract nevertheless. In the present case, however, the payment is on account of legal obligation under section 24(1) of the Punjab water Supply & Sewerage Board Act 1976
Amitav Ganguly MANDATING AND MEANING OF DIVERSITY The listing agreement under Securities Contracts {Regulation} Act 1956, for the first time has mandated companies whose shares are listed on stock exchanges to formulate, publish and implement a Board Diversity Policy. The term “diversity” of Board of Directors {Board} has not been defined in the Companies Act […]
