The Goods and Services Tax (GST) is a comprehensive value added tax (VAT) on the supply of goods or services. It is levied and collected on value addition at each stage on sale or purchase of goods or supply of services based on input tax credit method but without state boundaries.
Introduction: This article has been written to give you clarity on the implication of DVAT (2nd Amendment) Bill, 2015 which was introduced in the Delhi Legislative Assembly on 29th day of June 2015 and after discussion on the floor of the house was passed on 30th day of June 2015 with voice vote. One more […]
CA Vinod Kaushik Introduction: As you all know the first regular budget of Delhi was presented on 25-06-2015 by Finance Minister Mr. Manish Sisodia and there were so many announcements related to state taxes like VAT, Luxury tax, Entertainment tax and a tax on commercial goods vehicle entering Delhi. In Industry as well as small […]
The Finance Act, 2015 had brought two important changes in Service Tax – (i) Issue of electronic invoices and its authentication by Digital Signature [Rule 4C] (ii) Maintenance of records on Electronic Form [Rule 5(4)] CBEC has now issued Notification No. 18/2015-Central Excise dated 06.07.2015 and a Circular No. 224/44/2014-CX dated 06.07.2015 to make the above rules operational implying that assessees can now use the benefit provided by Rule 4C and Rule 5(4).
ICAI today announced the following results 1) Chartered Accountants Final Examination held in May, 2015. 2) Common Proficiency Test held on June 13, 2015.
The income tax return filing season in on. The government believes in the philosophy of Pay as your earn. This objective is achieved through two pronged strategy. The first strategy is to ensure that the income is paid to the recipient after deduction of tax at the time of payment of the income. Which is implemented through tax deduction at source (TDS) or Tax collected at source (TCS).
Analysis of Notification No. G.S.R. 463(E). dated 5-6-2015 issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs proving certain exemption to Government Companies PROVISIONS OF THE ACT WHICH DO NOT APPLY TO GOVERNMENT COMPANY OR APPLY WITH MODIFICATIONS Serial No. Chapter Number/Section Number/ Sub-section(s) in the Companies Act,2013 Exceptions, Modifications and Adaptations (1) (2) (3) […]
Introduction of composite caps for simplification of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy to attract foreign investments The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval to review the existing FDI policy on various sectors provided in the Consolidated FDI Policy Circular 2014, as amended by the Consolidated FDI Policy […]
Secretarial Standard on Notice of General Meeting seeks to prescribe a set of principles for the convening and conduction of General Meeting and matters relating thereto.This Standard also deals with conduct of e-voting and postal ballot. IMPORTANT: If any time there is any amendment come into Companies Act, 2013 and such changes or any provisions […]
There has been controversy from long about the limits on tax planning. The Supreme Court judgment in the case of Mc Dowell & Co. Ltd. vs. CTO (1985) 154 ITR 148 (SC) had marked dividing line between the tax evasion and avoidance of tax through tax-planning. In this case hon’ble Supreme Court held that tax planning may be legitimate provided it is within the framework of law. Colourable devices cannot be part of tax planning and it is wrong to encourage or entertain the belief that it is honourable to avoid the payment of tax by resorting to dubious methods. It is the obligation of every citizen to pay the taxes honestly without resorting to subterfuges.