The Reserve Bank of India will shortly put into circulation banknotes in the denominations of ₹ 500 and ₹ 1000 incorporating three new/revised features – (i) ascending size of numerals in the number panels, (ii) bleed lines, and (iii) enlarged identification mark. It may be recalled that the Reserve Bank recently put into circulation ₹ […]
Smt. Kavitha Rajakoti Vs. ITO (Andhra Pradesh High Court) Assessing Officer is required to act in a fair manner and need to consider the stay petition independently and pass a speaking order stating reasons as to why the stay application of the petitioner is not required to be considered
The term ‘service’ is defined under service tax law to mean any activity for ‘consideration’ by one person for another. In this regard, it is important to note that section 67 of the finance act, 1994 determines consideration to include both monetary as well as non-monetary consideration.
Deficiencies in Indian infrastructure as already seen is a major obstacle for achieving and sustaining higher economic growth in India. To attend these problems the economic programme of 1991-96 in tune with economic liberalization and new wisdom of reducing role of public sector, ended the decades long monopolies of public sector in the infrastructure. In response to the new economic policies it assigned to the private sector a significant role in raising sustainability in the level of infrastructural investment and efficiency of infrastructural services.
Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal Jaipur has ruled in the case of National Engineering Industries Ltd. Vs. Commissioner of Central Excise that CENVAT credit cannot be denied for non-registration of head office as Input Service Distributor (ISD), since omission to obtain registration as an ISD can at best be considered as procedural irregularity which cannot stand in the way of allowing substantial benefit of CENVAT credit,
A threshold exemption scheme was introduced in Union Budget 2005-06 (effective from 1.4.2005) exempting from service tax aggregate value of taxable services not exceeding four lakh rupees received by the service provider during a financial year. A point has been raised whether payments received after 1.4.2005 towards the services provided prior to 1.4.2005 would be included while computing this threshold value of Rs. 4 lakhs.
Dear Taxpayer, It is found from the Return of Income e-Filed by you for AY 2014-15 you were liable to get your accounts audited under applicable sections of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The due date for e-Filing the return of income for AY 2015-16 together with the appropriate audit report(s) is 30th September, 2015. […]
The concessions extended by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), to differently abled candidates, in CA examinations, inter alia include a) compensatory time and/or b) writer (scribe). Detailed guidelines in this regard are hosted in the students>examination section of www.icai.org
The Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015 (the Act) has been enacted to deal with the menace of black money stashed abroad. The Act provides for a one-time compliance opportunity which will end on 30th September, 2015.
During Meetinf of ICAI president with FM, Hon’ble Finance Minister has assured to look into the matter. However, in the absence of any concrete decisions so far, the esteemed members of the profession are advised to put in their best efforts to comply with the prescribed due date i.e. 30th September, 2015.
