The figures for indirect tax collections (Central Excise, Service Tax and Customs) upto August 2016 show that net revenue collections are at Rs 3.36 lakh crore which is 27.5% more than the net collections for the corresponding period last year. Till August 2016, 43.2% of the Budget Estimates of indirect taxes for Financial Year 2016-17 has been achieved.
The figures for direct tax collections up to August, 2016 show that net revenue collections are at Rs. 1.89 lakh crore which is 15.03% more than the net collections for the corresponding period last year. Till August 2016, 22.30% of the Budget Estimates of direct taxes for Financial Year 2016-17 has been achieved.
It was surprisingly a warm day in 2009 in Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA which ranks among the coldest states, when I got a telephone from a young lady, by her talk, I presumed, that her checking account with a local bank in California, USA was frozen by local tax authorities.
For NRIs looking forward to make huge savings with small monthly investments, the Recurring Deposits seems to be an excellent option. A recurring deposit account is one that enables the depositor to save by paying an agreed fixed monthly sum for a required period. This type of an account goes well with people with fixed income groups.
Governor of Haryana hereby provides for an Amnesty Scheme namely, the Haryana Alternative Tax Compliance Scheme for Contractors, 2016, for the recovery of tax, interest, penalty or other dues payable under the said Act, for the period upto the 31st March, 2014, from such contractors and for such business as provided in the Scheme,
These guidelines, may be called the Direct Selling Guidelines 2016.These are issued as guiding principles for State Governments to consider regulating the business of `Direct Selling’ and Multi-Level Marketing (MLM) and strengthen the existing regulatory mechanism on Direct Selling and MLM, for preventing fraud and protecting the legitimate rights and interests of consumers.
India has signed Free/Preferential Trade Agreements / Comprehensive Economic Partnership/ Cooperation Agreement (FTA/CEPA/CECA) with a number of countries and trading blocks.
Remuneration payable by companies having no profit or inadequate profit without Central Government approval-Where in any financial year during the currency of tenure of a managerial person, a company has no profits or its profits are inadequate, it may, without Central Government approval, pay remuneration to the managerial person not exceeding, the limits under (A) and (B) given below:-
The Direct Tax Dispute Resolution Scheme, 2016 incorporated as Chapter X of the Finance Act, 2016 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’) provides an opportunity to tax payers who are under litigation to come forward and settle the dispute in accordance with the provisions of the Scheme.
Now, with September 12, 2016, being notified as the appointed date for Section 12 of the Constitutional Amendment Act, GST Council shall be constituted within 60 days from September 12, 2016.
