In a significant step to cleanse the system of funding of political parties, Shri Jaitley said that donations to political parties can soon be made by purchasing electoral bonds from authorized banks. The Finance Minister said that the Government will soon frame a Scheme in this regard and an amendment is being proposed to the Reserve Bank of India Act to enable the issuance of electoral bonds. He said that a donor could purchase bonds from authorised banks against cheque and digital payments only. These bonds shall be redeemable in the designated account of a registered political party within the prescribed time limit from issuance of bond, he added.
In order to promote ease of doing business, it is proposed to amend section 194J to reduce the rate of deduction of tax at source to two per cent. from ten per cent. in case of payments received or credited to a payee, being a person engaged only in the business of operation of call center.
It is proposed to insert sub-section (3A) in section 71 to provide that set-off of loss under the head Income from house property”against any other head of income shall be restricted to two lakh rupees for any assessment year.
The existing provisions of sub-section (4C) of section 139 mandate filing of return by certain entities which are exempt from the levy of income-tax.
Secondary adjustment means an adjustment in the books of accounts of the assessee and its associated enterprise to reflect that the actual allocation of profits between the assessee and its associated enterprise are consistent with the transfer price determined as a result of primary adjustment
Country’s tax administrations often introduce rules that place a limit on the amount of interest that can be deducted in computing a company’s profit for tax purposes. Such rules are designed to counter cross-border shifting of profit through excessive interest payments, and thus aim to protect a country’s tax base.
Provisions of section 40(a)(ia) shall, so far as they may be, apply in computing income chargeable under the head income from other sources as they apply in computing income chargeable under the head Profit and gains of business or Profession.
It is proposed to insert a new clause (x) in sub-section (2) of section 56 so as to provide that receipt of sum of money or property by any person without consideration or for inadequate consideration in excess of Rs. 50,000 shall be chargeable to tax in hands of recipient under head Income from other sources.
It is proposed to insert a new section 50CA to provide that where consideration for transfer of share of a company (other than quoted share) is less than the Fair Market Value (FMV) of such share determined in accordance with the prescribed manner,
It is proposed to merge the Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) for Income-Tax with AAR for Customs, Central Excise and Service Tax; and create common AAR. It is proposed to make the orders passed by the authority under section 10(23C) of the Income-tax Act, appealable before the Tribunal.
