Q.1 What is Goods and Services Tax (GST)? Ans: It is a destination based tax on consumption of goods and services. It is proposed to be levied at all stages right from manufacture up to final consumption with credit of taxes paid at previous stages available as setoff.
MCA on 22nd January, 2019 has published Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Amendment Rules, 2019. They shall come into effect from 22nd January, 2019. By these amended rules “One explanation added in Rule 16” and one “new Rule 16A” has been introduced. As per earlier 16 “Every company to which deposit rules apply (means loan considered […]
The Announcement relating to pattern of assessment in select subjects from May, 2019 examination has been revised to include Final (Old) Paper 6: Information Systems Control and Audit in the list of subjects for which the assessment would be partially MCQ based from May, 2019 Examination onwards. The revised announcement, accordingly, reads as follows: Pattern […]
Grant of Presidential Awards to the Officers of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) on the eve of the Republic Day, 2019 Every year, the Officers of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) Department are considered for grant of Presidential Award of Appreciation Certificate for ‘Exceptionally Meritorious Service Rendered […]
Non-compete fee received by assessee for signing of negative covenant for not carrying out a speciality business did not amount to transfer of right to carry on business, the consideration of which was liable to be taxed as capital gain.
According to a report by Business line, the government is thinking to cap royalty payment to foreign firms. This move is expected to be taken up in cabinet sometime soon.
Section 194-IB has been inserted by Finance Act, 2017 which provides the tax deduction on payment of rent by certain individuals / HUF with effect from 01-06-2017. The provision of section 194-IB are in addition to the existing provision for tax deduction on payment of rent under section 194-I of the Act.
High Court of Gujarat in the matter of Torrent Power Ltd. has given a verdict in favour of the assesee on validity of Circular No.34/8/2018-GST with regards to taxability of charges recovered for the activities directly connected with the distribution and transmission of electricity such as application fee, meter rent, testing fee, labour charges for […]
The Finance Ministry has recently sent various notices to income tax return non-filers based on information and analytics generated by NMS. Such notices have been sent through messages, emails and physical letters based on details registered on non-filers PAN database available with CBDT records.
Rule 40(8B) provides that where an awarder discovers any omission or error in the Form VAT-40E furnished by him, he may furnish a revised Form VAT-40E within three months from the close of the relevant year.
