Krishna, from 1st April 2017, for accepting cash people have become very much conservative. Please tell me what precautions anyone should take while accepting cash?
Krishna, many taxpayers are getting emails, stating their aggregate turnover is more than Rs. 5 Cr. during FY 2019-20, or not, considering returns of FY 2019-20 filed upto 25th July, 2020. What is this email about?
According to income tax law, for the financial year 2015-16, the businessmen whose annual turnover exceeds Rs.1 Crore and the professionals for example; doctors, engineers, advocates, etc. whose annual income exceeds Rs.25 lakhs will have to get their books audited.
GST department has taken enough care of their taxpayers by extending the due dates for GST compliances due to the underlying pandemic situation. The department has waived the late fees in several circumstances, for small taxpayers (i.e. they are happy like the small sisters who have got their rakhi gift) and reduced the late fees & interest wherever necessary to relieve the taxpayers.
Arjuna, Income tax Department has mentioned in rules, when a person is required to obtain PAN compulsorily and where it is required to be quoted or given. Everyone knows that PAN has to be quoted while opening the bank account, effecting transactions of immovable property. But from 1st January 2016 onwards, the law has been changed and now it has been made compulsory to quote PAN where the amount of each purchase or sale of goods or services exceeds Rs.2 Lakh.
As we all are fighting with the coronavirus, and alcohol-based hand sanitizers being a major weapon in this war, there is still confusion on GST rate to be charged on the same. The manufactures and GST officers are having an argument, whether it should be charged at 12% or 18%.
The government has decided to cap the maximum late fee for Form GSTR-3B at Rs. 500/- (five hundred only) per return for cleaning up past pendency of returns right from implementation of GST ; but subject to the condition that such GSTR-3B returns being filed before 30th September, 2020.
Arjun (Fictional Character): Krishna, some major recommendations were put forth by the GST Council in the 40th GST Council meeting. What further step has CBIC taken to give effect to the recommendations? Krishna (Fictional Character): Arjuna, CBIC has issued one GST Instruction, Two IGST Notifications, 6 CGST Notifications and one UTGST Notification on 24th June […]
Arjuna, as a course of action to wipe up the pendency in return filing, the late fees for non-furnishing of Form GSTR-3B for the tax period of July, 2017 (i.e. beginning of GST period) to January, 2020 has been recommended to be reduced/waiver as under:
Krishna, Income Tax Department is sending notices to Taxpayers for not filling Returns of last 3-4 years based on TDS, etc. What are they? Arjuna, Income Tax department send notices to Taxpayers on the basis of information linked with PAN , such as TDS by Banks on FDRs, Mutual Fund transaction, Immovable Property Transactions, Cash Transaction in Saving A/c, Credit Card Transaction etc.
