Due date for filing Quarterly TDS/TCS statement for Q1 (April to June) of FY 2016-17 is July 31, 2016 for all the categories of Deductors/Collectors. Do submit quarterly TDS/TCS statement on or before due date to avoid late filing fee under section 234E of Income Tax Act. In order to locate the nearest TIN Facilitation […]
There has been a recent trend towards students opting for studying in foreign countries. Generally, it’s because it improve the student’s employment prospects. But like all things in foreign, even the cost of education is also very high. But that doesn’t meant that you cannot have access to these courses abroad. Most lenders look at […]
Vide Finance Act 2016, tax at source is required to be collected by a seller at the rate of 1%, if consideration for goods/services in cash exceeds INR 2,00,000/-. The said provisions have raised a lot of flak considering the ambiguity involved in the drafting and forced CBDT to issue time to time clarification on various issues involved. This article tries to capture and compile all the possible questions revolving the aforesaid provisions and best possible answers to such issues.
An individual is usually accustomed to the tax rates and tax structure of his/her home country. Tax rates are different in different countries. If an employee is deputed from his home country to another country certainly his net income will be impacted because of difference in tax rates. e. g. If an Indian employee (effective tax rate is about 25%) is deputed to Saudi Arabia (zero tax) he will be very happy because his net take home will increase by 25%. But the same employee will be unhappy if he is deputed to some of the European countries where tax rates are very high. The concept of tax equalization came up so that the employee is “neither better off nor worse off” because of deputation to another country.
In pursuance of sub-rule (2) of rule 9 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002, the Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby specifies that‑ (i) a person who is registered as a first stage dealer shall not be required to take registration as an importer; or (ii) a person who is registered as an importer shall not be required to take registration as a first stage
An assessee who conducts business both as an importer and a First Stage Dealer may take only one registration as he has been exempted from the requirement of taking a second registration. It may be noted that the facility is optional and any assessee needing separate registration for his own business purposes, may so register.
As per section 68(2) person liable to pay service tax shall be the person notified under rule 2(1)(d) of Service Tax Rules 1994. Rule 2(1)(d) specifies the cases where the service tax is required to be paid by service receiver under the reverse charge mechanism(either under full reverse charge or under partial reverse charge).
Brexit was the United Kingdom’s decision to discontinue with the EU Regime. The Brexit is an abbreviation of British exit which mirrors the term Grexit, refers to Britain’s withdrawal from European Union.
The Special Judge for CBI cases, Chennai has convicted Sh. G. Vinod Kumar Gollapudi & Sh. Natha Venkata Vathsa Vardhan, both private persons and Sh. K.A.A. Salaam, DSP, CBI for evasion of customs duty. Sh. K.A.A. Salaam has been sentenced to undergo two years Rigorous Imprisonment with fine of Rs.20,000/- and Sh. G. Vinod Kumar Gollapudi & Sh. Natha Venkata Vathsa Vardhan(both private persons) to undergo two years RI with fine of Rs.10,000/- each.
Government decides to bring the provisions of amended RBI Act regarding constitution of MPC into force on 27th June, 2016 so that statutory basis of MPC is made effective; Rules governing the procedure for Selection of Members of Monetary Policy Committee and Terms and Conditions of their Appointment and factors constituting failure to meet inflation target under the MPC Framework notified on 27th June, 2016.
