Government has taken measures including, inter alia, the following to discourage the consumption of tobacco products: (i) Enactment of the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, (COTPA) 2003
ITR forms for A.Y. 2016-17 have been rationalised by making the Schedule AL applicable to individuals and Hindu undivided family (HUFs) whose total income for the previous year 2015-16 exceeds Rs.50 lakh. The objective of AL schedule is to capture details of assets and liabilities and not the net worth.
Ind AS 101 includes an optional exemption to continue the existing policy as per the previous GAAP, i.e., existing AS 11 in respect of the long-term foreign currency monetary items recognised in the financial statements for the period ending immediately before the beginning of the first Ind AS financial reporting period.
When it comes to buying health insurance, we Indian find another easy to save on taxes. Although investing in health insurance plans is one of the easiest ways to get a rebate on income tax under section 80D, it is not always recommended to invest in insurance plans to saves thousands on taxes.Needless to say, […]
In compliance of Rule 14(3) of Delhi Value Added Tax Rules, 2005 all the ACs/ward incharges are hereby directed to ensure, within their respective jurisdiction, that all the registered dealers, shall prominently display the certificate of registration at their principal place of business and a certified copy thereof at all other places of business in Delhi.
The Income Tax Department has launched an Arrear Demand Verification Portal at https://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in/ which can be accessed by the assessees with their respective user-id. This portal provides various options in the assessee’s dashboard for settling/modifying the outstanding demand against the assessee’s name.
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has sought the help of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India for investigation of important Forensic Audit assignments. Chartered Accountants firms having prior sufficient experience and expertise in forensic auditing may submit their details at the earliest preferably in a week’s time.
The objective of this Guidance Note is to recommend the accounting treatment by entities dealing in ‘Real Estate’ as sellers or developers. The term ‘real estate’ refers to land as well as buildings and rights in relation thereto. Entities who undertake such activity are generally referred to by different terms such as ‘real estate developers’, ‘builders’ or ‘property developers’.
Revised Protocol will tackle the long pending issues of treaty abuse and round tripping of funds attributed to the India-Mauritius treaty, curb revenue loss, prevent double non-taxation, streamline the flow of investment and stimulate the flow of exchange of information between India and Mauritius.
Representations have been received from the members of the trade involved in manufacture of brass products, regarding applicability of provisions relating to clearance of segregated foreign materials as “inputs as such- from imported honey grade brass scrap.