e-commerce means buying and selling of goods and services including digital products, conducted over digital and electronic network. For the purposes of merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) e-commerce shall mean the export of goods hosted on a website accessible through the internet to a purchaser.
It was held that In case of amalgamation of companies appointed date as per Amalgamation Scheme is required to be taken as the date of amalgamation and not the date on which entire formalities were completed and the service provided by assessee from the appointed date to Amalgamating Company is to be considered as provided to self, in which case, no service tax liability would arise against them.
It was held that mere non-payment of duties is not equivalent to collusion or wilful misstatement or suppression of facts, otherwise there would be no situation for which ordinary limitation period would apply.
Initiation of anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of Hot-rolled flat products of alloy or non-alloy steel in coils of a width upto 2100mm and thickness upto 25mm and Hot-rolled flat products of alloy or non-alloy steel not in coils (commonly known as sheets and plates) of a width upto 4950 mm and thickness upto 150mm, originating in or exported from China PR, Japan, Russia, Korea RP, Brazil and Indonesia.
ITAT held that the rate of profit @15% on estimated unaccounted sale is an arbitrary rate without any comparable cases. The best comparison is also available of the business of the assessee himself wherein he has shown net profit at the rate of 6%.
A person who is employed for wages in the factory or establishment, on any work of, or incidental or preliminary to or connected with the work is covered. The definition brings various types of employees within its purview.
Section 14A contains the expression ‘in relation to income which does not form part of the total income’. The said decision cannot be used in the reverse to contend that even if no income has been received, the expenditure incurred can be disallowed u/s 14A.
Action plan on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (‘BEPS’) issued by Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development’s (‘OECD’) inter alia has proposed to levy a tax on digital transaction to equalize the tax burden on remote and domestic supplier of goods as well as services.
Government officials from around the world have called on the OECD to convene a special project meeting of the Joint International Tax Shelter Information and Collaboration (JITSIC) Network to explore possibilities of co-operation and information-sharing, identify tax compliance risks and agree collaborative action, in light of the Panama Papers revelations.
E-Filing Vault – Higher Security- Restricting the methods/options for Login and locking the reset password options will secure account from possible mis-use. This is for additional security or secured access.
