The Central Board of Direct Taxes has taken a number of decisions to clarify the applicability of various provisions of the Income-tax Act with the objective of easing the burden of compliance and reducing litigation.
With a view to streamline the process of grant of stay of demand when the case of the taxpayer is pending before Commissioner (Appeals) and to standardize the quantum of lump sum payment required to be made by the assessee as a pre-condition for stay of demand disputed, the Central Board of Direct Taxes has issued fresh guidelines to the field authorities of the Income Tax Department.
1. No Change in Tax Slab for Individual. 2. 40% of the amount payable from NATIONAL PENSION SCHEME (NPS) at a time of its closure will be exempt from tax & Tax will be levied on balance 60% accumulated balance on NPS. Similarly 60% of accumulated interest of EPF contributed on & after 01.04.2016 will be taxable at a time of its withdrawal. Only Investment in PPF remain Tax-free.(EEE)
Please find attached 10th Edition of our e-book (999 pages) on Service Tax. The e-book contains Budget 2016 changes alongwith amended legal provisions / recent judicial precedence.
Budget 2016 has been introduced and with it has come many amendments and changes in the law. One such change is with respect to the services by way of transportation of goods by an aircraft or a vessel. The amendments made in it are effective from 1.6.2016 and will impose additional fiscal burden on the importers importing goods via sea. This article demonstrates the existing scenario, amendments made and the implications thereof.
In 1980, one sample survey was conducted with a sample size consisting 40 successful person of that period and after detailed questionnaire about their successful life, it was found out that 68% of success or achievement of their goals depend on the action done by them towards their vision.
In order to avoid unnecessary litigation, it is proposed to amend the provisions of the sub-section (2) of section 11 5BBE to expressly provide that no set off of any loss shall be allowable in respect of income under the sections 68 or section 69 or section 69A or section 69B or section 69C or section 69D.
It is proposed to amend clause (va) of section 28 of the Act to bring the non-compete fee received/receivable( which are recurring in nature) in relation to not carrying out any profession, within the scope of section 28 of the Act i.e. the charging section of profits and gains of business or profession.
Existing provisions of clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 112 provide tax rate of ten per cent for long-term capital gain arising from transfer of securities, whether listed or unlisted. The expression “securities” for the purpose of the said provision has the same meaning as in clause (h) of section 2 of the Securities Contracts (Regulations) Act, 1956 (32 of 1 956)(‘SCRA’). A view has been taken by the courts that shares of a private company are not securities
The existing provisions of section 73A of the Act provide that any loss, computed in respect of any specified business referred to in section 35AD shall not be set off except against profits and gains, if any, of any other specified business. Further, section 80 of the Act inter-alia provides that a loss which has not been determined in pursance of return filed in accordance with the provisions
