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Change in Penalty Rate under section 271AAB

March 2, 2016 10675 Views 2 comments Print

Existing provision of clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 271AAB provides that in a case not covered under the provisions of clauses (a) and (b) of the said sub-section of section 271 AAB, a penalty of a sum which shall not be less than thirty per cent but which shall not exceed ninety per cent of the undisclosed income of the specified previous year shall be levied in case where search has been initiated

Enhancement in scope of Penalty under Section 272A

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Existing provision of Sub-section (1) provides for levy of penalty of ten thousand rupees for each failure or default to answer the questions raised by an income-tax authority under the Income-tax Act, refusal to sign any statement legally required during the proceedings under the Income-tax Act or failure to attend to give evidence or produce books or documents

S. 281B Revocation of property attachment on Furnishing of Bank Grantee

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Under the existing provisions of section 281 B the Assessing Officer may provisionally attach any property of the assessee during the pendency of assessment or reassessment proceedings, for a period of six months with the prior approval of the income- tax authorities specified therein, if he is of the opinion that it is necessary to do so for the purpose of protecting the interests of the revenue. Such attachment of property is extendable to a maximum period of two years or sixty days after the date of assessment order,

Jurisdiction of AO in search cases cannot be challenged after one month of Notice

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The existing sub-section (3) of the section 124, inter-alia, provides that no person shall be entitled to call in question the jurisdiction of an Assessing Officer in a case where return is filed under section 139, after the expiry of one month from the date on which he was served with a notice issued under sub-section (1) of section 142 or sub-section (2) of section 143 or after the completion

Legal framework to enable/ expand scope of e-processing

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In order to expedite verification and analysis of the information and documents so received, it is proposed to amend section 133C to provide adequate legislative backing for processing of information and documents so obtained and making the outcome thereof available to the Assessing Officer for necessary action, if any.

Section 270AA: Immunity from penalty & prosecution

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It is proposed to provide that an assessee may make an application to the Assessing Officer for grant of immunity from imposition of penalty under section 270A and initiation of proceedings under section 276C, provided he pays the tax and interest payable as per the order of assessment or reassessment within the period specified in such notice of demand and does not prefer an appeal

Processing U/s. 143(1) be mandated before assessment

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Under the existing provision of sub-section (1 D) of section 143, processing of a return is not necessary where a notice has been issued to the assessee under sub-section (2) of the said section. It is proposed to amend sub-section (1D) of the aforesaid section to provide that before making an assessment under sub-section (3) of section 143, a return shall be processed under sub-section (1) of section 143.

Extension of time limit to Transfer Pricing Officer in certain cases

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As per the existing provisions, the Transfer Pricing Officer (TPO) has to pass his order sixty days prior to the date on which the limitation for making assessment expires. It is noted that at times seeking information from foreign jurisdictions becomes necessary for determination of arm’s length price by the TPO and at times proceedings before the TPO may also be stayed by a court order.

Option to pay Tax for Companies from assessment year 2017-18

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CA Goutham. D. Pipada Domestic Company: New Manufacturing Company to be incorporated Incorporated on or after 1st March 2016 Incorporated between 1st April 2016 upto 31st March 2019 Option 1: To pay tax @ 25%, subject to following conditions namely- a. No Section 10AA benefit b. No additional/accelerated depreciation benefit c. No section 35 benefit […]

Enablement of 26QB correction facility & role of TDS officers

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Functionality for correction of Form 26QB has been made available online from 29th of Feb. 2016 to the deductors/buyers. Hence, the buyer, whose PAN exists in Form 26QB,can log in to www.tdscpc.gov.in and make the correction request for the following fields.

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