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Online Payment of EPF not Mandatory for employers remitting contribution below Rs. 1 lakh per month

June 24, 2015 13955 Views 4 comments Print

The Central Government in exercise of the powers conferred by section 5 read with sub-section (1) of section 7 of the EPF&MP Act 1952 has notified amendments in Paras 38(1) and 48 of EPF Scheme, 1952 making it mandatory for employers to pay the statutory

Online Payment of EPF Mandatory with effect from 5th May, 2015

June 24, 2015 8277 Views 0 comment Print

This Scheme may be called the Employees’ Provident Funds (Second Amendment) Scheme, 2015. In the Employees’ Provident Funds Scheme, 1952 (hereafter referred to as Principal Scheme), in sub-paragraph ( ) of paragraph 38,‑ (i) for the words by separate hank drafts or cheques, the words electronic through internet banking of the State Bank of India or any other Nationalised Bank authorized for collection shall be substituted.

Applicability of Contempt of Court Act in Taxation Matters

June 24, 2015 4152 Views 0 comment Print

In this article, I am trying to analyses whether this section 2(b) of Contempt of Court Act is applicable to taxation matters (Direct and Indirect Taxes). There are so many cases, where Adjudicating Authority did not follow the decision given by various jurisdictional Tribunals, High Courts and even Supreme Court or did not follow the binding precedents as decided by the above various courts.

Sec.10(23C)(iiiad) Receipts from more than one educational institutions cannot be clubbed

June 24, 2015 68732 Views 0 comment Print

For the purpose of limit prescribed in section 10(23C)(iiiad), Rs. One crore limit has to be considered for each institution separately and not for the assessee as a whole. This is very important to mention that as per section 10(23C)(iiiad) also, the term used is any university or other educational institution

Reassessment u/s 148 quashed, on issue of notice without valid jurisdiction

June 23, 2015 6392 Views 0 comment Print

The reliance has been placed on the decision of Hon’ble Allahabad High Court in the case of CIT Vs. M/s MT Builders Pvt. Ltd., (2012) 349 R 271 (All.) that the notice issued by an Officer who had no valid jurisdiction over the assessee is invalid. Accordingly, The notice under Section 148 of the Act issued by the Income Tax Officer

Relaxation in number of Audit – High Level Committee on Tax Laws

June 23, 2015 1295 Views 0 comment Print

You would be glad to know that that the long awaited Notification to exempt private companies under section 462 of the Companies Act 2013 has been recently issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. ICAI has highlighted need for a clarification in this regard on various occasions. There was no apparent need to put a cap on the number of audit of small and medium companies.

Streamlining process of public issues- Obviating the need to issue cheques

June 23, 2015 1137 Views 0 comment Print

Initial Public Offering (IPO) process streamlined to, reduce time period for listing of issues from T+12 days to T+6 days, increase reach of retail investors to access the IPO and reduce the cost of public issues. With this issuers will have faster access to the capital raised and investors will have early liquidity.

Govt. considering to provide tax benefit on Electronic Transactions

June 23, 2015 1382 Views 0 comment Print

Objectives Improve the ease of conducting transactions for an individual Build a transactions history to enable improved credit access and financial inclusion. Reduce the risks and costs of carrying cash at the individual level. Reduce costs of managing cash in the economy.

Capital gain would only be charged in the year in which stock-in-trade would be sold

June 23, 2015 1105 Views 0 comment Print

These are the appeals filed by revenue against which assessee also filed cross-objection relevant to three AYs. In these cases ITAT examined various issues and held that capital gain on transfer of land held as stock-in-trade can be made only in the year in which stock-in-trade was sold and not in year in which agreement was made.

Regarding cancellation of registration of VAT dealers who have failed to file their returns

June 23, 2015 4374 Views 0 comment Print

It has been observed that substantial number of registered dealers have not filed their returns for the financial years 2012-13 and 2013-14. This may be on account of no business activity by them during these years or the business may have been closed down permanently or the business being conducted in a clandestine manner with tax evasion motive. In all these cases, the chances of misuse of registration facility cannot be ruled out. Sub-section (4) of section 16 of the RVAT Act, 2003, provides for cancellation of certificate of registration in certain cases in particular:-

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