All services except 17 in the negative list, and those which are exempted vide mega Notification No. 12/2012-ST dated 17.03.2012 will be taxed from July 1, the Finance Ministry has said. Under the ‘negative list’ approach, services specified in the list will remain outside the tax net. The government has widened the definition of ‘Services’ to bring in more activities under the tax net. At present, 119 services that come under ‘positive list’ are levied.
EXEMPTIONS UNDER MEGA NOTIFICATION N. 12/2012 dated 17.03.2012 w.e.f. 01.07.2012 1. Services provided to the United Nations or a specified international organization; 2. Health care services by a clinical establishment, an authorised medical practitioner or para-medics; 3. Services by a veterinary clinic in relation to health care of animals or birds; 4. Services by an entity registered under section 12AA of the Income tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961) by way of charitable activities;
Central Govt exempts vide notification No. 14/2012-ST, Dated 17-3-2012 Taxable service involving import of technology, from so much of service tax, as is equivalent to the extent of amount of cess payable on the said transfer of technology under the provisions of section 3 of the Research and Development Cess Act, 1986 w.e.f. 01.07.2012.
Circular No. DGBA. CDD. No. H-7815 The Government of India has vide Notifications, as detailed below, notified revision in the interest rates on the deposits under the Special Deposit Scheme for Non-Government Provident, Superannuation and Gratuity Funds, announced in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs) Notification No.F.16(1)-PD/75 dated June 30, 1975.
As per the definition of ‘person’ u/s 2(31), a minor is an assessable entity even though his income is clubbed u/s 64(1A) of the Act in the hands of his parents. A minor is a person distinct from his parents and is also an individual. There is no bar in separately allotting bonds upto Rs. 50,00,000 to each such person. There is no mentioned limit on the deduction allowable to an assessee under section 54EC.(The limit of Rs.50 lakhs is ceiling on investment that may be made by an assessee and not a ceiling on deduction that may be allowed to an assessee). Thus, AO was not right in disallowing deductions in respect of bonds invested by minor children of the assessee by applying the Rs.50 lakhs limit.
For issue a notice u/s 143(2), reasons to believe are not required to be recorded in writing and power of the Assessing Officer to take up the return for scrutiny is much wider and the jurisdictional pre-conditions stipulated u/s 147 are not required to be satisfied. The respondents have agreed to and will be bound by the statement to withdraw notice u/s 147/148, but will have liberty and right to issue fresh notice u/s 147/148, after recording reasons to believe. The said notice will not be barred because the respondents had not initiated proceedings by issue of notice under Section 143(2) of the Act or they had earlier issued notice under Sections 147/148. With the aforesaid findings and observations writ petition is disposed of.
Directors of the company have undergone foreign travelling for the purpose of export and looking for the business avenues abroad. The details submitted by the assessee though only provides the date of travelling, details of country visited and amount of fare, visa charges and other miscellaneous expenses incurred, however, the Assessing Officer has not brought anything on record to show that the foreign travelling was for personal purposes.
As per the provisions of section 35 of the LLP Act, LLPs which do not file Form 11 within a period of sixty days of the date of closure of their financial year are required to pay additional fees. In order to avoid payment of additional fees by such LLPs due to closure of the system from 31.5.2012 to 10.6.2012, it has been decided to extend the time limit prescribed under the provisions of section 35 of the LLP Act by 30 days.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has launched an internal inquiry into the recent arrest of four senior income tax officials by the CBI in a graft case. The report of the inquiry, to be conducted by a chief commissioner-rank officer, will soon be submitted to the CBDT top brass.
this issue is covered by the decision of Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of JCIT Vs Rolta India Ltd. 330 ITR 470 wherein it has been held that in case of company which are liable to tax u/s. 115JB / minimum alternative tax , have to pay interest u/s. 234B/234C of the Act.
