In order to reduce the compliance burden on small assessees and companies, it is proposed that no deduction of tax should be made from payment of interest on any debenture, (whether listed or not) issued by a company, in which the public are substantially interested, to a resident individual or Hindu undivided family, if the aggregate amount of interest on such debenture paid during the financial year does not exceed Rs.5,000 and the payment is made by account payee cheque.
Securities Transaction Tax (STT) on transactions in specified securities was introduced vide Finance (No.2) Act, 2004. It is proposed to reduce STT in Cash Delivery segment from the existing 0.125% to 0.1%. The proposed new rates along with details of old rates are given in the following table.
NC Notification No. 27/2012-Income Tax Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) number S.O. 121(E) dated 12th January, 2009, issued under clause (b) of the Explanation to section 35AC of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government had notified at serial number 35, BJS Educational Quality Improvement Project (BJS-EDUQIP) by Bhartiya Jain
Under the existing provisions of section 44AB, every person carrying on business is required to get his accounts audited if the total sales, turnover or gross receipts in the previous year exceed sixty lakh rupees. Similarly, a person carrying on a profession is required to get his accounts audited if the total sales, turnover or gross receipts in the previous year exceed fifteen lakh rupees.
NC Notification No. 26/2012-Income Tax Whereas by notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) number S.O. 1237(E), dated the 28th October, 2003, issued under sub-section (1) read with clause (b) of the Explanation to section 35AC of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government had notified at serial number 3, “Mid-Day Meal Program run by the Akshayapatra
NC Notification No. 25/2012-Income Tax Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department o Revenue) number S.O.998(E), dated the 5th July, 2006, issued under clause (b) of the Explanation to section 35AC of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government had notified at serial number 16, “Building a general corpus fund for Helpage India’s work” by Helpage India, C-14, Qutab
Provisions of Section 10(23FB) and Section 115U of the Act were intended to ensure a tax pass through status to Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) registered Venture Capital Fund (VCF) or Venture Capital Company (VCC). Section 10(23FB) granted exemption in respect of income of such VCF/VCC.
NC Notification No. 24/2012-Income Tax Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) number S.O. 2545(E) dated 6th October, 2009, issued under clause (b) of the Explanation to section 35AC of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Goverameat had notified at serial number 18, “Treatment of Cancer, Kidney Failure (dialysis) send Eye diceases for Tribal”
Section 115BBD of Income Tax Act (the Act) provides for taxation of gross dividends received by an Indian company from a specified foreign company (in which it has shareholding of 26% or more) at the rate of 15% if such dividend is included in the total income for the Financial Year 2011-12 i.e. Assessment Year 2012-13.
Section 115A of the Income Tax Act provides that any interest income received by any non-resident from the Government or an Indian concern shall be taxable at the rate of 20% on the gross amount of such interest income. The interest income received by a non-resident from a notified Infrastructure Debt Fund (IDF) is taxable at a reduced rate of 5% on gross amount of such interest income.
