In this article I have discussed provisions regarding exemption from House Rent Allowance -As per Section 10 (13A) and rule 2A exemption in respect of house rent allowance is based upon the following –1) An amount equal to 50 per cent of the salary, where the residential house is situated at Bombay, Kolkata, Delhi or Chennai, and an amount equal to 40 per cent of the salary where the residential house is situated at any other place.
Department has introduced e-Nivaran to address all the grievances received through various channels under single window. e-Filing portal has been enabled to receive and address all the grievances. Through e-Nivaran taxpayers can submit grievance in respect to AO, NSDL, UTISL, CPC-ITR, E-filing Website team, CPC-TDS, Directorate of Systems, and SBI-Refund Banker.
PPF is an excellent tool for long-term investment. It is risk-free as it is backed by the government. It is especially suitable for self-employed professionals and small businessmen who are not covered by the Employees’ Provident Fund. Those who don’
Being a Chartered Accountant, many people (especially people from business fraternity) usually asks me how to save tax. But I always ask them to focus on increasing their revenues and consequently their income net of taxes.
House Rent Allowance (HRA) is a common component of the salary structure. Although HRA is a part of the salary, unlike basic salary, is not entirely taxable. Subject to certain conditions, a part of HRA gets exempted under Section 10 (13A) of the Income-tax Act. The tax benefit on HRA is available only to a salaried individual who has the HRA component as part o
Government of India is thinking of change of Financial Year (April to March) to Calendar Year (January to December). Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi has given a proposal in this respect in a NITI Aayog’s meeting. If this is done, it will close the chapter of Financial Year of April to March introduced by Britishers, 150-year ago.
There are discrepancies, in many cases, in respect of spellings, date of birth, phone number, address, etc. in the data of PAN and Aadhaar, it becomes practically not possible to link Aadhaar with Income tax e-return filing site in such cases.
Eligibility – Individuals who are residents of India are eligible to open an account under the Public Provident Fund scheme. A PPF account may be opened under the name of a minor by his/her legal guardian. However, each person is eligible for only one account under his/her name.
Act before March-end, so that you don’t have to regret in July! So many clients put their palms on their head, when it is the time to pay taxes and file return, in July. Taxes have already fired at them, they have done nothing to save themselves against the tax shots.
Forward contracts in the nature of hedging transactions in course of normal import export activities to cover up losses on account of foreign exchange valuation difference results in business losses and not speculative one.
