FM Wants New Tax Regime Which is Simple and Broad Based Leading to Lowering of Tax Rates, Better Tax Compliance and Reduced Litigation: Looking forward to Constructive Suggestions from Empowered Committee of State FMS on GST to set-up an Innovative & Cooperative Fiscal Federalism
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To claim debt as bad debt and as a deduction, the debt should be in respect of business, which is carried on by the assessee in the relevant assessment year
The commerce department has sought a ‘middle of the road’ solution to the taxation problems thrown up by the draft direct taxes code for special economic zone that enjoy substantial tax concession. In a letter to the revenue department, the department has suggested ways in which the finance ministry could implement the new tax dispensation so that the investments already made in the zones continue to get the incentives promised under the current rules.
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today proposed a three-rate structure for the Goods and Services Tax -which will simplify the indirect tax regime – under which goods will attract 20 per cent levy, services 16 per cent and essential items a concessional 12 per cent. Mukherjee proposed these rates to the state finance ministers at a meeting here today to evolve consensus over GST that is planned to be implemented from April 1, next year.
In exercise of powers conferred under Para 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-14, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the following amendments in the Handbook of Procedures.
In this year’s budget, Finance Minister made an announcement that deduction upto Rs 20000 would be allowed from the total income of taxpayer if investment is made in long term infrastructure bonds (which were to be notified later). This investment and deduction of Rs 20000 in income tax (under section 80 CCF) is over and above the existing aggregate deduction of Rs 1 lakh under section 80C, 80CCC and 80 CCD.
Mumbai could lose at least Rs 5 crore a day for the next few days because there will be no Income Tax (I-T) raids and surveys, during which a large chunk of tax is collected. Nearly 90 per cent of the I-T department’s staff across the country has decided to not to take part in surveys and raids from Tuesday as a mark of protest.
The government on Tuesday said the direct taxes code (DTC) Bill and a constitutional amendment bill to implement the goods and services tax (GST ) are likely to be introduced in the Monsoon session beginning next week. “It is our expectation that both the constitutional amendment bill and DTC Bill would be introduced in the Monsoon session,” revenue secretary Sunil Mitra told reporters on the sidelines of a CII seminar in New Delhi today.
The revised discussion paper on the Direct Tax Code (DTC), which would overhaul the Income Tax Act, proposes tax exemptions only for the existing SEZ units. “In case no income tax benefit is provided to the new SEZ units, no entrepreneur would like to set up a unit in the SEZ,” EPCES Chairman R K Sonthalia said.
