There is more than one reason to believe that ICICI Bank has moved onto greener pastures in 2019. A closer look at ICICI Bank’s Q3 results shows that its retail loans have grown by 22% year-on-year and constitute 59% of the loan portfolio as of December 31, 2018. Further, addition to the bank’s gross non-performing […]
Finance Minister Piyush Goyal presented the Interim Budget 2019 today, amidst much speculation and debate. However, the Budget announcements look promising for the rural sector of the economy, the investors, and the salaried. One of the key takeaways of the budget was the hike the government proposed for TDS deduction limit on interest earnings for […]
Perfect Circle India Pvt Ltd Vs Pr. CIT (Bombay High Court) The Revenue would content that the benefit of this proviso would be available to the assessee only prospectively w.e.f. 1.4.2013. Various Courts, however, have seen this proviso as beneficial to the assessee and curative in nature. The leading judgment on this point was of […]
CGST (Second Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2019- Due date for the statement under section 52(4) October, November and December 2018 extended from 31st January, 2019 to 7th February, 2019 Extension of due date for furnishing of FORM GSTR-8 (TCS Return by e-commerce operators) for Oct to Dec 2018 till 07.02.2019 vide ORDER No. 02/2019-Central Tax dated […]
It is hereby clarified that the value of supply of exempt services by way of extending deposits, loans or advances in so far as the consideration is represented by way of interest or discount, shall not be taken into account – (i) for determining the eligibility for composition scheme under second proviso to sub-section (1) of section 10;
Since all the three conditions as required u/s. 68 i.e. the identity, creditworthiness and genuineness of the transaction was satisfied by assessee and the onus shifted to AO to disprove the materials placed before him, therefore, without doing so, the addition made by AO based on conjectures and surmises could not be justified.
TDS THRESHHOLD INCREASED While presenting interim Budget 2019-20 FM has raised TDS threshold on interest earned on bank/post office deposits. In Tax Deduction at Source (TDS) threshold on interest earned on bank/post office deposits has been proposed to be raised from Rs.10,000 to Rs.40,000. Shri Goyal said, “This will benefit small depositors and non-working spouses”. […]
STANDARD DEDUCTIONS RAISED While presenting interim Budget 2019-20 FM has raised Standard deduction for salaried persons. For salaried persons, Standard Deduction is being raised from the current Rs.40,000 to Rs.50,000. “This will provide additional tax benefit of Rs.4,700 crore to more than 3 crore salary earners and pensioners”, the Finance Minister informed. Proposed Amendment in […]
Individual taxpayers having taxable annual income up to Rs.5 lakhs will not be required to pay any income tax. The Finance Minister said that persons having gross income up to Rs. 6.50 lakhs are not required to pay any income tax if they make investments in provident funds, specified savings and insurance etc. Additional deductions […]
While presenting interim Budget 2019-20 TDS threshold for deduction of tax on rent has also been proposed to be increased from Rs.1,80,000 to Rs.2,40,000 for providing relief to small taxpayers by Finance Minister Piyush Goyal. Proposed Amendment in section 194-I of Income Tax Act, 1961 Amendment of section 194-I. In section 194-I of the Income-tax […]
