Income-tax return is a legal document and it should be filed by the assessee with due care and caution. There should be no corrections or overwriting and it should be properly signed and verified by the person authorized to do so under the provisions of the Income-tax Act. The following important points may be taken care of while filling up the return forms:
Recently on 10th July 2018 GST Council has released proposed amendments to GST law, seeking comments from stakeholders by 15 July 2018. The Proposal comprises 38 amendments to the CGST Act, 6 amendments to IGST Act and 2 amendments to GST (Compensation to States) Act.
Normally GST is charged on the transaction value of the goods. However, in respect of second hand goods/car , a person dealing is such goods may be allowed to pay tax on the margin.
After one year of GST implementation in India, one can observe that law of GST is based on law of central excise and service tax whereas GST compliance is based on law of sales tax. In spite of this, there are some transactions where related legal provisions are not clear and therefore, call for interpretations. One of the transactions is out and out sale.
House Rent Allowance (H.R.A.) results in tax savings because accounting under Income tax act is direct exemption based. However, accounting of Rent Free accommodation is valuation based taxation and added to total income of employee presumptive basis. Please note Rent-Free Accommodation cannot be taxed if Salary is NIL The principles of valuations are explained below:- […]
Centralized Processing Cell (TDS) has observed from its records that Flag B is not being raised for 15G/ H Forms in quarterly TDS Statements filed.
There is a lot of false information out there about what you can and can’t do on your annual taxes. Here are some of the biggest myths that plague the system and what the truth behind them actually is:
President of India inaugurates platinum jubilee celebrations of Institute of Cost Accountants of India; says Cost Accountants should ensure that products and services are delivered at a competitive price but without compromising on quality The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated the platinum jubilee celebrations of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India […]
The adjudication proceedings on the goods detained / seized should be completed expeditiously as the law itself provides for release of goods on fulfilment of prescribed condition.
Recently notified new eFORM DIR-3 KYC by Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), states that, ‘As part of updating its registry, MCA would be conducting KYC of all Directors of all companies annually through a new eform viz. DIR-3 KYC to be notified and deployed shortly’.
