1. Further to my Article ‘Retirement Benefits and Tax Liabilities‘ dated 09 April 2020, the major challenge with the person is where to invest the retirement money to get steady inflow and live life without any financial stress Depending on individual’s financial health, physical health and family commitments, various options may be evaluated. 2 Emergency […]
1. Retired life begins with liquidation of retirement benefits such as Provident Fund , Gratuity , Leave Encashment , Superannuation Fund & Pension.These retirement benefits,which have been built over decades of discipline savings are meant for enjoying post retired life without any financial worries. 2. A person on the verge of retirement, need to consider […]
1. Government vide Notifications No. 31/2020 & 32/2020 dated 03.04 2020 has notified waiver of late fee & penalty / lower rate of interest for late filing of GSTR 1 and GSTR 3B. However, due dates for filing GSTR 1 and GSTR 3B have not been extended. 2. As per Notification No. 31/2020 , the […]
TAX DEDUCTION AT SOURCE ( TDS ) ON CASH WITHDRAWL ( Amendment in Sec 194N of the Income Tax Act, 1961 ) 1. The Finance Bill 2020 ( Bill) introduced vide Union Budget 2020-21 is passed by both Houses of Parliament, with few amendments on 27th March 2020 and also received President’s assent . 2. […]
1. CBEC vide circular No. 135/05/2020- GST dated 31.03.2020 clarified following issues related to Refunds :- (a) Refund of accumulated Input Tax Credit (ITC ) on account of reduction in GST Rate (b) Guideline for Refund of Input Tax Credit under Sec 54(3) (c) New Requirement to mention HSN/SAC in Annexure ‘B’ (d) Change in […]
Need for clubbing of refund claim across financial years arises while claiming refund of Input Tax Credit for exports, It is possible that input tax credit may be received in a month while exports may be made in subsequent month.
1. The provisions of CGST/SGST Act, enables a taxpayer to claim for a refund of the tax levied on the particular supply of Goods and Services. Likewise, a person having GSTregistration can claim for refundon tax paid for the intra-state supply which is consequently held to be inter-state supply and vice versa. 2. The applicant […]
1. The Corporate Affairs Ministry (MCA) has come up with the ‘Companies Fresh Start Scheme 2020’ (CFFS 2020) to enable companies make good of any filing-related defaults, irrespective of duration of default, and make a fresh start as a fully compliant entity. The scheme has been introduced vide General Circular No. 12/2020 dated 30/03/2020. 2. […]
Due Date for Income Tax Investments for Financial Year 2019-20 – 30th June or 31st March 20 The finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, at a press conference dated 24th March 2020 has announced that taxpayers have time until June 30, 2020 to complete their tax-saving exercise for FY 2019-20. The earlier deadline was March 31, 2020. […]
Rumor 1- Based on Mis-Interpretation of RBI Notification There are lots of confusions as to 31st March vs. 30th June 2020 extension by the announcement of Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharam. The messages are being shared widely on social media with a claim that Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended financial year closing till 30 June […]
