A new authority for Income Tax appeals is created at Joint/Additional Commissioner level to handle cases involving small amount of disputed demand
Time period allowed for submission of information or documents in respect of international transactions or a specified domestic transaction is reduced to provide AOs a reasonable amount of time to examine information/documents submitted and complete pending proceedings.
Where assessee files an appeal to appellate tribunal against an order passed by Assessing Officer in consequence of an order of Dispute Resolution Panel Assessing Officer would be able to file a cross objection to such appeal which cannot be filed presently.
In order to ensure that the inventory is valued in accordance with various provisions of law, it is proposed to amend section 142 of the Act relating to Inquiry before assessment to ensure the following:-(i) To enable the Assessing Officer to direct the assessee to get the inventory valued by a cost accountant,
Income from insurance policies (other than ULIP) having premium or aggregate of premium above Rs 5,00,000 in a year shall be taxable under the head income from other sources
Sub-section (5A) of section 45 so as to provide that the full value of consideration shall be taken as the stamp duty value of his share as increased by any consideration received in cash or by a cheque or draft or by any other mode.
Cost of acquisition or the cost of improvement shall not include the amount of interest claimed under section 24 or Chapter VIA.
‘Cost of improvement’ or ‘cost of acquisition’ of a capital asset being any intangible asset or any other right ( other than those mentioned in the said sub-clause or clause, as the case may be) shall be ‘Nil’.
Section 25(4A) of the Customs Act is being amended to insert a Proviso to the effect that the validity period of two years shall not apply to exemption notifications issued in relation to multilateral or bilateral trade agreements; obligations under international agreements, treaties, conventions including with respect to UN agencies, diplomats, international organizations; privileges of constitutional authorities;
Notification No. 05/2023-Central Excise dated 01.02.2023 is being issued to exempt excise duty on blended Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) from so much of the amount as is equal to GST paid on biogas /compressed bio gas contained in such blended CNG subject to the specified conditions.