It is suggested that the term ‘yoga’ be defined in order to confine its scope and prevent abuse of the provision by institutions engaged in other activities of similar nature not constituting yoga.
Section 10(23C) should be amended to specifically exclude ‘corpus donations’ from the requirement of mandatory application of income by such trusts / institutions.
Section 2(42A) – Reduction in holding period in case of immovable property, being land or building or both, to qualify as long term capital asset – Consequential amendments to be made in sections 54, 54B, 54D and 54F
Order No. 221 of 2017 Consequent upon the approval of the Competent Authority, the following officers are, hereby, promoted to the grade of Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (level 16 in the pay matrix Rs.2,05,400 — 2,24,400) w.e.f the date of assumption of charge of the post or until further orders
Order No. 220 of 2017 The President is pleased to appoint the following officers of Indian Revenue Service to the grade of Joint Commissioner of Income Tax (JCIT) on Ad-hoc basis in Level — 12 in the pay matrix Rs. 78800-209200 against panel year 2017-18
Order No. 219 of 2017 The President is pleased to appoint the following five officers of Indian Revenue Service to the grade of Joint Commissioner of Income Tax (JCIT) on Ad-hoc basis in Level — 12 in the pay matrix Rs. 78800-209200 against panel year 2016-17
The Finance Act 2017 amended Section 47 of the Act, by virtue of which conversion of preference share of a company into equity share of that company will not be regarded as transfer. The amendment is made by insertion of sub-section (xb) in section 47.
Central Government introduces Condonation of Delay Scheme 2018 [CODS-2018]. Scheme shall come into force with effect from 01.01.2018 and shall remain in force up to 31.03.2018
A suitable amnesty scheme must be thought of for all Central Laws and State Laws which have been merged in GST in one go to reduce existing litigation. The scheme must be well thought out since most schemes have failed for the following key reasons, among others
The Finance Act, 2015 has amended provisions dealing with indirect transfer of capital asset situated in India. The amendment provides clarity on certain contentious aspects with regards to taxation of income arising or accruing from such indirect transfers.
