The Indian stock markets have flourished in the past decade with investors earning huge tax-free profits – thanks to the prevailing long term capital gains exemption on Indian listed equity shares.
A new cess named “Health and Education Cess is proposed to be levied @ 4% of income-tax including surcharge, if applicable, in place of existing cess of “Education Cess and Secondary and Higher Education Cess on income-tax
Notification No. 16/2018-Central Excise In exercise of the power conferred by sub-section (2A) of section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 ( 1 of 1944), the Central Government considers it necessary for the purpose of clarifying the applicability of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue)
Notification No. 15/2018-Central Excise In exercise of the power conferred by sub-section (2A) of section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 ( 1 of 1944), read with section 133 of the Finance Act, 1999 (27 of 1999), the Central Government considers it necessary for the purpose of clarifying the applicability of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance
Notification No. 14/2018-Central Excise: Central Government considers it necessary for the purpose of clarifying the applicability of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 7/2018-Central Excise, dated the 2nd February, 2018, published in Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 133 (E ), dated the 2nd February, 2018, and therefore, hereby makes the following amendments in the said notification, namely:-
The tax rate on used old car transactions has been reduced to 18 percent for large cars and SUVs, and 12 percent for small vehicles, from 28 percent (for both categories) earlier. The new rates have come into effect from January 25, 2018.
This Union Budget 2018 presentation is restricted to the direct tax proposals only. All tax proposals are applicable with effect from 01/04/2019 i.e. from Assessment Year 2019-20, unless and otherwise specified. This presentation is for knowledge sharing purpose only and for private circulation only. It should not be considered as professional advice in any form or manner.
Section 79 of Act provides that carry forward and set off of losses in a closely held company shall be allowed only if there is a continuity in the beneficial owner of the shares carrying not less than 51 percent. of the voting power
It is proposed to amend section 115JB to provide that the aggregate amount of unabsorbed depreciation and loss brought forward (excluding unabsorbed depreciation) shall be allowed to be reduced from the book profit, if a company’s application for corporate insolvency resolution process under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 has been admitted by the Adjudicating Authority.
It is proposed to amend the provisions of clause (5) of section 43 to provide that a transaction in respect of trading of agricultural commodity derivatives, which is not chargeable to CTT, in a registered stock exchange or registered association, will be treated as non-speculative transaction.
