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MVAT: Ease of doing Business Initiative by Dept. of Sales Tax

May 10, 2017 3342 Views 0 comment Print

Registration process and payment of Fee for registration is end to end online for all the Acts administered by the Department (MVAT Act, CST Act, Entry Tax Act, Profession Tax Act, Luxury Tax Act and Sugarcane Purchase Tax Act.

Interest on FDs for pre-operative period is taxable as Income from Other Sources

May 9, 2017 5832 Views 0 comment Print

The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Hyderabad bench, in the case of DRS Warehousing (South) Vs. ITO, held that the interest on FDs earned during the pre-operative period is taxable as ‘Income from Other Sources’ under the provisions of Income Tax Act.

S. 54 benefit available for cost of house acquired despite non-payment

May 9, 2017 2565 Views 0 comment Print

Sub-clause (i) of section 54 providing for the exemption does not require that the whole payment for purchase of new asset should be made. In other words even if an assessee acquires a new house on credit i.e. the payment for which may be made in future, the assessee cannot be denied the benefit of deduction under section 54 because what is required by sub-clause (i) is that cost of new house should be equal to or more than the amount of long-term capital gain.

Compensation recoverable in Cheque Bounce case even If ‘Default Sentence’ Has Been Suffered: SC

May 9, 2017 33300 Views 0 comment Print

So long as compensation has been directed to be paid, albeit under Section 357(3), Section 431, Section 70 IPC and Section 421(1) proviso would make it clear that by a legal fiction, even though a default sentence has been suffered, yet, compensation would be recoverable in the manner provided under Section 421(1).

Ind AS Transition Facilitation Group (ITFG) Clarification Bulletin 8

May 9, 2017 5721 Views 0 comment Print

Issue 1: Whether provision for unspent Corporate Social Responsibility expenditure is required to be made as per Ind AS? Response: Paragraph 14 of Ind AS 37, Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets states:

Even A Beggar can stand as Surety; HC explain Law on Surety

May 9, 2017 83253 Views 1 comment Print

It cannot be denied that a bogus person should not be accepted as a surety. A person who is offering surety must have acceptable residential proof. He may be a tenant, licensee. A beggar can also stand as surety provided he should have some acceptable residential proof.

HC allows Refund of Service Tax paid on Clearing & Forwarding Services for the period 16.10.1998 to 01.09.1999

May 8, 2017 1269 Views 0 comment Print

Appellant/Assessee is inter alia engaged in the manufacture of clinker and cement falling under Chapter heading 25 of the CE Tariff Act, 1985. Between 16th July, 1997 and 30th September, 1999, the Appellant received ‘Clearing and Forwarding Agent Service’ from various services providers.

Power to rectify a mistake U/s. 254(2) cannot be used to recall entire order

May 8, 2017 1575 Views 0 comment Print

Section 254 does not indicate that Tribunal can recall entire order and pass a fresh decision and power to rectify a mistake under section 254(2) could not be used for recalling entire order.

Clarification on Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017

May 8, 2017 2055 Views 0 comment Print

One of the clarifications issued by the Ministry stated that the enhanced maternity benefit, as modified by the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) bill, 2016 can be extended to women who are already under maternity leave at the time of enforcement of this Amendment Act.

NEFT system – Settlement at half-hourly intervals

May 8, 2017 1866 Views 0 comment Print

National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) system presently settles the fund transfer requests of the participating banks on net basis at hourly intervals from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm on all working days.

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