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it is proposed to provide a suitable clarification so that a hotel owner continues to be eligible for the investment- linked deduction under section 35AD if he, while continuing to own the hotel, transfers the operation of such hotel to another person. Accordingly, a new sub-section (1A) is proposed to be inserted in section 35AD to provide that where the assessee builds a hotel of two-star or above category as classified by the Central Government and subsequently, while continuing to own the hotel, transfers the operation thereof to another person, the assessee shall be deemed to be carrying on the specified business of building and operating hotel.
In order to incentivise companies to invest on skill development projects in the manufacturing sector, it is proposed to insert a new provision in the Income-tax Act to provide weighted deduction of 150% of expenses (not being expenditure in the nature of cost of any land or building) incurred on skill development project. The skill development project eligible for this weighted deduction shall be notified by the Board in accordance with the prescribed guidelines.
Agricultural extension services play a critical role in enhancing the productivity in the agricultural sector. In order to incentivise the business entities to provide better and effective agriculture extensive services, it is proposed to insert a new provision in the Income-tax Act to allow weighted deduction of 150% of the expenditure incurred on agricultural extension project. The agricultural extension project eligible for this weighted deduction shall be notified by the Board in accordance with the prescribed guidelines.
Under the existing provisions of Section 35(2AB) of the Income-tax Act, a company is allowed weighted deduction at the rate of 200% of expenditure (not being in the nature of cost of any land or building) incurred on approved in-house research and development facilities. These provisions are not applicable in respect of any expenditure incurred by a company after 31st March, 2012.
In order to encourage new investment by the assessees engaged in the business of generation or generation and distribution of power, it is proposed to amend this section to provide that an assessee engaged in the business of generation or generation and distribution of power shall also be allowed initial depreciation at the rate of 20% of actual cost of new machinery or plant (other than ships and aircraft) acquired and installed in a previous year.
It is proposed to insert a new clause (48) in section 10 of the Income-tax Act to provide for exemption in respect of any income of a foreign company received in India in Indian currency on account of sale of crude oil to any person in India subject to the following conditions: (i) The receipt of money is under an agreement or an arrangement which is either entered into by the Central Government or approved by it. (ii) The foreign company, and the arrangement or agreement has been notified by the Central Government having regard to the national interest in this behalf. (iii) The receipt of the money is the only activity carried out by the foreign company in India.
Advance Pricing Agreement is an agreement between a taxpayer and a taxing authority on an appropriate transfer pricing methodology for a set of transactions over a fixed period of time in future. The APAs offer better assurance on transfer pricing methods and are conducive in providing certainty and unanimity of approach.
Curbing the Black Money A Priority Concern for the Government; Number of Proactive Steps To Tackle the Malaise Announced; White Paper to be Laid in Current Session Itself: FM
The Union Finance Minister ShriPranab Mukherjee while presenting the Union Budget for 2012-13 has announced to reduce basic customs duties on plant and machinery imported for setting-up of iron ore pellet plants or iron ore beneficiation plants from 7.5 percent to 2.5 percent. In his Budget Speech in LokSabha today, the Finance Minister proposed to reduce basic customs duty on coating material for manufacturing of electrical steel from 7.5 percent to 5.0 percent. On nickel ore and concentrate and nickel oxide/ hydroxide, the duties have been reduced to NIL from 2.5 percent or 7.5 percent. In other proposals, export duty on chromium ore has been enhanced from Rs. 3,000/- per tonne to 30 percent ad valorem. Basic customs duty on non-alloy, flat rolled steel has been proposed to enhance from 5 percent to 7.5 percent.
The Finance Minister in his budget speech proposed to raise basic exemption limit from Rs.1.8lacs to Rs.2lacs resulting in tax savings of Rs.2000. For the income above the basic exemption limits, new tax slabs have been announced too. Rs. 2 Lacs to Rs. 5 lacs – 10% , Rs. 5 lacs – Rs.10 Lacs – 20% and above Rs.10 lacs – 30%.
