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What is a S Corporation? Quoting directly from irs.gov, our well known American federal government website for income tax purposes, “S corporations are corporations that elect to pass corporate income, losses, deductions, and credits through to their shareholders for federal tax purposes.”...
Read MoreI. Changes in Tax Audit Report – Form 3CD relating to ICDS Reporting Adjustments CBDT Notification No.88/2016 dt. 29 Sept. 2016 – ICDS Rules 2016 The CBDT has amended/ revised Form 3CD, applicable from AY 2017-18 (i.e. corresponding to Financial/ Previous Year 2016-17) to facilitate changes relating to ICDS Reporting Adjustments t...
Read MoreSudiesh K S The Finance Act 2016 made some changes in section 44AB and 44AD let’s discuss it in detail. Section 44AB Clause AY 2016-17 AY 2017-18 a (a) carrying on business shall, if his total sales, turnover or gross receipts, as the case may be, in business exceed or exceeds one crore rupees in […]...
Read MoreWhen the Indian Prime Minister visited Israel recently and eulogies were written about Israel, my thought process needed more research on the tax aspect of Israel Vis – a – Vis U S taxation since both have been intertwined since its creation and a large number of Israelis do have twin citizenship from both the countries. For an Indian...
Read MoreThe Prime Minister in his independence day address in August 2014, announced the Prandhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana as a National Mission on Financial Inclusion encompassing an integrated approach to bring about comprehensive financial inclusion of all the households of the country. ...
Read MoreVarious news reports/articles have appeared in the media regarding inconsistency in the estimates of the number of taxpayers added after demonetization. It has been commented that the following different figures have been given at different forums by different authorities: ...
Read MoreEconomic Survey 2016-17 Volume 2 was laid in the Parliament today. The Survey notices a rekindled optimism on structural reforms in Indian economy. Various factors such as launch of the GST; Positive impacts of demonetization; decision in principle to privatize Air India...
Read MoreThe Direct Tax collections up to July, 2017 continue to register steady growth. Direct Tax collection, net of refunds, stands at Rs. 1.90 lakh crore which is 19.1% higher than the net collections for the corresponding period of last year....
Read MorePress Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Finance 07-August-2017 17:13 IST 25% growth noin number of Income Tax Returns filed in current fiscal Advance Tax (Personal Income Tax) collections up by 41% As a result of demonetization and Operation Clean Money, there is a substantial increase in the number of Income Tax Returns ...
Read MoreWe recommend CBDT to consider prescribing measurable parameters for assessment of charitable activities undertaken by private hospital trusts as a pre-condition for granting exemptions under the Income Tax Act, and amend the Act for this purpose if necessary....
Read MoreThe Citizens Cooperative Society Ltd Vs. ACIT (Supreme Court of India) - It is noticed by the Assessing Officer, after discussing in detail the activities of the appellant, is that the activities of the appellant are in violations of the provisions of the MACSA under which it is formed. It is pointed out by the Assessing Officer that the assessee is catering to two disti...
Read MorePrincipal CIT (Central) Vs M/S Emirates Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (Delhi High Court) - 1. The Revenue is in appeal against the order dated 28th October, 2016 passed by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal in ITA NO. 476/Del./2014 for Assessment Year (‘AY’) 2010-2011. 2. The question sought to be urged by the Revenue is whether the ITAT erred in law in confirming the order of the Comm...
Read MoreCIT Vs D. K. Garg (Delhi High Court) - The legal position in respect of an accommodation entry provider seeking the benefit of ‘peak credit’ appears to have been totally overlooked by the ITAT in the present case. Indeed, if the Assessee as a self-confessed accommodation entry provider wanted to avail the benefit of the ...
Read MoreCIT Vs Vodafone Essar Gujarat Ltd (Gujarat High Court) - Brief facts leading to the reference are as under. The respondent assessee is a company registered under the Companies Act. For the assessment year 20032004, the assessee had filed return of income declaring nil income. The Assessing Officer framed the order of assessment on 27.03.2006...
Read MoreK Raveendranathan Nair Vs. Commissioner Of Income Tax & Anr. (Supreme Court of India) - S. 260A: Right of appeal is not a matter of procedure. It is a substantive right. This right gets vested in the litigants at the commencement of the lis and such a vested right cannot be taken away or cannot be impaired or imperilled or made more stringent or onerous by any subsequent legislation un...
Read MoreNotification No. 80/2017-Income Tax/ G.S.R. 1028(E) - (18/08/2017) - Details of the amount required to be increased or decreased in accordance with sub-section (2A) of section 115JB- [Applicable only where the financial statements of the company are drawn up in compliance with the Indian Accounting Standards specified in Annexure to the Companies (Indian Accounting S...
Read MoreF.No. 225/ 287 /2017/ITA.II- Income Tax Notification - (18/08/2017) - In April, 2017, Board had called for all India information regarding functioning of Regional Committees to deal with Tax Payer Grievances from High Pitched Assessments. Some of the charges had reported that the Committees had identified some cases as 'High-Pitched'....
Read MoreOrder No. 137 of 2017 - (16/08/2017) - ORDER NO, 137 OF 2017 Consequent upon the approval of ACC the following officers are, hereby, promoted to the grade of Principal Commissioner Of Income Tax (level 15 in the pay matrix Rs 1 82,200 – 2,24,100) w e f the date of assumption of charge of the post or until further orders -...
Read MoreNotification No. 79/2017-Income Tax - (08/08/2017) - In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (ba) of Explanation to section 54EC of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government hereby notifies that any bond redeemable after three years and issued by the Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited, a company formed and registered ...
Read MoreF.No.1(324)/DIT(R)Write Off/Special Cell/2017-18/630 - (10/08/2017) - In order to expedite the reduction of bad debts of the Government and the Department, the Directorate of Recovery has compiled a list of a total of 186 cases pending for Write- Off of Rs.25 lakhs and above as on 01.04.2016 in different Charges across India. ...
Read MoreNotification No. 80/2017-Income Tax/ G.S.R. 1028(E) - (18/08/2017) -
The Citizens Cooperative Society Ltd Vs. ACIT (Supreme Court of India) -
Principal CIT (Central) Vs M/S Emirates Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (Delhi High Court) -
CIT Vs D. K. Garg (Delhi High Court) -
CIT Vs Vodafone Essar Gujarat Ltd (Gujarat High Court) -
K Raveendranathan Nair Vs. Commissioner Of Income Tax & Anr. (Supreme Court of India) -
F.No. 225/ 287 /2017/ITA.II- Income Tax Notification - (18/08/2017) -
Spectrum Coal & Power Ltd Vs ACIT (ITAT Mumbai) -
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Income tax needs to be paid by each and every individual, Hindu Undivided Family, Association of Persons, Body of Individuals, companies, corporate firms, local authorities and every artificial juridical person generating any income based on the income tax slab rates.
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