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Minimum Alternate Tax :- Under the existing provisions of section 115JB(1), a company is required to pay a minimum alternate tax (MAT) on its book profit, if the income-tax payable on the total income, as computed under the Act in respect of any previous year relevant to the assessment year commencing on or after 1st April, 2011, is less than the MAT. The amount of tax paid under the said section is allowed to be carried forward and set off against tax payable up to the tenth assessment year immediately succeeding the assessment year in which the tax credit becomes allowable under the provisions of section 115JAA.
IT Initiatives: E-Filing and E-Payment of Taxes, Web-based facility for tax Payers to track Resolution of Refunds. CBDT to Set up Eight more Aaykar Seva Kendras in 2011-12 Various tax initiatives have been taken in the Union Budget 2011-12 for efficient tax administration. Presenting the Budget in the Lok Sabha, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee highlighted the initiatives including e-filing and e-payment of taxes, adoption of ‘Sevottam’ concept by CBEC and CBDT, web based facility for tax payers track the resolution of refunds and credit for pre-paid taxes and augmentation of processing capacity.
IT Initiatives: New Simplified form ‘Sugam’ to be introduced for small tax Payers . Steps initiated to Reduce tax Related Litigation. The Union Budget 2011-12 has laid a special emphasis on reducing the compliance burden of small tax payers by introducing simplified return form called ‘Sugam’. The Finance Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee while presenting the Budget said that the small tax payers who fall within the scope of presumptive taxation can utilize the new simplified form Sugam.
Marginal hike in threshold limit for taxation. Age limit for senior citizens lowered. No tax returns, Removal of deduction for employer contribution to new pension system,New simplified return form “sugam” to be introduced for small tax payers covered by presumptive taxation
The Impact of Budget in Personal Taxation :- The Finance Minister in the Budget-2011 implemented some new benefits and also levied a new exemption limit where for Individuals Male Categories which increased to Rs 1.8 lakh from Rs 1.6 lakh and for Senior citizen Tax slabs increased to Rs 2.5 lakh from Rs.2.4 lakh and has also reduced the eligibility age for Senior citizens from 65 years to 60 year and further a New category for very senior citizens introduced for 80 years and above who will be eligible for Tax limit from Rs 5 lakhs but the Finance minister has not given neither brought in any change for the women assessee and they have no new tax exemption limit which remains unchanged to Rs.1.9 lakhs further a new revised income tax return form ‘Sugam’ has been introduced for small tax payers. Further the finance minister has brought in no change in Chapter-VIA Deductions.
Rates of Income Tax : in the case of every individual or Hindu undivided family or every association of persons or body of individuals, whether incorporated or not, or every artificial juridical person referred to in sub-clause (vii) of clause (31) of section 2 of the Income-tax Act
Section 10 of the Income-tax Act excludes certain incomes from the ambit of total income. It is proposed to amend section 10 of the Income-tax Act so as to provide enabling power to the Central Government to notify any infrastructure debt fund which is set up in accordance with the prescribed guidelines. Once notified, the income of such debt fund would be exempt from tax. It will, however, be required to file a return of income.
The Commissioner of Income Tax (CIT) Versus M/s Mukta Metal Works – Whether the Tribunal is right in holding at page 68 of the order that the office note dated 21.05.2001 which was appended to 158BC order dated 21.5.2001 and is part of the said order, does not constitute a satisfaction note within the parameter of Section 158 BD of the Income Tax Act, 1961 in respect of the person who has borrowed money through the assessee broker who is the searched person for the purpose of order U/s 158 BC of the Income Tax Act, 1961.
It is proposed to insert a new clause in section 10 of the Income-tax Act to provide exemption from income-tax to any specified income of a body, authority, board, trust or commission which is set up or constituted by a Central, State or Provincial Act or constituted by the Central Government or a State Government with the object of regulating or administering an activity for the benefit of the general public, provided
Increase in basic exemption limit. (a) General basic exemption limit to be increased from Rs.1,60,000 to Rs.1,80,000 . The exemption limit for women assessees to be retained at Rs.1,90,000. (b) Basic exemption limit for senior citizens to be increased from Rs.2,40,000 to Rs.2,50,000
