NPS is an easily accessible, low cost, tax-efficient, flexible and portable retirement savings account. Under the NPS, the individual contributes to his retirement account. NPS is designed on Defined contribution basis wherein the subscriber contributes to his own account. The benefit subscribers ultimately receive depends on the amount o...

Clause 4 deals with the factual information regarding the GSTIN, if the assessee is registered. Since Income Tax is PAN based (i.e. entity level) whereas GSTIN is at State level or business-vertical level, all the GSTIN’s which are obtained under a single PAN during FY 2017-18 are required to be mentioned in the report. As an example, e...

Many of us have a misconception about GAAR that it deals with Tax evasion and Tax Planning. But, GAAR will come into the picture in the case of “Impermissible avoidance arrangement”, that too only when the tax benefit from such   arrangement exceeds Rs. 3 crore. All of us know that GAAR provisions are applicable […]...

Deduction under Section 80G: Every taxpayer can make contribution/donation to specific funds in order to claim deduction from his Gross Total Income to reduce the tax liability. Contributions made to certain relief funds and charitable institutions can be claimed as a deduction under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act....

After my article on tax benefits available to a Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) some of my friends have requested me to write more on the legal aspect of the HUF. This article deals with the legal aspect of an HUF....

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Arjuna (Fictional Character): Krishna, On 15th August India’s Independence Day is celebrated enthusiastically. Nowadays its very difficult to maintain one’s own independence from slavery of another person. The introduction of new Income Tax Audit Report on August 20 for the financial year 2017-18 would require to give details of GST a...

DELAYS AREN'T DENIALS -Before getting into the actual process, it is important to know some of the reasons that may have caused the delay. If your bank account details or your PAN number is entered incorrectly in the form or you end up filing your tax in the wrong ward/circle, then the chances for delay are high.Tax authorities have espe...

For employees of large Indian and multinational companies, benefits go beyond salaries to include lifestyle perks such as company accommodation or club membership. Growth in business operations and competition for talent are now prompting even mid-sized companies to adopt the HR practices of such large companies. However, with tax regula...

Interest earned on bank deposits is subject to tax deducted at source (TDS)u/s 194A if the total interest amount in a financial year exceeds Rs 10,000. However this amount is increased to Rs 50,000 if the payee is Senior Citizen wef 01.04.2018.2. Interest earned on term deposits is subject to TDS Term deposits here means both fixed de...