Service Tax : In this Article we have prepared a List of Services which are exempt from Service Tax as on date from Service Tax after considerin...
Income Tax : Simplification of Tax Deduction at Source (TDS) mechanism for Employees Provident Fund Scheme (EPFS) Under the Employees Provident...
Service Tax : Shivani Mangla Services covered under Reverse Charge Mechanism from 01.06.2015 (with % and type of person) S.No. Description of se...
Service Tax : Amendments shall have the following effect w.e.f. 14.05.2015– (1) The remedy of appeal to Tribunal u/s 86 is not available in e...
Excise Duty : AMENDMENTS IN CENTRAL EXCISE ACT, 1944-1. Factors of Production for Tobacco Related Products – Explanation 3 to Section 3A- This...
Income Tax : Finance bill, 2015 has received the presidential assent on 14th May 2015 and has now become Finance Act, 2015 (NO. 20 OF 2015) . A...
Income Tax : After being passed by the lower house of Parliament, the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, May 7, 2015 has passed the Finance Bill, 2015. T...
Finance : India is a country of farmers. As a nation, our roots lie in our villages and farms, which have been providing sustenance to our p...
Finance : Prime Minister 31 March 2015 My Dear Young friends, With 65% of our population under the age of 35, India is the youngest nation i...
Finance : A Shrama Yogi like you fulfills many of our nation1s needs. You build India through your sweat and toil. You support the economy w...
Service Tax : Circular No. 184/3/2015-ST Dated the 3rd June, 2015 It is further clarified that exemption from service tax still continues to ser...
Income Tax : The Finance Act, 2015 (20 of 2015) has Inserted a new section 192A regarding the payment of accumulated provident fund balance due...
Excise Duty : Notification No. 15/2015-Central Excise (N.T.) Dated: May 19, 2015- Amends notification no. 12/2014 CE(NT) - Refund of Unutilized ...
Excise Duty : Notification No. 14/2015-Central Excise (N.T.)), Dated: May 19, 2015 Amends Rule 6 of the Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004 - Rate of amo...
Service Tax : The Finance Bill, 2015, has received the assent of the Honorable President and has been notified. In the Budget, 2015, certain ame...
Change in Service tax Rate :- The Service tax Rate is being increased from 12% plus Education cess to 14%. The ‘Education Cess’ and ‘Secondary and Higher Education Cess’ shall be subsumed in the revised rate of service tax. Thus, effective increase in Service Tax rate will be from existing rate of 12.36% (inclusive of cesses) to 14%
1. Mens Rea is not essential for imposing Penalty:- In case of No Fraud, Collusion, Misstatement etc.:- S.Tax/C.Excise -Maximum Penalty 10% of duty amount -No penalty if duty paid before issuance of SCN or within 30 days of SCN. -25% penalty if duty paid within 30 days of Order in Original. In case of Fraud, […]
Income Tax rates are not changed but surcharge in almost all categories of tax payers is increased from 10% of income tax to 12% of income tax. [Not to worry situation for most of the tax payers as surcharge is applicable to so called super rich persons only. e.g., individuals with taxable income exceeding Rs. 1 crore.] [From A. Y. 2016-17]
Articles Clarifies Doubts Regarding Applicability of Revised Rate of Service Tax of 14% and Applicability of Swachh Bharat Cess, Educational Cess and SHE Cess on the New Service Tax Rate of 14%. Articles also clear the doubts regarding 16% Service Tax Rate after applicability of Swachh Bharat Cess on Taxable Services. Amid huge expectations and […]
Under clause (vib) of section 47 of the Income-tax Act any capital asset transferred by the demerged company to the resulting company in the scheme of demerger is not regarded as transfer if the resulting company is an Indian company. In such cases the cost of such asset in the hands of resulting company should be cost of such asset in the hands of demerged company as increased by the cost of improvement, if any, incurred by the demerged company.
To remove the discrimination in the matter of allowing additional depreciation on plant or machinery used for less than 180 days and used for 180 days or more, it is proposed to provide that the balance 50% of the additional depreciation on new plant or machinery acquired and used for less than 180 days which has not been allowed in the year of acquisition and installation of such plant or machinery, shall be allowed in the immediately succeeding previous year.
It is proposed to amend sub-section (2) of section 194LD to provide that the concessional rate of five per cent withholding tax on interest payment in respect of investments in Government securities and rupee denominated corporate bonds shall now be available on interest payable before the 1st day of July, 2017.
The Finance (No.2) Act, 2014 had amended the Act to put in place a special taxation regime in respect of business trusts. The business trust as defined in section 2(13A) of the Act includes a Real Estate investment Trust (REIT) or an Infrastructure Investment Trust(InviT) which is registered under regulations framed by Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in this regard.
The existing provision contained in clause (b) of section 245A of the Act defines a case for the purpose of Chapter XIX-A as any proceeding for assessment under this Act, of any person in respect of any assessment year or assessment years which may be pending before an Assessing Officer on the date on which an application under sub-section (1) of section 245C is made. The Explanation to the said clause provides for deemed commencement of proceedings under different situations.
In case the Form 10 is not submitted before this date, then the benefit of accumulation would not be available and such income would be taxable at the applicable rate. Further, the benefit of accumulation would also not be available if return of income is not furnished before the due date of filing return of income.
