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Cost Inflation Index Table upto Financial Year 2020-21

Income Tax : Govt. has come out with index table called Cost Inflation Index whose base year was fixed as 1-4-1981. In Finance Bill 2017 the Go...

August 9, 2020 618861 Views 19 comments Print

Small House Big Tax Benefit

Income Tax : Krishna, Government of India has taken a major step towards ensuring that people get their own house by introducing Pradhan Mantri...

February 24, 2020 9453 Views 1 comment Print

Electoral Bonds: it a legal weapon to curb and mitigate illegitimate funding for political parties?

Income Tax : Article discusses Union Budget 2017 provisions related to ELECTORAL BOND. It discusses if the same is a legal weapon to curb and m...

February 22, 2020 5547 Views 1 comment Print

Cash Receipt!! Is it really a Receipt??

Income Tax : Central Government is putting all efforts to curb use of cash which is focused on un-accounted transactions. As we all know, not a...

February 20, 2020 24702 Views 1 comment Print

5 Important points related to Charitable / religious trusts

Income Tax : Finance Act’2017 had made some major changes relating to Charitable and religious trusts. In this Article we have discussed five...

January 22, 2020 171351 Views 27 comments Print


Latest News


Invitation to Submit Articles on Union Budget 2021

Income Tax : TAXGURU invites you to be a part of ‘BUDGET 2021 Knowledge Sharing Campaign‘. The campaign has been initiated with the...

January 31, 2021 20335 Views 9 comments Print

Section 234F Fee for delayed filing of return causing undue hardship

Income Tax : The Finance Bill, 2017 proposes to levy fees of Rs.5,000 in case where return is furnished after the due date but on or before 31S...

January 21, 2020 66195 Views 31 comments Print

Download Union Finance Budget 2018

Income Tax : Download Union Finance Budget 2018 as presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today in Lok Sabha AS INTRODUCED IN LOK SABHA ON ...

February 1, 2018 28212 Views 1 comment Print

ICAI President’s Message – May 2017 on GST, Tax Changes etc.

CA, CS, CMA : The Finance Bill, 2017 proposed an insertion of Section 271J in the Income-tax Act, 1961. Considering the undue hardships to be ca...

April 29, 2017 3405 Views 0 comment Print

Central Govt completes Budget related processes before 1st April

Finance : Lok Sabha Speaker congratulates the Prime Minister, Union Finance Minister, Members of Union Cabinet, Members of Lok Sabha and Off...

April 6, 2017 681 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Plea in Madras HC on Penalty on CAs for Filing Wrong Information- Section 271J

Income Tax : A petition has been filed in the Madras High Court challenging the section 271J of the Income Tax Act inserted vide Finance Act 2...

May 9, 2017 4935 Views 2 comments Print


Latest Notifications


Analysis of all amendments applicable to FY 2017-18 / AY 2018-19

Income Tax : CBDT has issued Explanatory Notes to the Provisions of the Finance Act, 2017 vide Circular No. 02/2018 dated 15.02.2018 clarifying...

February 15, 2018 85440 Views 3 comments Print

CBDT notifies Form no. 26QC for payment of TDS on rent u/s 194IB and Form No.16C for TDS Certificate

Income Tax : Every person responsible for deduction of tax under section 194-IB shall furnish the certificate of deduction of tax at source in ...

June 8, 2017 34410 Views 0 comment Print

Part XIV of Chapter VI of Finance Act 2017 applicable from 26.05.2017

Corporate Law : Central Government hereby appoints the 26th day of May, 2017 as the date on which the provisions of the PART XIV of Chapter VI of ...

May 26, 2017 7767 Views 0 comment Print

Budget 2017: Amendments in Tax Laws in Maharashtra

Goods and Services Tax : The Acts and Rules, which are amended, vide budget 2017-18 in Maharashtra are as follows: 1. The Maharashtra Purchase Tax on Sugar...

April 20, 2017 11484 Views 0 comment Print

Section 269ST not applies to receipt from bank or post office

Income Tax : CBDT notified that Section 269ST not applies to cash receipt from banking company, post office savings bank or co-operative bank....

April 5, 2017 13608 Views 1 comment Print


No notional income for house property held as stock-in-trade

February 1, 2017 5946 Views 0 comment Print

Considering the business exigencies in case of real estate developers, it is proposed to amend the said section so as to provide that where the house property consisting of any building and land appurtenant thereto is held as stock-in-trade and the property or any part of the property is not let during the whole or any part of the previous year,

Shifting base year from 1981 to 2001 for capital gain computation

February 1, 2017 34620 Views 14 comments Print

In order to revise the base year for computation of capital gains, it is proposed to amend section 55 of the Act so as to provide that the cost of acquisition of an asset acquired before 01.04.2001 shall be allowed to be taken as fair market value as on 1st April, 2001 and the cost of improvement shall include only those capital expenses which are incurred after 01.04.2001.

Govt may notify more bonds eligible for section 54EC exemption

February 1, 2017 5334 Views 1 comment Print

In order to widen the scope of the section for sectors which may raise fund by issue of bonds eligible for exemption under section 54EC, it is proposed to amend section 54EC so as to provide that investment in any bond redeemable after three years which has been notified by the Central Government in this behalf shall also be eligible for exemption.

Section 80IBA conditions relaxed to promote Affordable Housing

February 1, 2017 5544 Views 1 comment Print

In order to promote the development of affordable housing sector, it is proposed to amend section 80-IBA so as to provide the following relaxations:—(i) The size of residential unit shall be measured by taking into account thecarpet area as defined in Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 and not built-up area

Immovable property held for 2 Years to be considered Long Term capital asset

February 1, 2017 10776 Views 3 comments Print

It is proposed to amend section 2 (42A) of the Act so as to reduce the period of holding from the existing 36 months to 24 months in case of immovable property, being land or building or both, to qualify as long term capital asset.

TDS on rent made applicable to Individual / HUF even if no Tax Audit

February 1, 2017 31968 Views 2 comments Print

The existing provisions of section 194-I of the Act, inter alia, provide for deduction of tax at source at the time of credit or payment of rent to the account of the payee beyond a threshold limit.

Budget 2017 rationalises taxation of income by way of dividend

February 1, 2017 7647 Views 0 comment Print

Under the existing provisions of section 115BBDA, income by way of dividend in excess of Rs. 10 lakh is chargeable to tax at the rate of 10% on gross basis in case of a resident individual, Hindu undivided family or firm.

Income-tax Rates for income liable to tax for A.Y. 2018-19

February 1, 2017 30411 Views 1 comment Print

In respect of income of all categories of assessees liable to tax for the assessment year 2017-18, the rates of income-tax have been specified in Part I of the First Schedule to the Bill. These are the same as those laid down in Part III of the First Schedule to the Finance Act, 2016 as amended by the Taxation Laws (Second Amendment) Act, 2016

Consolidation of plans within a scheme of mutual fund

February 1, 2017 5226 Views 0 comment Print

Finance Act,201 6 amended section 47 of the Act so as to provide tax neutrality to the transfer of units in a consolidating plan of mutual fund scheme made in consideration of the allotment of units in the consolidated plan of that mutual fund scheme.

Tabular Analysis of Service Tax Amendments vide Budget 2017

February 1, 2017 31689 Views 4 comments Print

Article Discusses Proposed Amendment in Service Tax Provisions related to Legislative changes, Changes regarding Authority for Advance Ruling, New Exemptions and Rationalisation measure under Union Budget 2017. A. Legislative changes Existing Proposed 1. The Negative List entry in respect of “services by way of carrying out any process amounting to manufacture or production of goods excluding alcoholic liquor […]

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