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...
Income Tax : Krishna, Government of India has taken a major step towards ensuring that people get their own house by introducing Pradhan Mantri...
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...
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...
Income Tax : Finance Act’2017 had made some major changes relating to Charitable and religious trusts. In this Article we have discussed five...
Income Tax : TAXGURU invites you to be a part of ‘BUDGET 2021 Knowledge Sharing Campaign‘. The campaign has been initiated with the...
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...
Income Tax : Download Union Finance Budget 2018 as presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today in Lok Sabha AS INTRODUCED IN LOK SABHA ON ...
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...
Finance : Lok Sabha Speaker congratulates the Prime Minister, Union Finance Minister, Members of Union Cabinet, Members of Lok Sabha and Off...
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...
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...
Income Tax : Every person responsible for deduction of tax under section 194-IB shall furnish the certificate of deduction of tax at source in ...
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 ...
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...
Income Tax : CBDT notified that Section 269ST not applies to cash receipt from banking company, post office savings bank or co-operative bank....
The Government gave income tax exemptions to Start-Ups with certain conditions last year. For the purpose of carry forward of losses in respect of such Start-Ups, the condition of continuous holding of 51% of voting rights has been relaxed subject to the condition that the holding of the original promoter/promoters continues. Also the profit linked deduction available to the start-ups for 3 years out of 5 years is being changed to 3 years out of 7 years.
Concluding his Budget Speech, Shri Arun Jaitley outlined the Government’s overarching agenda: “Transform, Energise and Clean India’. Government’s emphasis will be on implementing all these proposals for the benefit of the farmers, the poor and the under privileged sections of the society, the Finance Minister added.
Listing and trading of Security Receipts issued by a securitisation company or a reconstruction company under the SARFAESI Act will be permitted in SEBI registered stock exchanges. This will enhance capital flows in to the securitisation industry and will particularly be helpful to deal with bank NPAs.
The Budget also proposes to amend the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules to ensure availability of drugs at reasonable prices and promote use of generic medicines. New rules for regulating medical devices will also be formulated. These rules will be internationally harmonised and attract investment into this sector. This will reduce the cost of such devices.
The Direct Taxes Committee, Indirect Taxes Committee and Committee on International Taxation invite suggestions on the tax proposals of the Finance Bill, 2017 for consideration and inclusion of the same in the Post Budget Memoranda to be submitted to the Ministry of Finance. Please submit your valuable suggestions latest by 15th February, 2017. Click here […]
Article Discusses the following- Amendments in The Customs Act, 1962: Amendment in The Customs Tariff Act, 1975 Amendment in The First Schedule To Customs Tariff Act, 1975 Amendment in The Second Schedule To The Customs Tariff Act, 1975 [Clause 110 Of The Finance Bill, 2017] Other Proposals Involving Changes In BCD, CVD, SAD And Export […]
The additional duty of excise levied under the Seventh Schedule to the Finance Act, 2005 [commonly known as health cess] on non-filter and filter cigarettes of sub-heading 2402 20 is being increased. Clause 146 of the Finance Bill, 2017 refers.
Basic Customs duty rate on Cashew nut, roasted, salted or roasted and salted [20081910] is being increased from 30% to 45% by increasing the tariff rate from 30% to 45%. Clause 109 (a) of the Finance Bill, 2017 refers. By virtue of declaration under the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1931, this increase will come into force with immediate effect.
As per section 96 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2014, the specified compensation received by the landowner in lieu of acquisition of land is exempt from income tax.
Changes in Customs and Central Excise law and rates of duty have been proposed through the Finance Bill, 2017. To prescribe effective rates of duty and to carry out changes in the Rules made under the respective Acts, following notifications are being issued:
