Income Tax : As the Financial Year 2017-18 is nearing completion, individual tax payers are having hardly one month time to save tax. For indi...
Income Tax : The Finance Bill 2018, has proposed to cover deemed dividend u/s 2(22)(e) of Income Tax Act, also for levy of dividend distributio...
Income Tax : The Union Budget of 2018-19 has changed the tax treatment of all equity and equity-oriented mutual funds. This change was by way o...
Income Tax : This article brings out the contradiction over the intention and implementation of amendment in section 11 so as to bring the disa...
Income Tax : As we all are aware that Finance Act, 2018 brought major amendment in the field of Medical Reimbursement Allowance and Mediclaim. ...
Income Tax : POST-BUDGET MEMORANDUM – 2018 1. INTRODUCTION 1.0 The Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India considers it a ...
Finance : Budget Session 2018 of Parliament concludes The Budget Session, 2018 of Parliament which commenced on Monday, 29th January, 2018 h...
Income Tax : The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has clarified that the pension received by a taxpayer from his former employer is taxable...
Custom Duty : With the enactment of the Finance Act, 2018, CBEC is renamed as the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC). The change...
Income Tax : The Lok Sabha on March 14, 2018 passed the Finance Bill 2018 after the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley moved as many as 21 amendm...
Corporate Law : In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 146, 178 and 191 of the Finance Act, 2018 (13 of 2018), the Central Government her...
Income Tax : CBDT releases Explanatory Notes to Provisions of Finance Act, 2018 vide Circular No. 8/2018 dated 26th of December, 2018 and expla...
Income Tax : CBDT has omitted provision related to exemption of transport allowance of Rs. 1,600 per month granted to an employee other than an...
Income Tax : Since the introduction of the Finance Bill, 2018 on 1st February, 2018, several queries have been raised in different fora on vari...
Excise Duty : Notification No. 12/2018-Central Excise Seeks to exempt 10% ethanol blended petrol from additional duty of excise (road and infras...
Shri Arun Jaitley proposed to abolish the Education Cess and Secondary and Higher Education Cess on imported goods, and in its place impose a Social Welfare Surcharge. While presenting the General Budget 2018-19 in Parliament today, Shri Jaitley elaborated that the Social Welfare Surcharge at the rate of 10% of the aggregate duties of Customs, on imported goods, will help provide for Social Welfare Schemes of the Government.
Currently, income of trusts and institutions is exempt if they utilise their income towards their objects in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Income-tax Act. However, there is no restriction on these entities for incurring expenditure in cash.
Article Analyses Finance Bill, 2018- Provisions Relating To Direct Taxes, Amendments In The Customs Act, 1962, Amendments In The Customs Tariff Act, 1975, Amendments In The First And Second Schedule To The Customs Tariff Act, 1975, Other Proposals Involving Changes In Basic Customs Duty Rates, Proposals Involving Change In Excise Duty Rates And Service Tax Changes.
Changes Proposed To The Customs Act To Improve Ease Of Doing Business By Smoothening Dispute Resolution Process And Reducing Litigation. Shri Jaitley added that to smoothen dispute resolution processes and to reduce litigation, these amendments are being made to provide for pre-notice consultation, definite timelines for adjudication and deemed closure of cases if those timelines are not adhered to.
To Incentivise Domestic Value Addition And Make In India, Customs Duty Increased On Mobile Phones And Tv Parts. Measure Will Help Promote Creation Of More Jobs. Customs Duty On Raw Cashew Halved
Shri Arun Jaitley proposed to amend the Income-tax Act to notify a new scheme for assessment. Shri Jaitley said the assessment will be done in electronic mode which will almost eliminate person to person contact leading to greater efficiency and transparency.
Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Shri Arun Jaitley today proposed to tax long term capital gains exceeding Rs.1 lakh at the rate of 10% without allowing the benefit of any indexation. Presenting the General Budget 2018-19 in Parliament here today, Shri Jaitley said that all gains up to 31st January, 2018 will be grandfathered.
In order to provide relief to salaried taxpayer, the Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Shri Arun Jaitley, proposed to allow a standard deduction of Rs. 40,000/- in lieu of the present exemption in respect of transport allowance and reimbursement of miscellaneous medical expenses.
Presenting the General Budget 2018-19 in Parliament here today, the Finance Minister said that the exemption of interest income on deposits with banks and post offices to be increased from Rs. 10,000/- to Rs. 50,000/- and TDS shall not be required to be deducted on such income, under section 194A. This benefit shall be available also for interest from all fixed deposits schemes and recurring deposit schemes.
Shri Arun Jaitley has proposed a reduced rate of 25% to companies that have reported turnover up to Rs 250 crores in financial year 2016-17. This will benefit the entire class of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises which accounts for almost 99% of companies filing their tax returns.
