Income Tax : Explore the significant changes in capital gains taxation proposed in Budget 2024, including revised tax rates, holding periods, a...
Income Tax : Learn about Section 194T introduced in Finance Bill 2024, covering TDS on payments to partners, its implications, and potential c...
Income Tax : Budget 2024 introduces significant amendments in trust-related provisions under the Income Tax Act, including registration timelin...
Income Tax : Explore the latest tax provisions affecting mutual fund income, including recent changes in capital gains taxation and classificat...
Company Law : Tax implications of the Finance Bill 2024 on share buybacks. Key changes, examples, and their impact on shareholders' tax liabilit...
Income Tax : Key amendments to the Finance (No.2) Bill, 2024, include changes in tax rates, capital gains, customs duties, and excise laws, eff...
CA, CS, CMA : ICAI President's August 2024 message highlights India's economic growth, recent exam results, and the Union Budget's role in achie...
Goods and Services Tax : Discover the major amendments in GST, excise, and customs duties introduced in Budget 2024, including changes in CGST, IGST, and C...
Income Tax : Finance Bill 2024 proposes an amendment to Section 55 of the Income Tax Act to clarify the computation of cost of acquisition for ...
Income Tax : Budget 2024 extends the scope for lower deduction/collection certificates under Sections 197 and 206C, effective from October 2024...
Goods and Services Tax : Discover the key amendments in the Finance (No. 2) Bill, 2024, affecting CGST, IGST, UTGST, and Cess Act, including tax exemptions...
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 : U/s 250(4), the CIT (A) has the power to direct enquiry and call for evidence from the assessee. Under Rule 46A, the assessee has ...
Income Tax : Explore the Finance Bill 2024, detailing income tax rates, surcharges, and provisions for various taxpayers, including individuals...
Goods and Services Tax : Govt. sets October 1, 2024, for Finance Act 2024, Section 13; April 1, 2025, for Sections 11 and 12, under Notification No. 16/202...
Custom Duty : Notification No. 51/2024-Customs (N.T.) introduces New Shippers Review in countervailing duty rules, effective from 24th July 2024...
Custom Duty : Notification No. 39/2024-Customs amends No. 45/2017-Customs to extend re-import period from 3 to 5 years, effective from 24th July...
Custom Duty : Government of India amends 32 Customs notifications and extends the re-export period for certain foreign-origin goods under Notifi...
The Union Budget 2019 presented by Hon’ble Finance Minister Mrs. Sitharaman on 5th July 2019 has inserted a Proviso to remove the doubt over the interest for late payment of GST that whether the interest would be charged & payable on ‘Gross Tax Liability’ or only on ‘Net Tax Liability’. The confusion was there because […]
Section 9A of the Act provides for a safe harbour in respect of offshore funds. It provides that in the case of an eligible investment fund, the fund management activity carried out through an eligible fund manager located in India and acting on behalf of such fund shall by itself not constitute business connection in […]
In order to promote the development of world class financial infrastructure in India, some tax concessions have already been provided in respect of business carried on from an International Financial Services Centre (IFSC). To further promote such development and bring these IFSC at par with similar IFSC in other countries, following additional benefits are proposed: […]
In order to further discourage cash transactions and move towards less cash economy, it is proposed to insert a new section 194N in the Act to provide for levy of TDS at the rate of two per cent on cash payments in excess of one crore rupees in aggregate made during the year, by a […]
Mandating acceptance of payments through prescribed electronic modes In order to achieve the mission of the Government to move towards a less cash economy to reduce generation and circulation of black money and to promote digital economy, it is proposed to insert a new section 269SU in the Act so as to provide that every […]
Consequence of not linking PAN with Aadhaar The existing proviso to the sub-section (2) of section 139AA, provides that the PAN allotted to a person shall be deemed to be invalid, in case the person fails to intimate the Aadhaar number, on or before the notified date. In order to protect validity of transactions previously […]
Existing provisions of section 285BA of the Act, inter alia, provide for furnishing of statement of financial transaction (SFT) or reportable account by person specified therein. In order to enable pre-filling of return of income, it is proposed to obtain information by widening the scope of furnishing of statement of financial transactions by mandating furnishing […]
There are various provisions in the Act which prohibit cash transactions and allow/encourage payment or receipt only through account payee cheque, account payee draft or electronic clearing system through a bank account. Section 13A of the Act requires a political party to receive donation exceeding rupees two thousand only through an account payee cheque or […]
Inter-changeability of PAN & Aadhaar and mandatory quoting in prescribed transactions Existing sub-section (1) of section 139A of the Act, inter alia, provides that every person specified therein, who has not been allotted a PAN, shall apply to the Assessing Officer for allotment of PAN. It has been observed that in many cases persons entering […]
Mandatory furnishing of return of income by certain persons prescribed by Budget 2019 Currently, a person other than a company or a firm is required to furnish the return of income only if his total income exceeds the maximum amount not chargeable to tax, subject to certain exceptions. Therefore, a person entering into certain high […]
