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...
Wiping Every Tear from Every Eye: The Jan Dhan Yojana, Aadhaar and Mobile Numbers Provide the Solution Both the Central and State Government subsidize the price of wide range of products with the expressed intention of making them affordable for the poor. Rice, wheat, pulses, sugar kerosene, LPG, naptha, water, electricity, diesel, fertilizer, iron ore, […]
In the short run, growth will receive a boost from the cumulative impact of reforms, lower oil prices, likely monetary policy easing facilitated by lower inflation and improved inflationary expectations, and forecasts of a normal monsoon in 2015-16. Using the new estimate for 2014-15 as the base, GDP growth at constant market prices is expected to accelerate to between 8.1 and 8.5 percent in 2015-16.
The much awaited railway budget that directly focuses on Aam Aadmi of rural as well as urban India and is the main source of commuting in India ,is out today. Mr. Suresh Prabhu has put forward a different kind of a budget and has not declared any hopes of running new trains on any sector […]
Speech of Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu introducing the Railway Budget for 2015-16 on 26th of February, 2015 Madam Speaker, 1. I rise to present before this August House the Statement of Estimated Receipts and Expenditure for 2015-16 for Indian Railways. 2. At the outset, let me thank the Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi ji, […]
Aaj ka railway budget.. From the mind and mouth of a CA indeed! PASSENGERS to be called CONSUMERS This certainly catches the ears ! Certain points being put forward by him, remind me of certain points to be included in Annual Reports of companies. Premier points put forward by CA Suresh Prabhu Energy Conservation, Technology […]
CA Umesh Sharma Arjuna (Fictional Character): Krishna, Honorable Finance Minister Mr. Arun Jetley will be declaring the Finance Budget of 2015-16 on 28th February in the Loksabha. Everyone is excited for the Budget. But Krishna, it is said that everyone must live within their own budget, why so? Krishna (Fictional Character): Arjuna, in simple language, […]
1. Tax Slabs should be revised as per the DTC Bill Provisions The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance (PSC) in its Report on the Direct Taxes Code Bill 2010 (DTC Bill) has appropriately recommended the following revised tax slabs for individual taxpayers. 0-3 Lakh – Nil 3-10 Lakh- 10% 10-20 Lakh – 20% Beyond 20 Lakh – […]
All Party Meet for mutual consultations on Budget Session of Parliament on February 22 Session to open with President’s Address to members of both the Houses 44 items of Government Business on the agenda for Budget Session The Government will discuss with leaders of various parties the financial, legislative and other business to be taken […]
After the Lok Sabha General Elections in 2014, Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) led by Shri Shri Narendra Modi formed the Government at the Centre in May 2014. Shri Arun Jaitley took over the charge as the Finance Minister in the new Government. He presented his First Budget in Parliament on 10th July, 2014. This will be his second Budget as the Union Finance Minister.
1 Service tax 1.1 Scope of the term ‘service’ should be restricted [Section 65B(44) of the Finance Act, 1994] Currently, Section 65B (44) of the Finance Act, 1994 (“Finance Act”) defines the term ‘service’ to include ‘any activity carried out by a person for another for consideration’. The scope of the present definition of term […]
