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Under the existing provision of section 47(vic), the transfer of shares of an Indian company by a demerged foreign company to a resulting foreign company is not regarded as transfer.
The existing provision of section 1 94LA of the Act, inter-alia, provides that any person paying compensation shall deduct tax at source at the rate of ten per cent. on the compensation or enhanced compensation or consideration on account of compulsory acquisition of any immovable property (other than agricultural land) under any law for the time being in force subject to certain conditions specified therein.
1) Capital Gain in respect of Land & Building – Periodicity for long term Capital Gain is 3 years ,now it is reduced to 2 years.- Base year shifted form 01.04.1981 to 01.04.2001 for all assets including Immovable property, this will surely reduce the Capital Gain tax.
It is also proposed to insert new section 271DA in the Act to provide for levy of penalty on a person who receives a sum in contravention of the provisions of the proposed section 269ST. The penalty is proposed to be a sum equal to the amount of such receipt. The said penalty shall however not be levied if the person proves that there were good and sufficient reasons for such contravention. It is also proposed that any such penalty shall be levied by the Joint Commissioner.
where the goods so imported are sought to be disposed of, the importer or the transferee, as the case may be, may pay the duty of customs which would have been payable but for the exemption contained herein, on the depreciated value of such goods subject to the condition that the importer or the transferee, as the case may be, produces before the Assistant Commissioner of Customs or Deputy Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be, having jurisdiction over the port of import, a certificate from a duly authorised officer of the Directorate General of Hydro Carbons in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India, to the effect that the said goods are no longer required for the petroleum operations or coal bed methane operations, and the depreciated value of the goods shall be equal to the original value of the goods at the time of import reduced by the percentage points calculated by straight line method as specified below for each quarter of a year or part thereof from the date of clearance of the goods, namely
the importer furnishes an undertaking to the Deputy Commissioner of Customs or the Assistant Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be, that such imported items shall be used for the purposes as specified above and, if the importer fails to comply with this condition, he shall be liable to pay, in respect of such items as is not proved to have been so used, an amount equal to the difference between the duty leviable on such items but for the exemption under this notification and that already paid at the time of importation.
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 21/2012-Customs, dated the 17th March, 2012, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 194(E), dated the 17th March, 2012, namely
-In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 27/2011-Customs, dated the 1st March, 2011, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R.153(E), dated the 1st March, 2011, namely
This may affect very severely to jewelers, builders, purchase of agricultural produce. Unless, some categories are specifically exempted by Government by Notification. One important point being ‘one event or one occasion’ is covered. Thus, for marriage function, if payment is made in parts also to e.g. Caterer, exceeding Rs 3 lacs, it would get covered by this provision.
Amendment in Sec.54EC: Investment in long term bonds for claiming exemption under Sec.54EC: Currently, investment in bonds issued by the National Highways Authority of India or by the Rural Electrification Corporation Limited is eligible for exemption under this section.
