Finance : Secondary SGB buyers must now pay 12.5% LTCG tax, unlike primary holders. The change reshapes returns and investment strategies in...
Income Tax : Establishes that higher tax burdens on promoters under the new regime require companies to reassess payout strategies. The takeawa...
Finance : The Supreme Court has allowed taxpayers to challenge retrospective amendments validating JAO reassessment actions. It stayed ongoi...
Income Tax : The issue arose from taxing buybacks as dividends, causing higher tax burden and unusable capital losses. The reform restores capi...
Income Tax : The Supreme Court has admitted a case to resolve conflicting interpretations of due dates for PF/ESI contributions. The ruling wil...
Income Tax : The amendments focus on reassessment timelines, electronic communication, and procedural clarity. The changes aim to reduce litiga...
Income Tax : The Government introduced reforms to simplify tax dispute resolution, including broader immunity provisions and expanded scope for...
Income Tax : A focused session breaks down recent Budget amendments affecting NRI taxation. It highlights how changes impact income, investment...
CA, CS, CMA : Budget 2026 prioritises easing compliance, reducing penalties, and cutting litigation rather than raising tax rates. The reforms a...
Custom Duty : New baggage rules and processing regulations are notified, replacing earlier frameworks and aligning customs procedures for passen...
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 : CBDT updated DIN rules to align with new provisions introduced under the Finance Act, 2026. The circular mandates DIN for most tax...
Income Tax : The Finance Act, 2026 prescribes income-tax rates, surcharge, and cess for the assessment year 2026–27. It establishes the legal...
Excise Duty : The government has withdrawn an earlier central excise exemption notification with effect from 2 February 2026. The rescission is ...
Excise Duty : The government has extended key excise provisions and introduced a specific duty structure for CNG blended with biogas. The key ta...
Excise Duty : The government has reduced the effective National Calamity Contingent Duty on specified tobacco products. The key takeaway is a ca...
Clause 106 of the Finance Bill, 2015 seeks to amend section 66B so as to increase the Service Tax from 12 to 14 percent. Further, Clauses 179 and 187 respectively of the Finance Bill, 2015 provide that – Section 95 of the Finance Act, 2004 levying education cess, and Section 140 of the Finance Act, 2007 levying SHE cess
Finance Bill, 2015 vide Clause 107 has proposed certain amendments in the Negative List of services given under Section 66D of the Finance Act thereby removing certain services from the Negative List. Now, in this case, the issue may crop up that the services rendered prior to the date of notification are exigible to Service […]
The Union Budget, 2015 has proposed an increase in the rate of Service tax from 12.36% to flat 14% with abolishment of Education cess and Secondary & Higher Secondary Education cess. Further pursuing with Mr. Narendra Modi’s Dream of Swachh Bharat, a new Chapter VI has been inserted in the Finance Bill, 2015 that contains a […]
Impact of Change of Service tax liability structure from partial reverse charge to full reverse charge on manpower SUPPLY AND SECURITY services in transition period As discussed Supra, Notification No. 30/2012-ST dated 20-06-2012 has been amended vide Notification No. 7/2015-ST dated 01-03-2015, there by shifting the Supply of Manpower and Security services from Partial Reverse […]
This Article Covers the following Topics- 1. Increase in rate of Service tax 2. Swachh Bharat Cess – Enabling Provision 3. Changes in relation to the Negative List – Section 66D of the Finance Act, 1994 4. Various other Sections under the Finance Act, 1994 5. Service Tax Rules, 1994 amended vide Notification No. 5/2015-ST […]
Article Covers the following Topics → Exemption widened on Service provided by transport of export goods by road from the place of removal to a land customs station (LCS) vide Notification No. 4/2015-ST dated 1-03-2015 (Effective From 1-04-2015) → Service Tax Rules, 1994 amended vide Notification No. 5/2015-ST dated 01-03-2015 → Changes in Mega Exemption […]
In the Union Budget, 2015 presented by the Hon’ble Finance Minister Shri. Arun Jaitley on February 28, 2015, Saturday, numerous changes in Direct and Indirect taxes, have been introduced to address the need of hour, the continued growth to contest the challenges paved in the way of progress. Changes in the Chapter V of the […]
THUMB RULE to avail CENVAT Credit is that it can be availed on those eligible Inputs, Capital goods or Input Services which have been utilized for providing taxable services or manufacturing dutiable goods except the cases where it is restricted under any notification.
Finance Minister Shri.Sudhir Mungantiwar of BJP government Maharashtra has presented his very first budget on Wednesday, 18’Th March 2015.State government of Maharashtra has presented budget on the lines of the Central government’s Budget. Following are some key highlights of the Budget 2015-16:
1. Local Body Tax- Local Body tax is proposed to be abolished from 1st August, 2015 and the loss of revenue due to the abolishment shall be compensated by enhancing the rate of Value Added Tax. 2. Entry Tax- Entry Tax at 5% is proposed to be levied on import of Long Steel.
