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...
Application of seized assets under section 132B The existing provisions contained in section 132B of the Income-tax Act, inter alia, provide that seized assets may be adjusted against any existing liability under the Income-tax Act, Wealth-tax Act, the Expenditure-tax Act, the Gift-tax Act and the Interest-tax Act and the amount of liability determined on completion […]
20% Withholding Tax Rate on profits distributed by unlisted companies to shareholders through buy-back of shares Existing provisions of Section 2(22)(e) provide the definition of dividends for the purposes of the Income-tax Act. Section 115- O provides for levy of Dividend Distribution Tax(DDT) on the company at the time when company distributes , declares or […]
• Income limit under Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme (RGESS) will be raised from Rs. 10 lakh to Rs. 12 lakh.• First home loan from a bank or housing finance corporation upto Rs. 25 lakh entitled to additional deduction of interest upto Rs. 1 lakh.
The existing provisions of section 40 specifies the amounts which shall not be deducted in computing the income chargeable under the head Profits and gains of business or profession. The non-deductible expense under the said section also includes statutory dues like fringe benefit tax, income-tax, wealth-tax, etc.
Section 115-O of the Income-tax Act provides for taxation of distributed profits of a domestic company. It provides that any amount declared, distributed or paid by way of dividends, whether out of current or accumulated profits, shall be liable to be taxed at the rate of 15%. The tax is known as Dividend Distribution Tax […]
Rule 3 in Part A of the Fourth Schedule provides that the Chief Commissioner or the Commissioner of Income-tax may accord recognition to any provident fund which, in his opinion, satisfies the conditions specified under the said rule 4 and the conditions which the Board may specify by rules.
Section 115BBD of Income-tax Act provides for taxation of gross dividends received by an Indian company from a specified foreign company (in which it has shareholding of 26% or more) at the rate of 15% if such dividend is included in the total income for the Financial Year 2012-13 i.e. Assessment Year 2013-14.
The Specified Undertaking of Unit Trust of India (SUUTI) was created vide the Unit Trust of India (Transfer of Undertaking and Repeal) Act, 2002 as the successor of Unit Trust of India (UTI). Exemption from Income-tax was available to SUUTI in respect of its income up to 31st March, 2014.
Procedures for Foreign Portfolio Investors Simplified-Several Measures Announced to Strengthen Capital Markets Terming the Indian markets as amongst the best regulated the Finance Minister announced several measures to strengthen the capital market regulator SEBI on the eve of its Silver Jubilee. The DepositoryParticipants authorized by SEBI will now register different classes of portfolio investors subject […]
I. Suggestions to Improve Tax Collection 1.Information to be furnished in the Annual Information Return In respect of the transactions (mentioned in detailed memorandum), where the PAN is not provided by the payer, the provisions like TCS may be made applicable to the payee. Accordingly, the payee should be allowed to collect tax at an […]
