CA Sandeep Kanoi

Deduction for tuition fees u/s. 80c of the Income Tax Act 1961 is available to Individual Assessee and is not available to HUF. Maximum Child: Deduction under this section is available for tuition fees paid on two children’s education. If Assessee have more then two children then he can claim tuition fees paid of only two children’s. ...

Section 80C replaced the existing Section 88 with more or less the same investment mix available in Section 88. The new section 80C has become effective w.e.f. 1st April, 2006. Even the section 80CCC on pension scheme contributions was merged with the above 80C. However, this new section has allowed a major change in the method of prov...

We have to initially open the Open the PPF account for 15 years and after the initial period of 15 years is over, one can keep on extending the deposit for a period of 5 years at a time. In fact, this is where the magic of PPF begins. One need not start a fresh PPF account and continue it for all of 15 years — just extend the old one fo...

Kisan Vikas Patra is a saving certificate which was first launched in 1988. Kisan Vikas Patra was a very Popular Investment Scheme amongst the investor which was discontinued wef 30.11.2011 on recommendation of Shayamla Gopinath committee considering the misuse of the scheme vide government Notification [F.No. 1/10/2011-NS-II], dated 25-1...

A person becomes senior citizen under Income Tax Act in any year after attaining the age of 60 even for one day. Once he attains 60 years, his status as senior citizen in that financial year, gives him some relief .There are not many income tax exemptions available for senior citizens. ...

Usually, banks deduct TDS (Tax Deducted at Source) when the interest which is earned by a taxpayer exceeds INR 10,000. However, in case the total income of such taxpayer doesn’t exceed the taxable limit, such taxpayer can submit Form 15G to his or her bank requesting not to deduct TDS on his or her interest which he/she has earned in th...

Article discusses Meaning of Cost Inflation Index (CII) which is used for Computation of Long Term Capital Gain. Cost Inflation index are Notified by CBDT every year and till date CBDT has notified Cost Inflation Index for the Financial Year 1981-82 to Financial year 2019-20.  Cost Inflation index are used for computing indexed cost of [...

With a view to widen the scope of TDS applicability on payment of rent, in spite of already existing section 194-I, vide Finance Act, 2017, new section 194-IB had been inserted. Newly inserted section 194-IB of the Income Tax Act, 1961 was made effective from 1st June, 2017. The deductor, who is liable to deduct TDS […]...

Under Income Tax, Form 16 represents the certificate which certifies that TDS has been deposited for the specified transactions. Different types of Form 16 certificates are to be provided for different categories of transactions / payments as detailed hereunder – 1. Form 16 – TDS certificate for salary 2. Form 16A – TDS certificate ...

Now days a question is coming to the mind of many professional that in case of an entity who has not entered into any of the Specified or reportable financial transactions in Financial Year 2016-17 but who falls into the class of person (reporting person) under Section 285BA Read with Rule 114E of Income Tax Rules, are they required to fi...