Income Tax : Understanding the need for a Direct Tax Code - Part II. Explore the conceptual framework of this crucial legislation....
Income Tax : Explore the need for a Direct Tax Code in India. Discover the reasons behind the call for a complete replacement of the Income Tax...
Income Tax : Taxation of individuals by a state works on a deeply embedded principle of giving back to the state for the services provided by t...
Income Tax : Over the period of 6 decades, the Income Tax Act of India has undergone various impediments. The judgments of the courts or amen...
Income Tax : The Finance Ministry of India after make-over of Goods & Service Tax is now headed for restructuring the direct tax structure ...
Income Tax : Stakeholder engagement by the Task Force drafting the New Direct Tax Law extended by a period of three months up to June 15,...
Income Tax : Direct Taxes Code, 2013 has proposed to widen the scope of the definition Accountant” to include other professionals as well. It...
Income Tax : Ministry of Finance, Government of India has pronounced the DTC, 2013 along with DTC Bill, 2010 is placed on http://incometaxindia...
CA, CS, CMA : I am happy to inform that after several persuasions for long years by the Institute, the name of Cost Accountant have been include...
Income Tax : Revenues are of paramount importance. The best source of revenue is taxes and for that we need modern tax laws. I am disappointed ...
Income Tax : Task Force for drafting a New Direct Tax Legislation- The term of the Task Force is extended by a period of two months i.e.. the T...
Income Tax : The term of the Task Force for drafting New Direct Tax Legislation is extended by three months beyond the initial term of six mont...
Excise Duty : Circular No. 73/73/94-CX In the All India Conference of Collectors (Appeals) held recently at Bangalore on 6th and 7th October 19...
The government is likely to provide some relief to individual income tax payers in the forthcoming Budget by raising the exemption limit to Rs 2 lakh, as provided in the Direct Taxes Code (DTC), and hiking the slabs for different tax brackets.The possibility of lowering the tax rates, however, is remote in view of the fiscal constraints being faced by the government, sources said, adding that the government will take on board some of the key recommendations of the DTC.
To avoid disputes like the Vodafone tax case in future, government is contemplating incorporation of provisions on taxation of overseas deals from the stalled Direct Taxes Code (DTC) Bill in the Budget for 2012-13.
As we are expecting the DTC be implemented from 1st April 2012, we have to be familiar with the DTC provisions. In general the DTC looks and be simple but it is complicated unless otherwise if we have studied the entire provisions of the act because, things are spread out here and there and which are disconnected with relevant provisions. One must search the entire DTC to find solution. Hence it is sure that we should have consolidated view about the DTC provision before we conclude any issue with respect to this Code. Let us go through the DTC provisions for Income from house property.
1. Time-Limit – DTC has kept the time limit for passing final settlement orders under Section 245D(4) at 18 months, as in the IT Act, 1961, however has increased various internal time-limits as under:
The issue of transfer price affects various types of taxes. Under Custom Laws, special valuation branch examines the validity of the transaction value between associated enterprises. In Service Tax law, service tax has been imposed on import of service through reverse charge method and it is expected that Service Tax department would like to examine the value of services imported (or exported) to associated enterprises. In Income Tax, it is transfer price mechanism which takes care of this situation.
The Direct tax Code Bill 2011 (DTC), has given relief to the property owners on two major account, firstly, no deemed taxation for House Property and secondly, deduction for interest for self occupied house property.’ While, the concept of deemed taxation of more than one house property has been done away with and their expectation of a simple mechanism of taxation of rental income has also been considered to a great extent.
1. Interest from Bond do not form part of Total Income. a) In exercise of power conferred by item (h) of sub clause (iv) of clause (15) of Section 10 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 the Central Government vide notification no 52/20 1 1.F.No. 178/56/20 1 1-(ITA- 1) dated 23rd September 2011 authorizes National Highway Authority of India to issue during the Financial year 2011-12, tax free, secured, redeemable, non-convertible bonds of rupee 1,000 each for the aggregate amount of Rs 10,00,000 lacs subject to the other following conditions that-
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday expressed the hope that the Direct Taxes Code ( DTC), which seeks to modernise tax laws in the country, will come into force from April 1, 2012. The proposed Direct Taxes Code brings together the policy initiatives on direct taxes. It is slated to come into force from the next financial year, he said while addressing an international conference on Tax and Equality’.
The government expects that the Parliamentary standing committee report on the Direct Tax Code (DTC) will be presented during the ongoing winter session to enable implementing tax reforms by April next, a senior Finance Ministry official said today.
The National Minority Commission today voiced concern on a proposal in the Direct Tax Code Bill to tax donations for institutions and organisations run by a particular religion or community and is planning to take up the issue with a parliamentary committee examining it. A delegation led by NCM member Keki N Daruwala has sought a meeting with Yashwant Sinha, who heads the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance, this week as it feels that the provision will adversely affect minority institutions.
