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Finance minister, Mr. Jaitley had proposed to impose a provision for collection of Tax at source at the rate of 1%, in case of Sale of Motor Vehicle and finally it was passed and law amended. Effective date is 1st June, 2016. In this article, I am trying to answer most commonly asked questions on this Amendment.
In today’s scenario, every business entity has to make multiple kinds of payment to the Government or local authority. While making these payments, it is now important for these business entities to realize the repercussions of these payments from a service tax point of view as well. This is because a number of services provided by Government or local authority have been brought within the ambit of Service Tax on reverse charge basis with effect from 01/04/2016. Ever since this amendment, there are a number of apprehensions across trade and industry as to which are the services which would be covered under the tax net and what would be the provisions relating to Cenvat Credit, Point of Taxation, Valuation etc. An endeavor has been made to put together most of these questions at one place and answer them on the basis of the relevant Service tax provisions
Common resolutions For MCA21 related queries including Annual filings, Linked filings, Cancel SRN service, Resubmission, and Additional Fee waiver 1. Which eforms can I file as attachments with GNL-2? Annual filing eforms under the Companies Act, 1956 viz. 23AC/ACA, 23AC/ACA-XBRL, 20-B, 21-A, Form 66, I-XBRL, A-XBRL, 23B, 23C and 23D would be made available shortly […]
What is the nature and source of grievances received in EPFO? Grievances generally arise out of: i) Settlement of PF/Pension/Insurance Claims. ii) Transfer of PF accounts. iii) Non enrolment of employees. iv) difficulty arising out of old PF accounts on the CPGRAMS portal. v) difficulties relating to Universal Accounts Number (UAN). Grievances are raised by […]
1. Who can issue? Any corporate (entity registered as a company under the Companies Act, 1956/ 2013) or body corporate (entity specially created out of a specific act of the Parliament) is eligible to issue Rupee denominated bonds overseas. Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs) coming under the regulatory jurisdiction of […]
Any service provided by Government or a local authority to a business entity has been made taxable w.e.f 1st April 2016. Post Budget 2016, representations have been received from several quarters including business and industry associations in respect of various aspects pertaining to the taxation of such services. Accordingly, the following clarifications are issued:-
Ankit Gupta Composition scheme is the scheme to facilitate small dealers (whose turnover in one year does not exceeds Rs.50 Lac) to pay D-VAT at flat rate of 1% without claiming Input Tax Credits in respect of VAT paid on local purchases made from registered dealers. 1.Who Can apply for Composition Scheme? Any dealer whose […]
The Panama Papers are a leaked set of 11.5 million confidential documents that provide detailed information about more than 214,000 offshore companies listed by the Panamanian corporate service provider Mossack Fonseca, including the identities of shareholders and directors of the companies. The documents show how wealthy public officials hide their money and identify current government leaders […]
What is the present amendment? Upto 29.02.2016 only concrete mix manufactured and used at site was exempted from excise duty. However from 01.03.2016 the exemption is also extended to RMC manufactured and used at same site.
Can an existing entity register itself as a Startup on the Startup India Portal and Mobile App? Yes, an existing entity that meets the criteria as indicated in response to Question 1 can visit the Startup India Portal and Mobile App and get itself recognized for various benefits. The tax benefits proposed under the Finance Bill 2016 will be available from 01-04-2016.
