Goods and Services Tax : ICAI clarified that ITC wrongly reversed under Table 4(B)(1) instead of Table 4(B)(2) can still be reclaimed within statutory time...
CA, CS, CMA : The FAQs explain how the 60 Tax Audit assignment ceiling will operate through the UDIN system from 1 April 2026. ICAI clarified wh...
CA, CS, CMA : Banks are asking CAs to issue end-use and KYC certificates without regulatory support. RBI confirms no such requirement exists, hi...
Company Law : The proposal to remove statutory audits for small companies risks eliminating independent financial scrutiny, potentially weakenin...
Corporate Law : The Bar Council of India has officially confirmed that the IGNOU-ICAI B.Com (Accountancy & Finance) degree meets all eligibility c...
CA, CS, CMA : ICAI has announced Live Virtual Revisionary Classes for CA Intermediate students appearing in the September 2026 examinations. The...
CA, CS, CMA : ICAI's Board of Studies has invited Expressions of Interest from qualified professionals and academicians for empanelment as facul...
CA, CS, CMA : ICAI has notified the Information Systems Audit (ISA) Assessment Test for 25 July 2026 in CBT mode. The announcement specifies eli...
CA, CS, CMA : ICAI has clarified that members coaching students or having relatives appearing in the examinations are not eligible for Observer ...
CA, CS, CMA : The Sales Tax Bar Association requested reconsideration of Bar Council of India rules prohibiting advocates from entering partners...
CA, CS, CMA : The Delhi High Court held that one of the meetings relied upon for automatic vacation of the petitioner’s seat was convened with...
CA, CS, CMA : The Court examined whether a complaint arising from a family dispute can be entertained in misconduct proceedings. It held that su...
CA, CS, CMA : The High Court held that a direct appellate challenge to the final removal order was not maintainable. The appeal was withdrawn wi...
CA, CS, CMA : The court affirmed disciplinary action where an auditor failed to detect ever-greening of assets and misreporting in audit account...
Income Tax : The ITAT Delhi has deleted a ₹25,000 penalty under Section 271A, ruling that F&O turnover for a trader should be calculated base...
CA, CS, CMA : ICAI notifies removal of 12 chartered accountants from membership rolls, with suspension periods, fines, and reprimands in select ...
CA, CS, CMA : ICAI Board holds CA not guilty in bribery case, finds no proof of knowledge or intent; mere receipt of packet without mens rea not...
CA, CS, CMA : The issue involved allegations of assisting in bogus accounting entries. The ruling held that without certification or statutory r...
CA, CS, CMA : The issue involved disciplinary action for professional and other misconduct under the Chartered Accountants Act. The authorities ...
Corporate Law : The amended guidelines mandate minimum CPE hours for all practicing members. Non-compliance will lead to discontinuation of the Ce...
This section provides for adoption of stamp duty value in case of transfer of land or building or both held as stock-in-trade. Several issues have cropped up due to implementation of this section in its present form and suggestions thereof are as under
Section 43A was inserted in the Income-tax Act, 1961 by Finance (No. 2) Act 1967, which permitted Capitalization of Foreign Exchange Fluctuation Loss in the borrowing used for acquisition of assets outside India.
In many cases, assessees engaged in the business of financing assets, acquire such assets which were used by the borrower for the purpose of his business or profession. Post-acquisition of such assets, the finance companies lease out the same to another person under operating lease.
Section 43D of the Act provides that income by way of interest in relation to bad and doubtful debts of a public financial institution or a scheduled bank or a cooperative bank or a state financial corporation or a state industrial investment corporation or a housing finance company
Currently, bill payments related to electricity consumption made to electricity companies are not allowed through cheque in case payment is made after a certain date or delayed/late payment after due date. Assessee in such situations is left with no option but to pay in cash.
In relation to section 40(a)(ia), Explanatory Memorandum to Finance (No.2) Bill 2014/CBDT Circular No. 1 of 2015 explained that disallowance of whole of the amount of expenditure in case of payments to residents for whom TDS
In many cases, a consortium may be formed by two or more members to jointly bid for big projects wherein each of the members brings in his own expertise and resources. If the consortium is assessed as AOP
Section 40(a)(ia) is amended via Finance (No. 2) Act, 2014 to restrict the amount of disallowance for non-deduction of tax to 30% of expenditure. The proviso is also amended to the effect that 30% of such sum shall be allowed as a deduction in computing the income of the previous year in which tax has been paid.
Corporates are currently involved in various areas of social responsibility / community development as part of nation building. Further, the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility Costs has been introduced under Companies Act, 2013. The expenditure is mandatory in its nature and as such it is a statutory levy. Accordingly it deserves tax deduction.
specified under the relevant legislation of the fund. The employees contribution credited to the employees account in the relevant fund after the due date specified under section 36(1)(va) are disallowed to the employer. Further, any payments made by the employer after the due date is also NOT allowed as a deduction in the year of payment.
