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 The appeal was withdrawn wi...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...
Students registered in only one of the Groups of Intermediate (Integrated Professional Competence) / Intermediate (Professional Competence) Course and register for Group 2 / Group 1 in New Scheme of Education and Training implemented w.e.f 1st July 2017 have to compulsorily convert Group 1 / Group 2 in New Scheme of Education and Training
The amendment to Section 35AD(3) of the Act introduced by the Finance Act, 2010, seeks to prevent a taxpayer from claiming dual deduction in respect of the same business. It appears that if a taxpayer carrying on a specified business does not claim deduction under Section 35AD of the Act, he may opt for deduction under the relevant provisions of Chapter VI-A or Section 10AA of the Act, if the same exist for such business and it is more beneficial.
At present, Tax Saving FDR is allowed as deduction u/s 80C but its interest is taxable. It is pertinent to note that the deduction u/s 80C on reinvestment of interest on NSC is available.
The DSIR guidelines provide that eligible capital expenditure on R&D will include expenditure on plant, equipment or any other tangible item only. It also provide that capital expenditure of intangible nature is not eligible for weighted deduction.
It is hereby informed that the declaration of results of Chartered Accountants Final examination held in November 2017, Common Proficiency Test held in December 2017 and the ISA-AT held in December 2017, earlier scheduled at 2.00 PM on 17th January 2018, Wednesday, stands rescheduled.
Section 35AD of the Act extends investment linked incentives to taxpayers with respect to the capital expenditure incurred for setting up and operation of specified businesses. Further, once investment linked incentive for the capital expenditure is availed under this Section, no benefit shall be allowed in respect of such specified business under Chapter VIA (Deductions in respect of certain incomes) and Section 10AA of the Act.
Currently, there is no clarity whether a company engaged in the business of development and sale of software or providing IT / Information Technology Enabled Services (ITES) services, is eligible for weighted deduction on the R&D expenditure incurred by it.
In the pharmaceutical Sector, discovery is a lengthy, risky and expensive proposition. In this business environment, necessitated by the current business needs, companies have to incur expenditure towards scientific research outside their Research & Development (R&D) facility for e.g. expenditure incurred outside the approved R&D facility towards clinical trials
Section 35(2AB) of the Act has been gradually amended to provide increased tax benefits on expenditure incurred towards in-house R&D facilities i.e. from 125 per cent to 200 per cent. However, Section 35(1)(iia) of the Act, which provides tax incentives in respect of payments made to R&D company, has remained same at 125 per cent.
The proviso to section 32 provides that the aggregate deduction, in respect of depreciation of buildings, machinery, plant or furniture, being tangible assets or know how, patents, copyrights, trademarks, licenses, franchises or any other business or commercial rights of similar nature, being intangible assets allowable to the predecessor and the successor in the case of succession referred to in clause (xiii) and clause (xiv) of section 47
