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Unlocking Economic Potential: A Deep Dive into Tax Holidays

Income Tax : Discover the benefits and workings of tax holidays, their impact on foreign investment, economic activities, and the key sections ...

January 3, 2024 630 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Benefits to Residents & Indian Companies

Income Tax : A resident person is chargeable to tax in respect of his global income. If Income-tax Act enlarges the scope of taxable income of ...

July 25, 2023 50208 Views 2 comments Print

Exemptions from Income Tax (Non-Taxable Income)

Income Tax : Exemptions from tax, also known as non-taxable income, refer to the income that is not subject to income tax. This income may be e...

March 26, 2023 47589 Views 2 comments Print

Income Tax Exemption on Financial Assistance for Treatment of COVID or on Demise Due to COVID

Income Tax : Due to COVID-19, the world is tremulous, which was not witnessed by the present generation.  More than 4 million people have last...

September 5, 2021 8475 Views 1 comment Print

Singapore based Sovereign Wealth Funds gets Tax Exemption from CBDT

Income Tax : Discover the tax exemption granted by CBDT to Singapore-based sovereign wealth funds. Explore the investment opportunities in Indi...

May 7, 2021 1755 Views 0 comment Print


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Draft notification to stop misuse of long term capital gain exemption

Income Tax : In order to curb the practice of declaring unaccounted income as exempt long term capital gain by entering into sham transactions,...

April 4, 2017 8745 Views 3 comments Print

Jaitley advocates hike in income tax & SSI exemption limit

Income Tax : BJP leader Arun Jaitley on Friday advocated hike in income tax exemption limit, enhancement of excise limit for small industrial u...

April 8, 2014 6676 Views 12 comments Print

Panel suggest increase in exemption limit to 3 lakh and in 80C deduction to 2.50 lakh

Income Tax : A Parliamentary panel scrutinising the Direct Taxes Code - DTC Bill has suggested raising the income tax exemption limit to 3 lakh...

March 3, 2012 913 Views 0 comment Print

Sharad Pawar asks FM to consider income tax exemption to Indian cooperatives

Income Tax : Terming cooperatives as one of the strongest pillars of Indian agriculture, Farm Minister Sharad Pawar today said he has asked Fin...

April 20, 2011 645 Views 0 comment Print

Healthcare sector demand lesser import duty, Service tax exemption and lesser income tax rates

Income Tax : Health-care costs are skyrocketing and are going beyond the reach of a common man. The need of the hour is to bring this sector un...

February 14, 2010 330 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Assessees Not Obliged to Monitor Dept’s E-Portal Constantly: P&H HC

Income Tax : Punjab & Haryana High Court rules assessees aren't required to keep the department's e-portal open at all times to track actions. ...

April 9, 2024 4092 Views 0 comment Print

Employee of PSU & Nationalised Banks Not Treated as Government Employee for Exemption u/s 10(10AA)

Income Tax : The issue under consideration is whether the assessee being employee of Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) and Nationalised Banks tre...

August 25, 2020 240927 Views 52 comments Print

Onus to prove that income falls under Exemption provisions Fully Lies on Taxpayer

Income Tax : ITAT reiterate that the assessee is seeking to claim exemption from income tax on gains arisen from sale of land on the ground tha...

August 8, 2020 2697 Views 0 comment Print

Section 10(23AA) Exemption Allowed to whom- HC Analyses

Income Tax : As per Section 10(23AA), the exemption can be for the income received by any person on behalf of any regimental fund or non-public...

April 29, 2020 17082 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT upheld tax on LTCG on sale of shares for substantial price hike in short time

Income Tax : ITAT held that fantastic sale price was not at all possible as there was no economic or financial basis as to how a share worth Rs...

March 3, 2018 1914 Views 0 comment Print


Government considering increase in the income-tax exemption limit for individuals in next budget

January 21, 2010 1229 Views 0 comment Print

The government is exploring an increase in the income-tax exemption limit for individuals to compensate for the high recent inflation, but revenue considerations and the fact that the limit was hiked sharply in 2008-09 could force it to maintain status quo or give just a token hike. The proposal has figured in the preliminary discussions , as the policymakers debate ways to give some relief to households from high inflation.

Income tax department withdrawn the approval granted under Section 17(2) to Hospital in Chandigarh

January 13, 2010 27228 Views 13 comments Print

A dozen private nursing homes and hospitals today lost their approval granted under Section 17(2) of the Income Tax Act on the basis of an assessment conducted by the Department of Income Tax, Chandigarh. According to Chief Commissioner (Chandigarh region) P K Chopra, this has been done after it came to the notice that hospitals and nursing homes reviewed were not employing adequate number of medical staff (doctors and nurses) required under the prescribed rule.

Blending of tea for export by an industrial unit in SEZ area is a manufacturing activity which qualifies for exemption U/s. 10A/10AA

December 31, 2009 1176 Views 0 comment Print

The short question that arises for consideration is whether blending and packing of tea for export in the industrial unit in the Special Economic Zone amount to manufacture or production of an article qualifying for exemption under Section 10A of the Act, that is, during the period prior to introduction of “blending” as “manufacture” with effect from 10.2.2006.

GST registration will be through uniform PAN-linked business identification number

November 26, 2009 2886 Views 0 comment Print

The model legislation for the introduction of goods and services tax (GST) will have a provision for registration of individuals and companies which pay the tax.The registration will be done through a uniform PAN-linked business identification number. The Department of Revenue in the Ministry of Finance had recently sent a proposal to state governments for making the 10-digit permanent account number (PAN) the starting point for registering GST payees.

In order to have a charity, you must have a source of income

September 3, 2009 382 Views 0 comment Print

ICAI won the Income Tax Exemption Case in the High Court – Scope of the term “Charitable Purpose” defined by the High Court – In order to have a charity, you must have a source of income – Section 10(23C)(iv) September 2, 2009. Director General of Income Tax (Exemption) has denied the exemption to Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)

Educational institutes cannot be denied the benefit of income tax exemption

August 27, 2009 934 Views 0 comment Print

Educational institutes having multiple objectives, including imparting education, cannot be denied the benefit of income tax exemption, the Delhi High Court has ruled. Allowing a petition of Jaypee Institute of Information Technology Society (JIITS), a division Bench headed by Justice A K Sikri asked the Director General of Income Tax to register the deemed university under the Income Tax Act and provide tax benefits.

Converting charitable trust into for-profit commercial entity set to become taxable under DTC

August 19, 2009 4544 Views 0 comment Print

As per the changes proposed by the new code, a non-profit organisation will have to pay tax at a rate of 30% as per its net worth when it converts itself into an entity that does not qualify as a non-profit organisation. In fact, tax would be levied even if it fails to transfer upon […]

Government may hike Home Loan interest Payment exemption to Rs 2.5 lakh

June 16, 2009 3560 Views 0 comment Print

The government is considering a proposal to hike income-tax exemption Make these charges part of your budget available for interest payment on home loans to Rs 2.5 lakh a year, to boost demand and rebuild the slowdown-hit housing industry.The ministry of housing and urban development has urged finance minister Pranab Mukherjee to make an announcement to […]

BJP promises Income Tax exemption up to Rs 3 lakh

April 4, 2009 321 Views 0 comment Print

BJP’s manifesto promises Income Tax exemption up to Rs 3 lakh for individuals and Armed Forces. Learn more about their plans for strengthening coastal security.

Bangalore IT park defrauds Rs 75.8 cr to Income Tax Department

February 25, 2009 282 Views 0 comment Print

On paper, this tech park had 37 units functioning on its premises — all entitled to income tax concessions. What they turned out to be were nothing less than maintenance rooms located in the car park! And the tech park owner stashed away Rs 75.8 crore that he had claimed as tax concessions for three […]