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Custom Duty : The Union Budget 2010-11 proposes to rationalize the differential custom duty structure for importing digital masters of films for...
Excise Duty : Outright exemption from special additional duty provided to goods imported in a pre-packaged form for retail sale. This would also...
Custom Duty : The Union Budget 2010-11 seeks to address the needs of multi-service operators to invest in ‘Digital Head End’ equipment to ad...
Excise Duty : Project import status at a concessional customs duty of 5 per cent with full exemption from service tax to the initial setting up ...
Custom Duty : Shri Pranab Mukherjee, the Finance Minister while presenting the Union Budget in Lok Sabha today announced grant of project import...
Custom Duty : All the Custom duty Notification including Tariff and Non Tariff issued by Custom department in respect of budget proposals/provis...
For the purposes of the Income-tax Act, “charitable purpose” has been defined in section 2(15) which, among others, includes “the advancement of any other object of general public utility”. However, “the advancement of any other object of general public utility” is not a charitable purpose,
Note: Changes come into effect immediately unless otherwise specified. Major proposals about Central Excise duty are the following:A. General CENVAT Rate for non-petroleum goods:The standard rate of excise duty of 8% on non-petroleum products is being increased to 10% with a few exceptions where exemptions/concessions have been given.
Goods imported in pre-packaged form and intended for retail sale and certain specified goods namely, ready-made garments, mobile phones and watches are being provided an outright exemption from additional duty of customs of 4%. In addition, outright exemption from this duty is also being provided to Carbon Black Feedstock, waste paper and paper scrap.
Chapter V of the Finance Act, 1994 is being amended to,- a) insert an explanation in sub-section (3) of Section 73 to clarify that no penalty shall be imposed where service tax along with interest has been paid before issuance of notice by the department under this sub-section. b) provide definition of the term ‘business entity’ to include an association of persons, body of individuals, company or firm but not an individual.
Statutory taxes charged by the foreign governments are being excluded from taxable value for levy of service tax under the Air passenger transport service. 2) Exemption from service tax is being provided to services relating to ‘Erection, Commissioning or Installation’ of,-
The existing taxable service ‘Intellectual Property Right (IPR)’ excludes copyright from its scope. Copyrights on (a) cinematographic films and (b) sound recording are being brought under the ambit of service tax. However, copyright on original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic work would continue to remain outside the scope of service tax.
Under the scheme of deduction of tax at source as provided in the Income-tax Act, every person responsible for payment of any specified sum to any person is required to deduct tax at source at the prescribed rate and deposit it with the Central Government within the specified time. However, no deduction is required to be made if the payments do not exceed prescribed threshold limits.
Income up to Rs 1.6 lakh – nil. Income above Rs 1.6 lakh and up to Rs 5 lakh – 10 per cent. Income above Rs 5 lakh and up to Rs 8 lakh – 20 per cent. Income above Rs 8 lakh – 30 per cent
The Finance Minister proposed to extend the concessional export finance regime for select exporters for one more year till March 31, 2011, thus giving the slowdown-hit sector further relief. “I propose to extend the interest subvention of 2 per cent for one more year for exports covering handicrafts, carpets, hand-looms and small and medium enterprises (SMEs),” Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said while presenting Budget for 2010-11.
# Income up to Rs 1.6 lakh – nil Income above Rs 1.6 lakh and up to Rs 5 lakh – 10 per cent Income above Rs 5 lakh and up to Rs 8 lakh – 20 per cent Income above Rs 8 lakh – 30 per cent. # Income Tax department ready with two-page Saral-2 return forms for individual salaried assesses.
