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Tax Amicus | GST, Customs, Excise, Service Tax & VAT | August 2021

CA, CS, CMA : Goods and Services Tax (GST) Notifications and Circulars Requirement of GST audit and reconciliation statement by professionals re...

September 1, 2021 2205 Views 0 comment Print

Direct & Indirect Tax Updates July 2021

CA, CS, CMA : DIRECT TAXES UPDATES Recent circulars/ notifications/ rules/ clarifications/News ♦ CBDT Notified Income Tax Rule 8AC so as to pr...

August 4, 2021 12981 Views 2 comments Print

Direct & Indirect Tax Updates June 2021

CA, CS, CMA : DIRECT TAXES UPDATES Recent circulars/ notifications/ rules/ clarifications/News ♦ CBDT issues Notification extending various In...

July 4, 2021 20700 Views 1 comment Print

Direct & Indirect Taxes Updates- May 2021

CA, CS, CMA : Recent circulars/ notifications/ rules/ clarifications/News ♦ Furnishing & upload of Form No. 34BB on Income Tax E-filling P...

June 7, 2021 10560 Views 2 comments Print

Direct & Indirect Taxes Updates- April 2021

CA, CS, CMA : DIRECT TAXES UPDATES Recent circulars/ notifications/ rules/ clarifications/News ♦ Government extends time for payment under VSV...

May 6, 2021 30354 Views 2 comments Print


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Union Budget 2025: Key Industry and Common Man Expectations

Income Tax : Union Budget 2025 expectations include tax relief, GST reforms, R&D support, and measures for MSMEs. Common demands focus on easin...

February 1, 2025 2733 Views 0 comment Print

Custom duty relief for importing digital films: Budget 2010-2011

Custom Duty : The Union Budget 2010-11 proposes to rationalize the differential custom duty structure for importing digital masters of films for...

February 28, 2010 729 Views 0 comment Print

Micro-wave ovens, pre-packaged imported goods, mobile phones, watches, ready made garments, toy balloons, long pepper, replaceable household water filters to be cheaper

Excise Duty : Outright exemption from special additional duty provided to goods imported in a pre-packaged form for retail sale. This would also...

February 28, 2010 699 Views 0 comment Print

Infotainment sector to benefit from concessional customs duty: Budget 2010-11

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...

February 28, 2010 1008 Views 0 comment Print

Major tax relief to agriculture & related sectors: Budget 2010-11

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 ...

February 28, 2010 1718 Views 0 comment Print


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Custom duty notifications dated 27.02.2010 related to Union budget 2010-11 amendments and provisions

Custom Duty : All the Custom duty Notification including Tariff and Non Tariff issued by Custom department in respect of budget proposals/provis...

February 28, 2010 2997 Views 0 comment Print


Budget 2010: Change in definition of “charitable purpose” under the Income Tax Act

February 26, 2010 540 Views 0 comment Print

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,

Budget 2010-11: Major Amendment in Central Excise Duty

February 26, 2010 18601 Views 0 comment Print

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.

Budget 2010-11: Summary of Major Amendment in Custom duty Laws

February 26, 2010 4863 Views 0 comment Print

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.

Amendment in Service tax Act, Rules & Notifications made by Budget 2010

February 26, 2010 2114 Views 0 comment Print

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.

Budget 2010: Service tax Exemption provided and withdrawn

February 26, 2010 4333 Views 0 comment Print

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,-

Budget 2010 covered New Services covered under service tax and amended scope of existing services

February 26, 2010 1973 Views 0 comment Print

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.

Union Budget 2010 Rationalised provisions relating to Tax Deduction at Source (TDS)

February 26, 2010 2126 Views 0 comment Print

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.

FM raised Income Tax Exemption Limit for Individual and HUF

February 26, 2010 2247 Views 0 comment Print

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

Interest subvention for exporters will continue till 31st March 2011

February 26, 2010 1457 Views 0 comment Print

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.

Major highlights of Union Budget 2010-11

February 26, 2010 4754 Views 0 comment Print

# 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.

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