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Maximum Marginal Rate Vs. Maximum Rate of Surcharge – A new Controversy

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai resolves the controversy on surcharge for trusts/AOPs taxed at MMR. Learn about the decision favoring slab-based rates...

April 11, 2025 7629 Views 1 comment Print

Audit Requirements & Criterion for Business & Profession (Section 44AB) Assessment Year 2024-24

Income Tax : Understand tax audit requirements under Section 44AB for AY 2024-25. Detailed analysis for businesses and professionals, including...

June 7, 2024 218706 Views 2 comments Print

PMLA with particular reference to Arvind Kejriwal and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

Corporate Law : Explore the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in India, ED powers, and significant Supreme Court rulings impacting anti-mo...

May 31, 2024 3366 Views 0 comment Print

Rules of Inheritance of Coparcenary Property

Corporate Law : Understand the Hindu Succession Act's rules of inheritance for coparcenary property, including amendments for daughters' rights. L...

April 30, 2024 4296 Views 0 comment Print

Revamping SME Growth: An Overview of New Manufacturing Norms In India

Corporate Law : Explore the new manufacturing norms (NMN) in India aimed at boosting SME growth. Learn about eligibility criteria, investment thre...

April 4, 2024 972 Views 0 comment Print


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Representation for extension of Income Tax due dates to Finance Ministry

Income Tax : Synopsis of the Representation by ‘Bhayandar CA Social Group’ made for extension of due dates – To the Finance M...

December 25, 2021 33780 Views 3 comments Print

Members Regional Convention on International Taxation-2012

CA, CS, CMA : Vasai Branch of WIRC of ICAI is hosting  Members Regional Convention on International Taxation-2012 to share knowledge of Basic P...

December 14, 2012 1264 Views 0 comment Print


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Sundry Creditors arising out of Hawala-Linked Bogus Purchases: Income Tax Treatment 

Income Tax : Explore ITAT Mumbai's order on sundry creditors from bogus purchases. Learn about tax implications, sections 68 and 41(1), and the...

January 5, 2024 8109 Views 0 comment Print

Consider extension of Income Tax Due dates: Gujarat HC to UOI

Income Tax : All Gujarat Federation of Tax Consultants Vs Union of India (Gujarat High Court) High Court held that respondent No.1 – Union of...

January 8, 2021 25983 Views 0 comment Print

MAT on depreciation on write back of excess depreciation provided in earlier 10 years & credited to P&L A/c of current year

Income Tax : ACIT Vs M/s. Rational Handloom Co. Pvt. Ltd. (ITAT Mumbai) MAT on depreciation on write back of excess depreciation provided in ea...

August 25, 2019 4542 Views 0 comment Print

S. 271(1)(c) No Penalty if returned and assessed income are same

Income Tax : Armoury International Vs ACIT (ITAT Mumbai) In this case, the assessee was observed to have made bogus purchases as per informatio...

January 16, 2019 11031 Views 1 comment Print

Penalty u/s 271E may not be imposed where circumstances compels assessee to make repayment in cash

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai held In the case of Jayantilal Vaishnav HUF vs. JCIT that the reasonable cause u/s 273B need to be seen from the conte...

December 9, 2015 1361 Views 0 comment Print


FAQ On Penalty: In General & Service Tax in Particular

August 30, 2010 7035 Views 0 comment Print

Taxes are a major source of revenue for any country to fund the government expenditure and welfare of the society. In fact, they have been called the building block of civilization . In due course of time taxes started being levied on income, wealth ,sale of goods , provision of services etc. mainly to pay for increasingly more expensive defense efforts and for a modern welfare state. The emphasis is shifting progressively to voluntary compliance of tax laws.

A Synopsis of Service Tax for Bankers: Banking and Other Financial Service

July 23, 2010 7984 Views 2 comments Print

Service tax on Banking and other financial services was imposed w.e.f.16-07-2001. After going through many changes, expansion in scope, clubbing of some services, modification to the definition of service providers etc. the present coverage of this service , with abatement, exemption, clarification etc.

Direct Tax Code – General Anti-Avoidance Rules

June 22, 2010 2048 Views 0 comment Print

The revised discussion paper on Direct Tax Code (DTC) proposes to introduce General Anti Avoidance Rules (GAAR ) to curb tax avoidance by disregarding any arrangement called ( Impermissible Avoidance Arrangement (IAA) ) entered or carried on in a manner

Maharashtra budget 2010- some of the highlights

March 26, 2010 618 Views 0 comment Print

Maharashtra has become the first State in the country to provide through Internet the electronic services like acceptance of registration application, filing of return and payment of taxes, application of refund, acceptance of audit report and application for declarations under Central Sales Tax Act.

Silently proposed VAT on Fabrics by Maharashtra Government

March 17, 2010 4894 Views 0 comment Print

At present the entry 45 in Schedule-A provides NIL % of MVAT in respect of items covered under “The Additional Duties of Excise (Goods of Special Importance) Act, 1957. Fabric, being a tariff item is covered under Chapter 50 to Chapter 60 of the Central Excise Tariff Act and thus enjoys the exemption from MVAT from the whole of the VAT. The entry 45 reads as under:

Retrospective amendment to service tax- Renting of immovable property provided in budget 2010

February 27, 2010 2699 Views 0 comment Print

Finance Bill 2010 has made an amendment in the definition of the taxable service ‘Renting of immovable property’ [section 65 (105) (zzzz)] to provide explicitly that the activity of ‘renting’ itself is a taxable service. This change is being given retrospective effect from 01.06.2007.

Election Result- Vasai branch of WIRC

January 25, 2010 2051 Views 0 comment Print

Elections to the Vasai branch of WIRC were conducted on 23-01-2010 to constitute a managing committee of 8 members. The voting was about 30%. The results were declared on the same days which are as under:-

Income From Other Sources- Section 56 (2)(Vii) Unequal treatment of all equals

October 21, 2009 17972 Views 9 comments Print

The Budget 2009-2010 amended the Income Tax Act so as to tax notional income resulting from transactions in immovable properties under section 56 i.e. Income from other sources. Our focus in this write-up will be only on newly inserted provisions in section 56 pertaining to Immovable Property which is bound to result in more questions than their answers.

CBDT delivered a headblow to the Assessee Engaged in Propelling Growth of the Nation

September 5, 2009 3660 Views 0 comment Print

Whether profit from Duty Entitlement Passbook Scheme (DEPB) and Duty Drawback Scheme could be said to be profit derived from the business of the Industrial Undertaking eligible for deduction under Section 80-IB of the Income-tax Act, 1961.

Highlights of the budget 2009-10 as applicable to service tax

July 7, 2009 5287 Views 0 comment Print

1) Medical Services- Services of cosmetic surgery or plastic surgery (zzzzk). However surgery undertaken to restore or reconstruct anatomy or functions of body affected due to congenital defects, developmental abnormalities, degenerative diseases, injury or trauma shall be exempt. 2) Transport other than surface transport-The following Transport services in relation to transport under sub clause (zzzzl) have been made taxable

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