Income Tax - Considering the genuine hardships faced by certain classes of persons in filing return of income and not to impose a fee for a default which is beyond their control, it is proposed to insert section 234F and include it in the list of sections mentioned in clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 119 of the Act, so as to enable the Board t...
Read MoreIncome Tax - Issue faced in Intimation under section 143(1) with respect to Late Fees under section 234F of Income Tax Act, 1961 Currently the Income Tax authority Centralize Processing Centre (CPC) is issuing intimation for Assessment Year (AY) 2020-21 (FY 19-20) as well as AY 2021-22. In the intimation generated for AY 2020-21, the CPC is levyin...
Read MoreIncome Tax - Major amendment pertaining to Due date of Filing of Belated return or Revised return Rationalisation for Reducing time to file belated return and to revise original return and its effect on other provision of Income Tax With the massive technological upgrade in the Department where the processes under the Act are moving towards becoming f...
Read MoreIncome Tax - It is important to note that the payment of income tax and filing of the income tax return is two distinct and separate legal obligations under Income Tax. The duty of the taxpayer doesn’t end up just by timely payment of the income tax. In fact, the income tax law also mandates the taxpayer to […]...
Read MoreIncome Tax - Late Fees U/s 234 F As per section 234F if any assessee who is liable to file return u/s 139 fails to file return on or before the due date specified u/s 139(1) is liable to pay late fees u/s 234F. Analysis of section 234F: Liable Assessee : Any assessee who is liable to file […]...
Read MoreIncome Tax - All Odisha Tax Advocates Association has filed an PIl before Orissa High Court with following Prayers- (i) Admit the Writ Petition; (ii) Issue notice to the opposite parties as to why writ in the nature of certiorari shall not be issued quashing/striking down “Clarification 1” given in Circular dated 09.09.2021 in respect of Section 2...
Read MoreIncome Tax - Chartered Accountants Association, Jalandhar has made a request to FM for Extension of specified date of filing tax audit report and other forms falling due on or before 15th January, 2022. Text of their representation is as follows:- CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS ASSOCIATION (C R Building, Model Town Road, Jalandhar) For correspondence care:- CA...
Read MoreIncome Tax - Joint representation fo Extension of various dues dates of filing Audit Reports and Income Tax Returns under Income Tax Act, 1961 in the backdrop of technical glitches on the IT portal coupled with Covid-19 third wave...
Read MoreIncome Tax - Request for Extension of the specified date of filing the Tax Audit Report and other forms falling due on or before 15th January 2022 submitted with Hon’ble Union Minister of Finance by Chandigarh Chartered Accountants Taxation Association (CCATAX). CCATAX requested FM to extend the time limit / due date of filing of Income Tax audit [&...
Read MoreIncome Tax - Rajasthan BJP Economic Cell has made a request for extension of due date of furnishing of Report of Audit under provision of the Income-tax Act, 1961 for the A. Y. 2021-22. Full text of their representation is as follows:- Bharatiya Janata Party, Rajasthan Shri J.B. Mohapatra, Chairman – Central Board of Direct Taxes, Ministry of ...
Read MoreK. Nirai Mathi Azhagan Vs Union of India (Madras High Court) - Fees for late filing of income tax returns under section 234F was a fixed charge not a penalty for the extra service which the Department had to provide due to the late filing of the Income Tax return....
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