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Income Tax - From FY 19-20 onwards in the Finance Act, 2019, government has allowed a major relief u/s 23 and 24 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 by allowing the taxpayers to declare in their tax return the value of their ‘Two’ houses as self –occupied, on a NIL basis. That means, now a person can enjoy […]...
Read MoreIncome Tax - Deductions from Gross Total Income This Article covers the common deductions which can be claimed while filing Income Tax Return. Most Common Deductions are classified in the following Categories for easy understanding- 1. Income Based Deductions 2. Standard Amount of Deductions 3. Investment Based Deductions 4. Expenses Based Deductions ...
Read MoreIncome Tax - Analysis of Sec-80EEA – Deduction for interest paid on home loan for affordable housing (w.e.f A.Y 2020-21) √ Eligibility criteria √ The deduction under this section is available only to individuals, not to HUF, AOP, Partnership firm, a company, or any other kind of taxpayer. √ Applies to both Resident and Non-Residents. √Amount...
Read MoreIncome Tax - The direct tax proposals of budget 2014 have been tax friendly. It is also worth noting that budget proposals have received the assent of President and now it is law of land under Indian Income Tax Act. It provides for tax advantage in the form of increased basic exemption limit for individuals by Rs.50K....
Read MoreIncome Tax - Many individuals who are receiving income under the head salary ask about the methods which can legally help in saving tax on salaried people. It is a fact that are not allowed to claim expenses except those specified under the Income Tax Act. Therefore, they can only invest in or claim certain expenses which are […]...
Read MoreIncome Tax - If a trader makes his transactions in cash on a turnover of Rs.Two Crore, then his income under the presumptive scheme will then be presumed to be Rs. 16 lakhs @ 8% of turnover. ...
Read MoreIncome Tax - Senior Citizen Savings Schemes deposits are eligible for deduction under section 80C of Income Tax Act but interest earned on deposit is taxable....
Read MoreIncome Tax - In Mumbai on Wednesday RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan said that there is a need for increase in tax exemption limit under section 80C on financial investments by individuals. Currently Section 80C allows investments up to Rs.1.50 lakh. Section 80C was introduced in place of section 88 w.e.f. 1-4-2006. Limit of One Lakh of Investment unde...
Read MoreIncome Tax - LIC’s Jeevan Sugam is a non-linked single premium plan wherein the risk cover is a multiple of premium paid by you. On maturity this plan offers a Maturity Sum Assured chosen by you....
Read MoreIncome Tax - A Parliamentary panel scrutinising the Direct Taxes Code - DTC Bill has suggested raising the income tax exemption limit to 3 lakh rupees from the present 1.8 lakhs. It has also suggested hiking of deduction on savings to 2.5 lakh rupees....
Read MoreA. Ashok Simha Reddy Vs. DCIT (ITAT Hyderabad) - The learned Counsel for the assessee has filed a chart depicting various issues arising in all of these appeals and it is seen that most of the issues are repetitive in all the years. Therefore, we are disposing of the appeals on the basis of the issues arising therefrom....
Read MoreM/s. Kodakkad Service Co-operative Bank Ltd. Vs The Income Tax Officer (TDS) (ITAT Cochin) - Admittedly, the contributions of the assessees to the Provident Fund are not a recognized Fund, the same are not eligible for deduction u/s. 80C (2) (vi) of the I.T. Act. ...
Read MoreNotification No. 45/2020-Income Tax F. No.370142/26/2019-TPL [S.O. 2232(E)] - (07/07/2020) - CBDT notified vide Notification No. 45/2020-Income Tax dated 07th July, 2020 that Tax benefit of Section 80C will be available to the Government employee if, they contributes towards Tier-II of NPS. Benefit is notified under Section 80C (2) (xxv) Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961) raad with Nationa...
Read MoreNotification No. 35/202-Income Tax [S.O. 2033(E)] and Press Release ID: 1634070 - (24/06/2020) - Vide Income Tax Notification No. 35/2020 dated 24.06.2020 govt extends Due date for ITR for FY 2018-19 upto 31.07.2020, Last date for investments to be eligible for deduction under Chapter VI-A i.e. 80C, 80D etc for the FY 2019-20 [AY 2020-21] upto 31.07.2020, Last date for ITR for FY 2019-20 ...
Read MoreF.No. 14/6/2020-NS - (11/04/2020) - The Public Provident Fund (PPF) account/ Sukanya Sarnriddhi Account (SSA) holders will be eligible to make a single deposit each in account(s) opened in his own name and/or account(s) opened in the name of minor(s), as the case may be for FY 2019-2o till 30.06.2020 subject to the condition of maximu...
Read MoreSB Order No. 14/2020 - (31/03/2020) - The subscribers of RD/PPF/SSA Accounts may deposit the mandated due amount, if any of current F.Y. (2019-20) and April, 2020 (as the case may be) in their respective accounts till 30th June, 2020 and no penalty/revival fee shall be charged...
Read MoreG.S.R.323(E) - (18/03/2016) - Sukanya Samridhi Account may be opened by the guardian in the name of a beneficiary who has not attained the age of ten years as on the date of opening of the Account:...
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