Income Tax : This examines why deductions under section 80GGC are being questioned in assessments. The key takeaway is that compliance with sta...
Income Tax : The issue concerned whether deductions under section 80GGC could be denied solely on investigation inputs alleging accommodation e...
Income Tax : India's Income Tax Department initiates nationwide verification against bogus deduction and exemption claims, warning taxpayers of...
Income Tax : Understand tax benefits under Sections 80GGB & 80GGC for political donations, eligibility rules, compliance needs, and recent lega...
Income Tax : Received an IT notice on political donations? Understand why, what to do, and avoid penalties. Expert advice to respond effective...
Income Tax : The issue was whether penalty applies when a bogus donation claim is withdrawn after detection. The Tribunal held that post-detect...
Income Tax : The Tribunal held that failure of the Assessing Officer to verify genuineness of a ₹30 lakh donation under Section 80GGC rendere...
Income Tax : The Tribunal upheld 200% penalty under Section 270A for misreporting income through ineligible deductions. Admitted incorrect clai...
Income Tax : The Tribunal upheld disallowance of political donation deductions where the assessee failed to prove genuineness and the transacti...
Income Tax : The Tribunal upheld deletion of disallowance where the tax authority failed to produce direct evidence linking the taxpayer to any...
E-BOOK: KNOW WHEN TO SAY NO TO CASH TRANSACTIONS Article explain Restrictions on Cash Expenditure (Capital & Revenue), Incentives to encourage cashless business transactions, Restrictions on Cash Loans, Deposits & Advances, Restrictions on Cash Transactions in Real Estate, Restrictions on Income Tax Deductions, Restrictions on Cash Transactions of Rs. 2 Lacs or more, Mandating Acceptance […]
Political Parties, Electoral Trusts, Electoral Bonds and deductions/ Exemptions under the Income Tax Act, 1961 Political Parties and Election campaigns are an integral part of Indian democratic system. Let’s discuss in detail about the meaning, sources of income, taxability, exemptions and deductions to political parties, electoral trusts and electoral bonds. Political Party Definition – An […]
In order to restrict cash transactions, the government has come out with several provisions and related rules to prohibit various types of cash payments in the Finance Acts. The effects of restrictions under provisions of income tax act are as follows: Restrict cash transactions by disallowances of expenses or deduction under chapter VIA of income […]
Gradually, the Indian Economy is getting digitalized and ultimately moving towards a cashless economy. Electronic transactions ensure a clear money trail and make it very difficult for tax evaders. In a bid to curb black money as well as limit the number of cash transactions, the Government from time to time has introduced many new […]
Every Political Party, whether big or small, need funds to run its’ election campaigns, advertise heavily and buy votes to win the elections. With elections around the corner in various Legislative Assemblies and the upcoming elections of Lok Sabha in 2019, the political funding flight is on the runway to take-off.
Vide Finance Act 2009, deduction under section 80GGC was introduced mainly with an objective of achieving transparency into the electoral funding system and also reducing corruption to some extent. Section 80GGC provides deduction towards donations / contribution made to a political party or an electoral trust. It is worthwhile to note here that deduction under section 80GGC is […]
