Income Tax : A resident person is chargeable to tax in respect of his global income. If Income-tax Act enlarges the scope of taxable income of ...
Income Tax : Exemptions from tax, also known as non-taxable income, refer to the income that is not subject to income tax. This income may be e...
Income Tax : As per section 10(1), agricultural income earned by the taxpayer in India is exempt from tax. Agricultural income is defined under...
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Income Tax : Discover the tax exemption granted by CBDT to Singapore-based sovereign wealth funds. Explore the investment opportunities in Indi...
Finance : The government plans to offer stamp duty exemption for sale of accounts receivables, allowing businesses to encash sales made on c...
Corporate Law : The Commerce Ministry today said it will set up a committee to recast the export-oriented unit scheme so that the scheme remain a...
Excise Duty : The finance ministry is looking into the possibility of phasing out some exemptions from the Centre’s excise list in the next Bu...
Income Tax : The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday dismissed a petition challenging tax exemption to Members of the Legislative Assembly ...
Income Tax : Is Tarun Tahiliani, one of India’s leading fashion designers, an artiste? Those who admire his creations might think so, but not...
Income Tax : As per Section 10(23AA), the exemption can be for the income received by any person on behalf of any regimental fund or non-public...
Income Tax : Assessee sold 3,10,000 shares and claimed resulting gains as exempt under section 10(38). AO denied the exemption on the ground th...
The Commerce Ministry today said it will set up a committee to recast the export-oriented unit scheme so that the scheme remain attractive even after the end of tax sops in 2011. “EOUs should be re-modeled because challenges and environment have cha
The finance ministry is looking into the possibility of phasing out some exemptions from the Centre’s excise list in the next Budget. The move is part of the transition exercise to the goods & services tax regime, slated to come into force next finan
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday dismissed a petition challenging tax exemption to Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) of Punjab. Dismissing the petition filed by one Manmohan Singh of Ludhiana, a division bench today held that there was no illegality in the exemption from payment of tax granted to MLAs.
Is Tarun Tahiliani, one of India’s leading fashion designers, an artiste? Those who admire his creations might think so, but not the income-tax [I-T] department. It’s been almost a decade now since the I-T first objected to Tahiliani seeking tax exemption on his foreign income for being an “artiste”, and it still continues to dispute his claim.
After taxing investors for dividend stripping, the Income Tax (I-T) Department is gearing up to tax bonus stripping. Official sources say scrutiny of returns filed by companies, brokers and individuals active in the stock markets and in possession of shares revealed wide use of this mechanism to evade tax.
A recent report by Finance Commission taskforce has clarified many issues related to implementation of GST in India. Though there are many new matters which were considered in this report, but there some variations were observed as of the matters which were recommended in first discussion paper on implementation of GST in India, issued by 13th Empowered Committee of Finance Ministers on 11th November 2009.
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday indicated the government could rewrite the new direct tax code to make it acceptable to all stakeholders. On the tax code, he said, the government would attempt to build consensus on the proposals. “I have laid a certain proposal in the form of a direct tax code. But it is not the Bhagwad Gita and it cannot be said that it cannot be changed,” he added.
Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, the two Himalayan states which have drawn thousands of crores of investments due to the tax benefits they offer, stare at the possibility of losing the status as Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee looks to plug loopholes and boost revenues for a government that’s on a spending spree.
Premium Punch:- At present, premium payment for a life insurance policy is tax-exempt provided the premium amount is not more than 20 per cent of the sum assured. Similarly, any sum received under a life insurance policy – be it money back at regular intervals, death benefit, maturity benefits, including bonus and loyalty additions – is tax-free.
Business Processing Outsourcing (BPO) centers in India would be subjected to taxation under the new proposed Direct Tax Code (DTC) but some clarifications, especially on double taxation, were still needed, an expert said. The (tax) exception given to BPOs has to be withdrawn under section 10 (A) of Income Tax Act. There is no provision in DTC for any such extension of benefits. The BPOs can be taxed on the basis of the profit they make in India and also overall profit.
