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Section 55A- Reference to Valuation officer

Income Tax : Article discusses about Basic provisions, Circumstances in which reference under section 55A of Income Tax Act, 1961 can be made t...

June 9, 2022 61253 Views 2 comments Print

All about Wealth Tax Act, 1957

Income Tax : Article discusses about Basic provisions, Following entities are not liable to pay wealth-tax, Manner of computation of net wealth...

May 19, 2018 138155 Views 9 comments Print

How to file online Rectification Request for Wealth Tax Return

Income Tax : To file your Rectification request online for Wealth Tax Return files online on Income Tax Online Portal , you should be a registe...

May 28, 2016 3280 Views 0 comment Print

5 Major Reasons Behind Income Tax Notices

Income Tax : Although it’s quite common to receive notices from IT department, people do get scared when they get one. What one needs to ...

November 3, 2015 7148 Views 0 comment Print

Mandatory e-Filing of ITR / Wealth Tax Returns with or Without Digital Signature for A.Y. 2015-16

Income Tax : Recently we received an email from A CA from Delhi in which he said that Income Tax officers are not accepting ITR 3 and 4 despite...

September 4, 2015 14378 Views 0 comment Print


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Non-applicability of Wealth-tax for November, 2015 CA Final Examination

CA, CS, CMA : The Finance Bill, 2015, introduced in the Parliament on 28th February, 2015, has proposed to abolish the levy of wealth-tax under ...

April 30, 2015 3448 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT releases Form BB (Return of Net Wealth) for AY 2014-15

Income Tax : CA Sandeep Kanoi A company and an assessee being individual or HUF who is liable to audit u/s 44AB are required to furnish Form BB...

July 4, 2014 20970 Views 0 comment Print

I-T returns should also include wealth tax returns – TARC

Income Tax : Filing of tax returns o    I-T returns should also include wealth tax return so that the taxpayer need not separately file weal...

June 18, 2014 1352 Views 0 comment Print

DTC to be bulkier than existing Income Tax Act

Income Tax : The proposed Direct Taxes Code (DTC), which will replace the archaic Income Tax Act, is bulkier than the existing law, as the new ...

August 31, 2010 723 Views 0 comment Print


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Diamond Jewelry Included in Gross Weight, Not Added Separately to Wealth: ITAT

Income Tax : Read the detailed analysis of Shekhar Agarwal Vs ACIT case where ITAT Delhi deletes addition of diamond jewellery found during sea...

March 7, 2024 513 Views 0 comment Print

Limitation & restriction should be considered for valuation of shares for gift tax: SC

Income Tax : Supreme Court held that the valuation of shares for the purpose of gift tax needs to take into consideration the limitations and r...

October 21, 2022 5388 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT allows rectification of Mistake in Assessing vacant land to Wealth Tax

Income Tax : Wipro GE Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Bangalore) We notice that there was difference of opinion between the assessee and the...

February 18, 2022 660 Views 0 comment Print

No market value could be ascribed for valuation of seized gold/assets for Wealth Tax

Income Tax : mere legal ownership will not be enough to fasten liability on the assessee in respect of the market value of the seized assets ev...

June 16, 2021 1518 Views 0 comment Print

No Penalty under Wealth tax if AO not specifies that default relates to concealment and/or furnishing of inaccurate particulars

Income Tax : Smt. Yannaben Anilbhai Jethani Vs ITO (ITAT Rajkot) We find that the issue for our consideration is, whether penalty initiated and...

June 4, 2021 2691 Views 0 comment Print


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​Names of valuers as per Order u/s 34AD of Wealth Tax Act, 1957

Income Tax : Order u/s 34AD of the Wealth Tax Act. 1957 In exercise of the powers conferred on the Chief Commissioner or Director General of In...

October 6, 2020 7119 Views 0 comment Print

Monetary limits for filing/withdrawal of Wealth Tax appeals by dept

Income Tax : Monetary limits for filing/withdrawal of Wealth Tax appeals by the Department before ITAT, HCs and SLPs/appeals before SC through ...

February 5, 2019 2574 Views 0 comment Print

Compounding of Offences under Income Tax Act, 1961 & Wealth tax Act, 1957

Income Tax : F.No. 285/90/2013 IT(Inv.V) Guidelines for Compounding of Offences under Income Tax Act, 1961/Wealth tax Act, 1957 in cases of pe...

September 4, 2015 4051 Views 0 comment Print

Extension of due date of filing return of wealth for A.Y. 2015-16 to 07.09.2015

Income Tax : In view of CBDT order F.No.225/154/2015/ITA-II dated 2.9.2015 issued under section 119 of the Income-tax Act, extending the due da...

September 3, 2015 3161 Views 0 comment Print

Extension of due date of filing Return of wealth for A.Y, 2015-16

Income Tax : Central Board of Direct Taxes vide order under section 119 of the Income-tax Act F.No.225/154/ 2015/ETA-II dated 10.6.2015 has ext...

July 27, 2015 15379 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Posts in Wealth-tax Act

Diamond Jewelry Included in Gross Weight, Not Added Separately to Wealth: ITAT

March 7, 2024 513 Views 0 comment Print

Read the detailed analysis of Shekhar Agarwal Vs ACIT case where ITAT Delhi deletes addition of diamond jewellery found during search proceedings. Full text included.

Limitation & restriction should be considered for valuation of shares for gift tax: SC

October 21, 2022 5388 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court held that the valuation of shares for the purpose of gift tax needs to take into consideration the limitations and restrictions.

Section 55A- Reference to Valuation officer

June 9, 2022 61253 Views 2 comments Print

Article discusses about Basic provisions, Circumstances in which reference under section 55A of Income Tax Act, 1961 can be made to valuation officer, etc.

ITAT allows rectification of Mistake in Assessing vacant land to Wealth Tax

February 18, 2022 660 Views 0 comment Print

Wipro GE Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Bangalore) We notice that there was difference of opinion between the assessee and the AO in respect of extent of land that is assessable to wealth tax. While the case of revenue is that entire vacant land admeasuring 2,54,020.58 sq.ft is assessable to wealth tax, the case […]

No market value could be ascribed for valuation of seized gold/assets for Wealth Tax

June 16, 2021 1518 Views 0 comment Print

mere legal ownership will not be enough to fasten liability on the assessee in respect of the market value of the seized assets even though the said seized assets belong to the assessee. The Court held that on the valuation date the right of the assessee was in jeopardy and therefore having regard to the definition of net wealth and asset as appearing in Section 2(e) of the Wealth-tax Act, the Wealth-tax Officer was not justified in estimating the value of such asset.

No Penalty under Wealth tax if AO not specifies that default relates to concealment and/or furnishing of inaccurate particulars

June 4, 2021 2691 Views 0 comment Print

Smt. Yannaben Anilbhai Jethani Vs ITO (ITAT Rajkot) We find that the issue for our consideration is, whether penalty initiated and levied under section 18(1)(c) of the Wealth Tax Act, without clearly specifying particular default relates concealment of wealth and/or furnishing of inaccurate particulars is valid in law ? The contention of the assessee that […]

No wealth Tax on Urban Land after construction of Building by Charitable Trust on the same

March 1, 2021 1056 Views 0 comment Print

Shri S. Peter Vs Asst. Commissioner of Wealth Tax (ITAT Chennai) The solitary issue that came up for our consideration from the given facts and circumstances of this case is, whether the lands owned by the assessee and leased to trusts comes under the definition of ‘asset’, as defined u/s.2(ea) of the WT Act, or […]

​Names of valuers as per Order u/s 34AD of Wealth Tax Act, 1957

October 6, 2020 7119 Views 0 comment Print

Order u/s 34AD of the Wealth Tax Act. 1957 In exercise of the powers conferred on the Chief Commissioner or Director General of Income Tax under section 34AD of the Wealth Tax Act, 1957, I, the Chief Commissioner of Income Tax-03, Delhi hereby having regard to the conditions prescribed in Section 34AD of the W.T.Act, 1957, remove the names of the below mentioned registered valuers from the Register of Valuers maintained in the 0/o Pr.CCIT, Delhi with immediate effect:

Bangalore Club not liable to pay wealth tax, SC explains Rule 21AA applicability

September 10, 2020 1404 Views 0 comment Print

Bangalore Club Vs CIT (Supreme Court) 1. In the year of grace 1868, a group of British officers banded together to start the Bangalore Club. In the year of grace 1899, one Lt. W.L.S. Churchill was put up on the Club’s list of defaulters, which numbered 17, for an amount of Rs.13/- being for an […]

Monetary limits for filing/withdrawal of Wealth Tax appeals by dept

February 5, 2019 2574 Views 0 comment Print

Monetary limits for filing/withdrawal of Wealth Tax appeals by the Department before ITAT, HCs and SLPs/appeals before SC through extending the scope of Circular 3 of 2018 -Measures for reducing litigation.

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