Wealth-tax Act

Section 55A- Reference to Valuation officer

Income Tax - At times in the process of completion of the assessment of a taxpayer or for any other purpose, the tax authorities need to ascertain the value of any capital asset. In such a case, the tax authorities can make a reference to the valuation officer (*) for ascertaining the value of the capital asset. Section 55A containsthe provision relat...

All about Wealth Tax Act,1957

Income Tax - Income-tax is levied on the income of the taxpayer, whereas wealth tax is levied on the wealth of the taxpayer. Wealth tax is governed by Wealth Tax Act, 1957. In this part you can gain knowledge on various provisions of Wealth Tax Act, 1957. Here, it is to be noted that Wealth-tax Act, 1957 is abolished w.e.f. 1-4-2016....

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 registered user in e-Filing application. Below listed e the steps to file Rectification....

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 know is it’s not as big deal as one believes it to be, and if handled tactfully, one can get rid of any further complications. Following are some common reasons why people recieve […]...

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 no refund and income being less than 5 Lakh. The CA has further mailed that department is not accepting even Manual Wealth tax Return and asking them to file the same online. ...

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

Income Tax - The Finance Bill, 2015, introduced in the Parliament on 28th February, 2015, has proposed to abolish the levy of wealth-tax under the Wealth-tax Act, 1957 with effect from assessment year 2016-17. The Finance Bill, 2015 would be enacted in May 2015, after it is passed by both the Houses of the Parliament and receives the assent of the Pre...

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 (Return of Net Wealth) electronically under digital signature for assessment year 2014‐15 and onwards. [Refer Notification No:32/2014 dated 23/06/2014]. Some of the Important Feature related to Filing of For...

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 wealth tax returns. These returns should also be processed together in the CPC at Bengaluru. o The disclosures in the return should include a brief mention of the issues on which there has been […]...

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 legislation also seeks to substitute the current Wealth Tax Act. While the proposed DTC has 319 sections and 22 schedules, there are 298 sections and 14 schedules in the existing act....

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No wealth tax on land used for business purpose by construction / set up of office and service centre

Dongfang Electric (India) P Ltd Vs DCWT (ITAT Kolkata) - Dongfang Electric (India) P Ltd Vs DCWT (ITAT Kolkata) Assets deployed for service activities are treated as productive assets and accordingly the construction / set up of office and service centre by the assessee and used as such for its business purposes would be outside the ambit of wealth tax in...

Wealth Tax on land and building which is not used for business purposes

Indian Express Newspapers (Bombay) Private Ltd Vs IAC (Bombay High Court) - Writ of prohibition restraining the respondents fromgiving effect to the notices issued for assessment dated 22nd May, 1987, notices for penalty dated 4th August, 1987 and notices for launching of prosecution dated 31st July, 1987 all under the Wealth Tax Act, 1957 (Wealth Tax Act); and...

CBDT instructions on seizure of jewellery and ornaments are discretionary

Shri Keshav Lila Vs. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax-1(2) (ITAT Indore) - Shri Keshav Lila Vs. ACIT (ITAT Indore) CBDT instructions which in our view provides a guideline to the search conducting team that no seizure should be made of the jewellery and ornaments found during the course of search proceedings u/s 132 of the Act, if the same have been duly declared in the we...

No seizure of Jewellery If gross weight disclosed in regular return exceeds jewellery found during search

Mrs. Nawaz Singhania Vs. DCIT (ITAT Mumbai) - Mrs. Nawaz Singhania Vs. DCIT (ITAT Mumbai) Instruction 1916 issued by the Board with regard to seizure of jewellery has inherent foundation of undisclosed portion of jewellery that may be identified in the search. The Instruction No. 1916, therefore is describing the criteria for decision making fo...

Penalty cannot be levied on suo-motto additional wealth declared in revised belated return

Sahara India Commercial Corporation Ltd. Vs. DCIT (ITAT Delhi) - Assessment order shows that it is only basing on the revised assessment, the assessment was completed. Only reason stated by the AO for initiation of penalty was that no revision could be made in case of belated filing of the original return of wealth. ...

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

F.No. 285/90/2013 IT(Inv.V) - (04/09/2015) - 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 persons holding undisclosed foreign bank accounts/assets...

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

F.No.328/08/2015-WT - (03/09/2015) - 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 date for e-filing returns of income from 31st August, 2015 to 7th September, 2015 in respect of all taxpayers who were required to e-file their returns of income by 31st Au...

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

328/08/2015-WT - (27/07/2015) - 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 extended the 'due date' for filing Return of Income for assessment year 2015-16 in respect of assessees falling under clause (c) of explanation 2 to sub-section (1) of secti...

Reg. Refund of Wealth Tax Paid on Urban Agricultural Land Used for Agriculture

Circular No. 11/2015-Income Tax - (11/06/2015) - CIRCULAR NO. 11/2015 Prior to amendment by Finance Act 2013, sub clause (b) of Explanation 1 to clause (ea) of section 2 of the Wealth-tax Act 1957 (Act) provided that an urban land shall be chargeable to wealth-tax. This inter alia included land situated in any area which is comprised within the ju...

Wealth Tax : Chargeability of Interest on self-assessment tax paid

Circular No. 5/2015-Income Tax - (09/04/2015) - CIRCULAR NO. 5/2015, Dated: April 9, 2015 Chargeability of Interest under section 17B of the Wealth-tax Act, 1957 on self-assessment tax paid before the due date of filing of return of net wealth...

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