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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


Latest Judiciary


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 1521 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


Wealth Tax Exemption for Commercial property available if used for business by others

October 3, 2015 2361 Views 0 comment Print

In case of ACIT vs. M/s. Prasad Machinery Pvt. Ltd. (ITAT Ahmedabad) assessee was owner of factory building. It allotted certain space therein to its sister concern for enabling it to carry on their business in lieu of charging rent.

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

September 4, 2015 14378 Views 0 comment Print

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.

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

September 4, 2015 4051 Views 0 comment Print

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

September 3, 2015 3161 Views 0 comment Print

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 August, 2015, the ‘due date’ for filing return of wealth by such assessees for assessment year 2015-16 also stands extended from 31st August 2015 to 7th September 2015.

No wealth tax on land which remains vacant as per construction Plan

August 30, 2015 1231 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court held in CIT Vs M/s MIL Industries Ltd that the vacant land left on constructed property as per the construction plan of that property would not be treated as a vacant urban land because the vacant land left was the requirement of the construction plan

Let-out Commercial Property is not to be considered as Asset for Wealth Tax purposes

July 29, 2015 1858 Views 0 comment Print

The Assessing Officer while computing the total wealth of the assessee added the value of the let-out properties i.e. godown and offices in the total wealth of the assessee for the purpose of calculating the wealth-tax.

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

July 27, 2015 15379 Views 0 comment Print

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 section 139 of the Income-tax Act from 31.7.2015 to 31.8.2015, In view of the same, the ‘due date’ for filing Retain of wealth by such assessees for assessment year 2015-16 also stands extended from 31 st July 2015 to 31 st August 2015.

Land on which construction has started is not Asset for Wealth Tax Purposes

July 24, 2015 616 Views 0 comment Print

It cannot be said that the land owned by the assessee was a vacant land. The character of the land has changed and it was no more plot of the land. Urban land, no doubt, is subject to the tax under the Wealth Tax Act, but, in our opinion, it will cover only the vacant land.

Commercial / Industrial properties cannot be assessed to Wealth tax

June 28, 2015 810 Views 0 comment Print

For the purpose of levy, assets are classified as two categories one as productive and other as non productive. Under the provisions of amended Act, tax is levied only on non productive assets such as residential house, urban land, jewellery, bullion, motor car etc. In the case in hand, industrial plots are being utilized as productive assets.

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

June 11, 2015 781 Views 0 comment Print

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 jurisdiction of a municipality or a cantonment board and which has population of not less than ten thousand according to the last preceding census CIRCULAR NO. 11/2015, Dated: June 11, 2015

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