Background 1. India has entered into several bilateral and multilateral treaties (referred to as Free Trade Agreements (FTA)) to promote cross-border trade. Examples include treaties with Singapore, Chile, Malaysia, Korea, Japan, SAARC members, etc. Article XX, containing general exceptions, under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade(GATT) permits granting preferential tax rates on the importation […]
Tax Collection At Source (TCS) Under Newly Introduced Section 206C(1H) of The Income Tax Act, 1961 Wef 01/10/2020 1. BASIC FEATURES: a) Section is applicable only in case of seller whose total sales, gross receipt or turnover from the business carried on by him exceeds Rs. 10 crores during the financial year immediately preceding financial […]
Deductions from the Gross Total Income of Individuals and Hindu Undivided Family Chapter VI – A Sections 80C to 80U of the Income Tax Act specifies the deductions to be made from the gross total income of an assesses. Gross total Income means the total income, under all the five heads of Income i.e. Salary […]
Section 110 of the Act mandates the transacting of certain business items by means of postal ballot. Postal Ballot means casting of vote by a shareholder by postal or electronic mode instead of voting personally by being present for transacting business in general meeting of the company. As per Companies Act 2013, the provisions of […]
In order to address some recurring issues, and to promote further commercial incentive for Private players to enter the market in the generation, distribution and transmission of electricity, with some policy modifications, the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2020 has been introduced by the Ministry of Power on April 17, 2020 (Amendment). The proposed amendments are permanent […]
Maintenance of books of accounts by Professionals: Section 44AA of Income Tax Act and rule 6F of Income Tax rules deal with the provisions regarding maintenance of books of accounts under Income tax Act. As per section 44AA(1) read with rule 6F the persons carrying on any of the profession as mentioned below are required to maintain books of accounts and other documents as may enable the assessing officer to compute his total income, if yearly gross receipts of the profession exceeded Rs 150000.
Golden opportunity for Defaulting Companies to clean their slate under CFSS-2020 and also opportunity to disqualified directors to make active their DINs and DSC [Sandeep Agarwal & anr vs UOI & anr dated 02nd September, 2020 in W.P.(C) 5490/2020 & CM APPLs. 19779-80/2020 before Hon’ble Delhi High Court] In the captioned matter, the Hon’ble Delhi […]
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It appears that 2020 has been the year of various amendments for the corporates. With various amendments, the Government has again laid down another set of amendments by way of Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2020. The Union Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman moved the Bill for passing in the Upper House (Rajya Sabha) on September 22, […]
WITHDRAWAL OF PROVIDENT FUND Employee Provident Funds Scheme, 1952 Chapter VIII of the Employees’ Provident Funds Scheme, 1952 provides the purposes for which Provident Fund (PF) can be withdrawn by the member employee, such as: Para 68 B/BB/BC Housing Loan/ Purchase of site/House/Flat or for construction/ Addition, alteration in existing house/Repayment of Housing loan Para […]
