The need to understand and be understood is very essential and inevitable in every body’s life. Effective communication ensures an endearing and enduring relationship. Success in life, be it personal, professional or social depends upon the quality of communication that we use in our daily life. Hence acquiring effective communication skills assumes greater significance to […]
Comparison table showing section wise changes proposed in Finance Bill in Goods and Services Tax – By GST & Indirect Taxes Committee of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). Also Read- Significant Direct Tax Proposals In Finance Bill, 2020- ICAI Analysis Budget 2020- Tax proposals- International Taxation- Analysis Section Existing Finance Bill Explaining in […]
With an aim to hold control over black money transaction and also to promote the digital transactions, the provisions of section 269ST of the Income Tax Act were introduced and made effective from 1st April 2017. The provisions of section 269ST mandate specific modes of undertaking transactions. In case the person fails to comply with […]
Proposed amendment to CGST Act, 2017 & IGST Act, 2017 [Clause 116 to 129 of Finance Bill, 2020] [These sections shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint] Hon’ble FM Speech A simplified return shall be implemented from the 1st April, 2020 Refund process has been simplified […]
Union Budget, 2020 exhibits the unrelenting effort of the NDA Government to curb the tax abuse by the person exploiting their nonresident tax status, despite of being citizens of India. The Finance Bill, 2020 brings in anti-abuse measure for the taxpayers who deliberately prearrange their stay in India with an intent to avoid their categorization as Indian residents, thereby avoiding the tax in India.
Under Income Tax e-Assessment scheme 2019 i) There would be a setup of Digital Technology for Risk Management by way of automated examination tool, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, (ii) The e-Assessment Scheme introduces the concept of team based assessment with dynamic jurisdiction which would bring about transparency, efficiency and standardisation of procedures by eliminating the human interface between the taxpayer and the Income-tax Department.
The first Union Budget of the new decade (second one of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi led Government, in the Second Innings) presented by the Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman on 1st February 2020; took most by surprise; with some of the radical Income tax reforms and belying some expectations.
The Article below summarizes the GST updates for the month of January 2020 with respect of two important circulars / notifications issued during the month: A. Notification No. 01/2020-Central Tax dated 1 January 2020 The above notification makes applicable certain provisions of the Finance Act, 2019 w.e.f. 1 January 2020. The list of the provisions […]
Inflation jumped above the RBI’s comfort zone in December 2019 and is likely to print above 7% even in January 2020. This increase has been driven by domestic supply disruptions, leading to a spike in vegetable prices (especially onions). However, its not just an onion story, with the rise being more broad based, influenced by increasing global food prices.
It is, therefore, proposed to introduce The Direct Tax Vivad se Vishwas Bill, 2020 for dispute resolution related to direct taxes, which, inter alia, provides for the following, namely: (a) The provisions of the Bill shall be applicable to appeals filed by taxpayers or the Government, which are pending with the Commissioner (Appeals), Income tax Appellate Tribunal, High Court or Supreme Court as on the 31st day of January, 2020 irrespective of whether demand in such cases is pending or has been paid;
