# Income up to Rs 1.6 lakh – nil Income above Rs 1.6 lakh and up to Rs 5 lakh – 10 per cent Income above Rs 5 lakh and up to Rs 8 lakh – 20 per cent Income above Rs 8 lakh – 30 per cent. # Income Tax department ready with two-page Saral-2 return forms for individual salaried assesses.
Fiscal prudence: Corrective measures to repair India’s balance sheet seem imminent. The fiscal position stands stressed with a 16-year high deficit of 6.8% of GDP. With Central Statistical Organisation advance estimates hinting at a GDP growth of 7.2% for 2009-10, the government is bound to withdraw some of the stimulus doled out previously.
On February 26’ 2010, the Finance Minister Mr. Pranab Mukherjee will present the Union Budget in the Parliament. Everyone is awaiting the announcement of Budget to see that their interest has been taken care of. There is a lot of speculation about the Budget as everyone has expectations from the same. In this Article we are discussing the expectations of the Trade and Industry from Budget 2010-11 relating to the field of Indirect Taxation.
Section 14A and Daga Capital can not put assessee in worse position. In other words section 14A disallowance under Rule 8D can not exceed original disallowance made at the time of assessment.
A YEAR after the Satyam scandal, the accounting regulatory body, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), has recommended setting up of a whistleblower system within all audit firms.
Barely two months after Mahindra Satyam agreed to pay $70 million to the UK-based mobile payment services firm Upaid in an out-of-court settlement, a fresh row has erupted between the two firms over a tax dispute. Seeking legal help this time, Mahindra Satyam, in a preemptive move, has moved a US court over the tax liabilities of the settlement amount.
To address the overall macroeconomic slowdown, the Central Government allowed the States to raise additional market borrowings to the extent of 0.5 per cent of GSDP during 2008-09 and increase the limit of fiscal deficit to 3.5 per cent of GSDP for undertaking capital expenditure, thereby providing them additional fiscal space. Further in the Union Budget 2009-10, States have been allowed to raise additional market borrowings of 0.5 per cent of GSDP, thus increasing the limit of GFD to 4.0 per cent of GSDP during 2009-10.
Student who are desires to register for Common Proficiency Course (CPC) and become eligible for appearing in the ensuing Common Proficiency Test (CPT) to be held on 20th June, 2010 are hereby advised to have the CPT registration application downloaded from the following link
relaxation for submission of Information Technology Training (ITT) and Orientation Programme completion certificate and relaxation of nine months study course period for converted students of Intermediate/ Professional Education (Course – II)/ Professional Competence Course (PCC) to Integrated Professional Competence Course (IPCC) and their eligibility to appear in May, 2010 IPCC Examination.
Section 15 of PVAT Act 2005 deals with the Net Tax Payable by a taxable person. Sub section 1 of Section 15 provides that the output tax under PVAT Act shall be adjusted from the Input Tax Credit for determining Net Tax Payable by a taxable Person. If any excess ITC is still left then it is to be adjusted from the CST liability under CST Act 1956 at the option of the taxable person as per section 15(2) of PVAT Act.
