A report prepared by India’s apex accounting body that is investigating the role of the auditors in the fraud at Satyam Computer Services Ltd doesn’t shed any new light on the subject and, apart from repeating charges made by the Central Bureau of Investigation, India’s federal investigative agency, suggests generic measures to improve the audit process in companies.
The Budget 2009-2010 amended the Income Tax Act so as to tax notional income resulting from transactions in immovable properties under section 56 i.e. Income from other sources. Our focus in this write-up will be only on newly inserted provisions in section 56 pertaining to Immovable Property which is bound to result in more questions than their answers.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), the government’s apex tax policy and collection body, has suggested that the new direct taxes code abolish Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) and continue to offer individuals tax exemptions on savings under the existing EEE (exempt-exempt- exempt) method.
DIRECT TAX CODE BILL, 2009 was unveiled by our Hon. Finance Minister on 12th August 2009 and has been placed in the public domain for an analytical study and critical review of all its clauses. It seeks to consolidate and amend all the Laws relating to the Direct Taxes.
In the previous chapter we studied the impact of proposed tax rates and concluded it is more in favour of the rich and not for middle income group. A similar view has also been expressed by group of Senior Income Tax Officials in which they have stated “under the garb of providing long term stability in the tax regime, the tax code in fact would widen the rich-poor gap and create more economic absurdities”[BS.21/09/09] In this chapter we propose to discuss the impact of the new code on the salaried persons who are the most efficient tax payers of this country.
Investment may be grouped under realty (house property), investment in bank deposits, Post office Small Saving Schemes, investment in Mutual Funds, investment in direct equity and debt securities, gold or bullion. The incomes from speculative nature of business are not included here as they are not investment.
The new code attempts to change the methodology of taxation of business profits from the existing model where the taxable income is equal to business profits with specified adjustments even though this model does not provide for items of receipts which form part of business profit and deduction to be made there from.
The word automation has its own pros n cons. Anyone have some different imagination of this word. What, why, how, to whom and so many doubt come to their mind. All of sudden this word is on everyone’s tongue. Automation…, Automation…, Automation…, after all what is this! Nobody was disposed to the automation of filing of return will be mandatory for everyone.
In addition to the Notifications and Circulars given in the Appendix to the RTPs for November, 2009, students may note that rate of service tax has been reduced from 12% to 10% with effect from 24.02.2009 vide Notification No. 8/2009-S.T. dated 24-2-2009. The said notification is relevant for the following mentioned papers in November, 2009 examinations: –
Mumbai: Jayesh Sanghoi, the chartered accountant of Jaya Chedda—ex-wife of slain matka king Suresh Bhagat—has approached the Mulund metropolitan magistrate, seeking an investigation into his alleged extortion by Suresh’s brother Vinod.
