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Filing Return of Income under the new ITR Form Series (A simple guide)

July 24, 2007 5227 Views 0 comment Print

Form No. 16A (received from all the payers who have deducted tax): You will first have to get this form collected from the parties who have deducted tax while making payment to you during the year. This includes banks and companies (with whom you have kept fixed deposits), parties to whom you have given loan, tenant to whom you have rented your property

Pension – Whether an allowable expenditure

July 20, 2007 2081 Views 0 comment Print

In the present day scenario, looking at the high rate of attrition, it has become very necessary for the employers to provide various incentives to their employees in order to retain their services. One of such incentives is provision of pension to the employee after his retirement from service. In this context, it must be clearly understood that a grant of pension on retirement to employees,

The Art of Writing a Powerful Resume

July 3, 2007 913 Views 0 comment Print

A ‘Resume’ is like a marketing brochure that highlights the skills and potential of the candidate. ‘Resume’ and ‘Curriculum Vitae’ generally mean the same thing. However, in certain cases, a CV is longer and contains more details like publications, speaking engagements, affiliations and continuing education.

Note on CBDT’s Circular No.4/2007 regarding Nature of Income on Sale of Shares

July 3, 2007 793 Views 0 comment Print

As pointed out earlier, normally any profit and gain on the sale of shares held as a stock-in-trade is treated as business income, which is liable to tax at the rate of 30%. On the other hand, any gain made on the sale of shares held as investment is normally liable to tax at the rate of 10%.

Family partition of HUF as per amended Hindu Succession Act is recognised u/s 171 of I-T Act

July 3, 2007 4587 Views 0 comment Print

BRIEFLY stated facts of the case are that the Assessee is a Hindu Undivided Family consisting of Shri P.C. Ramakrishna, his wife and his two daughters. There was an oral total partition of H.U.F. on 16.9.1994 between Sri P.C. Ramakrishna, his wife and two daughters. Under this oral partition, the two daughters were allotted Rs.12,50,000/ – each and these amounts were adjusted against a sum of Rs. 12,50,000/- advanced to each of them earlier as loan by H.U.F. In the said partition, all other properties of H.U.F. were allotted to Sri P.C. Ramakrishna. This oral partition took place on 16.9.1994 which was subsequently confirmed by a Deed of Declaration confirming the partition.

Know all about Letter of Credit (LC)

June 29, 2007 29614 Views 5 comments Print

Letters of credit are commonly used to reduce credit risk to sellers in both domestic and international sales arrangements. By having a bank issue a letter of credit, in essence, one is substituting the bank’s credit worthiness for that of the customer.

CBDT’s Circular No.4/2007 – Does not serve the intended purpose

June 27, 2007 9270 Views 0 comment Print

In order to understand the implications of the aforesaid Circular in the correct perspective, it would be necessary to understand the meaning of certain terms as provided under section 2 of the Income-Tax Act, 1961 (the Act). The same are discussed

Landmark SC judgement in relation to Section 9 of Income-Tax

February 19, 2007 17115 Views 0 comment Print

Recently, the Supreme Court has rendered a landmark judgement, dated 4.1.2007, in the case of Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Ltd. Vs. DIT [2007] 288 ITR 408 (S.C.): 207 CTR 361(S.C.). This judgement has thrown new light in respect of the expression ‘Income deemed to accrue or arise in India’, as contemplated under section 9 of the Income-Tax Act, 1961 (the Act).

TDS in respect of payments to non-residents

February 17, 2007 1325 Views 0 comment Print

Of late, it has been observed that with the growth of the economy of the country the number of transactions of the tax-payers in India with non-residents have been increasing. Such transactions may relate to supply of plant and machinery from abroad, technology transfers, provision of technical and consultancy services by non-residents, etc.

Fringe benefits, by way of gift, voucher or token to employees

December 30, 2006 80114 Views 2 comments Print

Recently old Rule 3 of the I.T. Rules, 1962, regarding valuation of perquisites, has been substituted by a new Rule, vide Notification No. S.O. 940(E), dated 25.9.2001. Sub-rule (7) of new Rule 3 deals with other fringe benefits or amenities in terms of the provisions of S. 17(2)(vi) of the I.T. Act, 1961. Clause (iv) of sub-rule (7) of Rule 3 deals with the valuation of perquisite by way of any gift or voucher or token

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