The following concessions/ changes have also been made: i. Full exemption from excise duty has been provided to goods falling under Chapter 68 manufactured at the site of construction for use in construction work at such site. This was demand of the construction industry. Earlier it was available to goods manufactured from specified material but […]
In another blow to embattled audit firm Price Waterhouse (PW), the high powered committee formed by ICAI to investigate the Satyam fraud, has submitted its interimn report. According to sources, the report has found the auditors guilty of lapses while auditing Satyam’s books. The report is also believed to have stated that Price Waterhouse received […]
Foreign telecom firms operating without a permanent establishment in India are no more required to pay any tax on income from carrying international calls and data services in pacts with domestic operators. Giving a ruling on an application from Cable & Wireless Networks India which proposed
Medical and Educational Institutions : Extension of time limit for filing applications for tax exemption under section 10(23C) : Now such institutions having receipts of more than rupees one crore can file an application for seeking exemption till 30th September following the end of the financial year for which the exemption is sought. Tax relief […]
Further restrictions on benefits in respect of Housing Projects : In the run up to the budget virtually every stake holder in the real estates wanted that benefits of section 80IB(10) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 be restored which have ceased to be operative except for the projects approved on or before 31 03 […]
The existing provisions of section 50C provide that where the consideration received or accruing as a result of the transfer of a capital asset, being land or building or both, is less than the value adopted or assessed by a stamp valuation authority, the value so adopted or assessed is deemed to be the full […]
The assessee purchased bottles and crates costing less than Rs. 5,000/- and was allowed 100% depreciation thereon u/s 32 (1) (ii). When the bottles and crates got worn out, they were sold by the assessee. The question arose whether the said sale proceeds were assessable to tax. Prior to AY 1988-89, the sale proceeds would have been assessable as a “balancing charge” u/s 41 (2)
Tax deduction at source is a method of collecting taxes on behalf of the Government at the time of payment or credit. The Income-tax Act casts a legal responsibility on the deductor to deduct tax on the correct amount, at the correct rate and deposit it to the Government account. The TDS rates are specified […]
There has been a substantial increase in small businesses with the growth of transport and communication and general growth of the economy. A large number of businesses and service providers in rural and urban areas who earn substantial income are outside the tax-net. Introduction of presumptive tax provisions in respect of small businesses would help […]
THE focus of this write up is restricted to `Legal Consultancy Service’ which is one of the new services brought into the service tax net in Budget 2009 and the scope of this new levy. This levy is introduced by way of insertion of clause (zzzzm) in sub section 105 of section 65 of the […]
