In recovering debts or enforcing security interests, the State’s right to sales tax dues, etc will have priority over claims of banks, financial institutions and secured creditors, the Supreme Court has ruled. A bench comprising Justices B N Agarwal, G S Singhvi and Aftab Alam
The ministry of company affairs has begun a comprehensive review of the legal provisions and regulations governing chartered accountants following the Satyam accounting fraud that covers, among other issues, the operation of surrogate firms in India by large foreign audit firms. Sources close to the development said a notification to this effect will be released […]
Dear CA Pariwar, I feel privileged to assume the highest office as the 57th President of one of the largest bodies of accountants in the world. I thank the Council Members for bestowing this honour on me and for reposing their trust in me. This post has been held by many distinguished and able luminaries […]
The income-tax department is expected to fall short of its targeted collections from tax deduction at source (TDS) by 10% in 2008-09. Against a target of Rs 47,000 crore, TDS collections are expected to be around Rs 42,000 crore. To make good the shortfall, the department has carried out surveys to identify corporates that have […]
Exporters are especially hit by recessionary conditions globally. RBI has taken the following measures to ease credit norms during last few months:- (i) Enhancing the period of pre-shipment and post-shipment Rupee Export Credit by 90 days each; (ii) Extending the applicability of prescribed interest rate as applicable to post-shipment rupee export credit to overdue bills […]
The average life span of an individual has increased in India due to better health conditions, awareness about one’s well being and improved medical facilities. At the same time, the medical costs of treatment and surgery have increased a lot. Therefore, medical insurance makes complete sense, especially where majority of the family members are dependent […]
In both the aforesaid judgements, it has been held by the Apex Court that beneficiary of exemption under section 10(5) of the Income-Tax Act, 1961 (the Act), relating to leave travel concession / assistance is the individual employee. There is no Circular of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), requiring the employer to collect and examine the supporting evidence in respect of declaration furnished by the employee
The law considers income earned legally as well as tainted income alike. The burglar and the swindler are as much liable to tax as an honest businessman. A person lives by regularly receiving and reselling stolen goods for a profit. Is the profit made by him taxable as income? Another person takes to burglary on […]
An ‘NRI’ is a citizen of India or a person of Indian origin* who is not a resident in India. Residency for tax purposes is decided based on a person’s physical stay in India. There are three conditions that could trigger non residency for tax purposes. First, when an individual’s stay in India is less than 60 days in a particular tax year. Second when the stay exceeds 60 days but is less than 182 days and the cumulative stay in the four years preceding the year in question is less than 365. Finally, when an individual leaves India for taking up an employment outside India and his/her stay is less than182 days in the year of departure.
Pension plans offered by insurance companies have gained tremendous popularity in recent years, though whether they really help the person retiring remains debatable. Also, this is that time of the year when investors are looking to save on income tax by making investments to that effect. Here are things you should keep in mind before […]
