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Calling ID safe browsing toolbar

November 24, 2007 573 Views 0 comment Print

CallingID safe browsing toolbar automatically shows whether sites visited are real and safe to login, submit personal information to or deal with. It displays the site owner’s name and physical address and a risk indication for safe e-commerce and online banking. Calling ID checks if the site owner is actively conducting business. Problems like phishing, site that hides owner identity or has any security problem is automatically detected.

DTAA – CIT vs. P.V.A.L. Kulandagan Chettiar (Supreme Court)

November 23, 2007 3660 Views 0 comment Print

CIT vs. P.V.A.L. Kulandagan Chettiar (Supreme Court) -The review petition filed by the department against the judgement reported in CIT P.V.A.L Kulandagan Chettiar (2004) 267 ITR 654 (SC) {reg applicability of DTAA} has been dismissed.

80HHC -Hero Exports vs. CIT (Supreme Court)

November 23, 2007 736 Views 0 comment Print

Hero Exports vs. CIT (Supreme Court) -Though section 80HHC does not provide so, an assessee is entitled, in computing the indirect cost of goods exported, to claim deduction at 10% as indirect expenses incurred for earning export incentives, misc income and brokerage etc. The deduction is allowed on estimate basis and as per the underlying principles of apportionment.

Clarification issued by PF Dept in ‘2005 requirng the inclusion of Leave Encashment for PF contributions

November 22, 2007 2679 Views 0 comment Print

Provident fund contributions need not be deducted from the payment made towards annual leave encashment, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has ruled. Allowing a batch of writ petitions filed by various factories, Justice K. Chandru said leave encashment could not be considered part of the basic wage for deducting provident fund contributions. Employees usually did not exhaust their earned leave; they chose to encash them at the time of retirement, or the sum was paid to their heirs in case of contingency such as the death of an employee. Hence, they would not be benefited at all by provident fund deduction from the encashment of annual leave.

Latest Advance Ruling may impact billion-dollar Vodafone takeover case

November 22, 2007 783 Views 0 comment Print

Latest Advance Ruling may impact billion-dollar Vodafone takeover case; Capital gains – Transfer of shares between two non-resident entities abroad – Since situs of income is located here, it is taxable in India. TAXING capital gains has always been a tricky subject for the Revenue. If it ever involved two non-resident entities, it always proved to be a much trickier and harder nut to crack. Then came the insertion of the most crucial clause in the statute – the situs of the capital asset, a step to iron out the hiatus in the relevant provisions of the Income Tax Act. This was designed to take care of the transactions between two non-residents over the capital assets situated in India.

AS-22 related to deferred tax accounting upheld by Apex Court

November 22, 2007 982 Views 0 comment Print

The Supreme Court has upheld the revised accounting standards AS 22 issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India which has been made mandatory for all the companies listed in the stock exchanges since the financial year 2001-02. Dismissing the appeals of a large number of companies that opposed the new policy, the bench headed by Justice SH Kapadia said AS 22 sought to arrive at the true accounting income.

Mere addition agreed to by assessees during course of Survey u/s 133A would not empower Assessing Officer to levy penalty : Madras HC

November 22, 2007 606 Views 0 comment Print

THE assessees were the Directors of M/s Hotel AMS Pvt. Ltd., Kondalapatti, Salem. During the course of survey conducted on 16.11.1999 under Section 133A of the Income Tax Act, it was noticed that the company had constructed the hotel with the share capital funds said to have been floated by the Directors. On enquiry with the assessees, the assessees offered a sum of Rs.12,00,000/ – as income, out of which Rs 2,00,000/- each in the name of the assessees and remaining in the name of other members in Hindu Undivided Family.

Provision for NPA debited to P & L account as per RBI Act, not eligible for deduction under I-T Act

November 22, 2007 36440 Views 1 comment Print

Whether, a Provision for Non Performing Assets (‘NPA’) debited to profit and loss account and claimed as a deduction in accordance with the prudential norms issued by the RBI in exercise of powers conferred on it under section 45JA of the RBI Act, 1934, called the Non Banking Financial Companies Prudential Norms (Reserve Bank) Directions, 1998, should be allowed as deduction while computing income from business under the provisions of the Income-tax Act, 1961?

Tax Implications on Festive Prize Winnings

November 22, 2007 567 Views 0 comment Print

Winners of festive mall promotions face high taxes, with a flat rate of 33.99% on prizes, as highlighted by a recent case involving a car winner.

Common Errors in PC & The First Aid

November 6, 2007 484 Views 0 comment Print

1. MONITOR LED IS BLINKING- Check all the connections like Monitor Cable, Data cables,RAM, Display Card , CPU connections. 2. CONTINUOUS THREE BEEPS- Problem in RAM Connection. 3. THREE BEEPS ( 1 Long 2 Short)- Problem in Display Card Connection.

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