Circular No. 4-P[LXXVI-65]-Income Tax Section 32 of the Finance Act, 1968 has amended certain provisions of the Wealth-tax Act, 1957. These amendments relate to the provisions in section 5 for the exemption from wealth-tax in respect of certain assets; provisions in section 18 for the imposition of penalty for concealment or understatement of wealth, and the rate schedule of ordinary wealth-tax in Paragraph A of Part I of the Schedule.
Circular No. 5-P-Income Tax Under the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1967, the rates of income-tax in respect of the assessment year 1967-68 in the case of all categories of assessees (corporate as well as non-corporate) are the same as under the Finance Act, 1966, subject to two modifications. The main modification pertains to the rebates of income-tax available to assessees
Circular No.4-P – Income Tax Individuals, Hindu undivided families, unregistered firms, associations of persons (other than co-operative societies), bodies of individuals and artificial juridical persons – In the case of taxpayers of these categories, the gradation of income slabs and the rates of income-tax applicable thereto are the same as for the assessment year 1965-66, under the Finance Act, 1965. The basis and the rates for the levy of surcharges on the
It has been represented to the Board that in view of the difficulties faced by persons migrating from Burma to India, it may not be possible for a migrant from that country to lead the evidence necessary to prove his claim that a particular sum of money has been brought over by him from that country. 2. The Board consider that the case of bona fide migrants from Burma should be dealt with in a sympathetic manner. In their cases production of direct or documentary evidence in the shape of transfer through banks, hundies, etc., in support of remittance from Burma need not be insisted upon. However, with a view to ensure that unscrupulous persons do not abuse the concessions, the ITOs should ensure the satisfaction of the following conditions before accepting a claim of remittance from
On a representation made by the Gujarat Chamber of Commerce, the matter has been reconsidered by the Board in consultation with the Ministry of Law. Under section 271(1)(i) the penalty is to be 2 per cent of the tax, if any, payable by the assessee
On a representation made by the Gujarat Chamber of Commerce, the matter has been reconsidered by the Board in consultation with the Ministry of Law. Under s. 271(l)(a) of the IT Act, 1961, the penalty is to be 2 per cent of the tax, if any, payable by the assessee.
The decision of the Supreme Court was that where the sale was of the concern as a whole and a slump price was paid, no portion of this price was attributable to the stock-in-trade and, therefore, it was not possible to hold that there was a profit other than what resulted from the appreciation of capital. It follows, therefore, that where a business is sold as a going concern, the excess may not be a business profit, but will be capital gain chargeable to tax
In Board Circular No. 55 of 1941, it was stated that interest charged to a partner on his overdrawn account should not be included in the total income of the firm. It was further stated that where it appears that the capital borrowed for the purpose of business was partly diverted towards over-drawn account, the correct procedure would be to disallow the proportionate share of the interest payable on this capital in computing the income of the firm.
The decision of the Supreme Court was that where the sale was of the concern as a whole and a lump price was paid, no portion of this price was attributable to the stock-in-trade and therefore it was not possible to hold that there was a profit other than what resulted from the appreciation of capital.
Circular No. 3-P – Income Tax Amongst the various amendments to the Income-tax Act, those which are designed primarily, to simplify and rationalise the tax structure, and the corresponding provisions in the Finance Act, 1965 which lay down a new simplified rate structure of income-tax, may be broadly classified under the following heads
