Circular No. 292 -Income Tax The persons responsible for making payments of interest on securities, dividends, interest other than “interest on securities”, winnings from lotteries and crossword puzzles, winnings from horse races, payments to contractors and sub-contractors, insurance commission, and “other sums” are required, at the time of payment, to deduct income-tax at appropriate rates under sections 193, 194, 194A, 194B, 194BB, 194C, 194D and 195, respectively. The tax so deducted at source is required to be paid to the credit of the
Circular No. 291 -Income Tax I am directed to invite your attention to Board’s Circular No. 278 [F. No.275/12/80-IT(B)], dated 26-8-1980 regarding deduction of income-tax from salaries during the financial year 1980-81.
Circular No. 289-Income Tax The Board has considered the question as to whether renewal of registration can be granted to a firm for a particular year on the basis of a declaration in Form No. 12, if in the immediately preceding year, the same was refused on technical grounds or whether Form No. 11 should be insisted upon for granting registration for that year.
Circular No. 288-Income Tax Section 194A requires every person, other than an individual or a Hindu undivided family, to deduct income-tax at source at the prescribed rates from interest (other than “interest on securities”) at the time of credit of such interest to the account of the payee or at the time of payment thereof where the amount credited or paid,
Circular No. 287-Income Tax Reference is invited to Board’s Circular No. 206 [F. No. 204/64/75-IT(A-II)], dated 9-8-1976 [printed at Sl. No. 306 above] which had clarified the newly inserted proviso to section 36(1)(ii) of the Income-tax Act by section 29 of the Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Act, 1976.
Circular No. 286-Income Tax Attention is invited to Board’s Instruction No. 1191 [F. No. 174/29/77-IT(A-I)], dated 1-7-1978 on the above subject. Para 5 of the said Instructions clarify that in the case of a Government servant absorbed in a public undertaking on or after 24-7-1971, the amount that would qualify for tax exemption under the provisions of section 10(10A)(i )
The Board have been considering the manner of refunding the amount paid in excess of the tax deducted and/or deductible (whichever is more) under sections 192 to 194D of the Income-tax Act. The Board are advised that such excess payment can be refunded, independently of the Income-tax Act, to the person responsible for making such payment subject to necessary administrative safeguards.
Circular No. 284-Income Tax The question as to whether gifts in kind made by any person would be eligible for exemption under section 5(1)(v ) has been considered by the Board in consultation with the Ministry of Law.
Circular No. 283-Income Tax I am directed to invite your attention to the Board’s Circular No. 278 [F. No. 275/12/80-IT(B)], dated 26-8-1980 regarding deduction of income-tax from salaries during the financial year 1980-81.
Circular No. 281-Income Tax The rates of income-tax for the assessment year 1980-81 in the case of all categories of assessees (corporate as well as non-corporate) are specified in Part I of the First Schedule to the Finance Act. These rates are the same as those specified in Part III of the First Schedule to the Finance Act, 1979 for the purposes of computation of �advance tax�, deduction of tax at source
