The Article aims at creating awareness amongst salaried employees about various tax compliance and possible tax planning over the year. We are in the month of June wherein the last financial year (FY) 2011-12 has gotten over and due date to file Return of Income stares in the face and also it is time to submit your Investment declaration for FY 2012-13.
Section 24(b) of the Act allows deduction from income from houses property on interest on borrowed capital on Home Loan as under:- (i) the deduction is allowed only in case of house property which is owned and is in the occupation of the employee for his own residence.However, if it is actually not occupied by […]
If capital is borrowed for reconstruction, repairs or renewals of a house property), then the maximum amount of deduction on account of interest is Rs. 30,000 (and not Rs. 2,00,000).
There are a number of tax saving instruments that are covered by section 80C. The most popular ones include Bank Fixed Deposits, National Savings Certificates (NSC), Equity Linked Savings Scheme (ELSS), National Pension Scheme (NPS), Repayment of Housing Loan (principal amount), Public Provident Fund (PPF), Voluntary Provident Fund (VPF) and Insurance Preimum (most popular Online Term Plans).
The Income Tax Act provides deduction under section 80C against Principal Repayment and exemption under Section 24(b) on Interest payment of Housing Loan. Article explains tax benefit on Housing Loan taken and possession received in the same year and also when possession received in next year.
Very often, readers keep enquiring about the submission of forms No. 15G/15H to the banks or others payer so that interest could be received without deduction of tax at source (TDS). In this column, I am covering all about Form No. 15G & 15H and hopefully the detailed elaboration hereunder would provide a comprehensive picture about the submission of Form No. 15G & 15H.
Income-tax return is a legal document and it should be filed by the assessee with due care and caution. There should be no corrections or overwriting and it should be properly signed and verified by the person authorized to do so under the provisions of the Income-tax Act. The following important points may be taken care of while filling up the return forms:
Recently on 10th July 2018 GST Council has released proposed amendments to GST law, seeking comments from stakeholders by 15 July 2018. The Proposal comprises 38 amendments to the CGST Act, 6 amendments to IGST Act and 2 amendments to GST (Compensation to States) Act.
House Rent Allowance (H.R.A.) results in tax savings because accounting under Income tax act is direct exemption based. However, accounting of Rent Free accommodation is valuation based taxation and added to total income of employee presumptive basis. Please note Rent-Free Accommodation cannot be taxed if Salary is NIL The principles of valuations are explained below:- […]
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India is contemplating conveying back regulation that prohibits undercutting of fees by audit firms. In a recent council meeting, council members discussed returning to the earlier ethical rule when firms weren’t allowed to undercut statutory audit fees. The members deliberated on the issue and directed the Ethical Standards Board […]
