One of the biggest tax saving bonanza by the Finance Act-2015 was insertion of sub-section 1B to section 80CCD in the Income Tax Act-1961 whereby an additional deduction of Rs. 50,000/- is offered to the taxpayer for contribution in the National Pension Scheme (NPS).
Delhi High Court held In the case of Mrs. Sujata Sharma vs. Shri Manu Gupta that post Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005 which amended the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, all rights which were available to a Hindu male are now also available to a Hindu female, there is no reason why Hindu women should be denied the position of a Karta.
Direct investment outside India means investments, either under the Automatic Route or the Approval Route, by way of contribution to the capital or subscription to the Memorandum of a foreign entity or by way of purchase of existing shares of a foreign entity either by market purchase or private placement or through stock exchange, signifying a long-term interest in the foreign entity (JV or WOS).
The Finance Act (No.2), 2014 and the recent, Finance Act, 2015 clearly spelled out tax treatment of all possible streams of income for all parties associated with a REIT which paved the way towards introducing an internationally acclaimed investment structure in India. More than 30 countries around the world have established REIT regimes, with more countries in the work. Let us understand the REIT regime in its true sense.
Present Indirect Tax structure of India provides various levies and taxable events in respect of such levies vary, depending upon the nature of tax. The four major constituents of present Indirect Tax structure and taxable events thereof can be described as under:
Re-look at the amended penalty provisions contained in section 78 of the Finance Act, 1994/Section 11AC of the Central Excise Act, 1944:-The provision distinguishing the quantum of penalties in section 11AC in cases where short-payment or non-payments have arisen for reasons other than fraud and restricting penalties upto 10% of the tax or Rs. 5000 whichever is higher was appreciated.
This circular cannot be made use of for legal interpretation of provisions of law as it is clarificatory in nature. If any member of the trade has any doubt, the same may be referred to this office for further clarification. You are requested to bring contents of this circular to the notice of the members of your association.
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Union Bank of India invites applications from eligible/interested Firms /Companies for empanelment as Concurrent Auditors for conducting Concurrent Audit in the identified branches / offices for the period from 01.04.2016 to 31.03.2017.
ACS Anjali Singh Difference between Private Placement and Preferential Allotment under Companies Act, 2013 For a Layman Private placement (or non-public offering) is a funding mode through Shares or Other Securities which are sold not through a public offering, but rather through a private offering, mostly to a small number of chosen investors. Preferential Allotment […]
