Brief of Finance Act 2016, passed in Lok Sabha:- Direct Tax and Service Tax.The Finance Budget 2016 has been passed in Lok Sabha on 05 May 2016 with few amendments. The president assented the finance bill on 14 May 2016. The following are the major highlights of Finance Act, 2016
ACS Divesh Goyal Background: As per Companies Act, 2013 Companies requirements for Companies have been changed in comparison of Companies Act, 1956. For financial year on or after 2014-15 Annual Compliances will be as per Companies Act, 2013. New Annual Forms will be prepared with new Requirements. Annual Compliances have completely changed from the earlier […]
Cenvat credit in respect of Krishi Kalyan Cess on taxable services leviable under section 161 of the Finance Act, 2016 (28 of 2016) shall be utilised only towards payment of Krishi Kalyan Cess on taxable services leviable under section 161 of the Finance Act, 2016 (28 of 2016)
The immediate question which generally arises in case of a new levy is its impact to cases where any of the following events such as services completion, invoicing or receipt of payment occur after the effective date of levy. In order to address this question, it is important that the nature of levy and the statutory provisions under section 67A of the Finance Act, 1994 (Act) read with the Point of Taxation Rules, 2011 (POT) be understood.
The Board of a company may decide to undertake its CSR activities approved by the CSR Committee, through (a) a company established under section 8 of the Act or a registered trust or a registered society, established by the company, either singly or alongwith any other company, or (b) a company established under section 8 of the Act or a registered trust or a registered society, established by the Central Government or State Government or any entity established under an Act of Parliament or a State legislature :
TDS Rate Chart: TDS/TCS Rates Chart for Financial Year 2016-17/ Assessment Year 2017-18 vide Finance Act 2016 i.e Budget 2016-17.
Section 66D of Finance Act, 1994 specifies the Negative list of services i.e the Services on which Service Tax is not leviable. Negative List of Services are different from the exempt Services as exempt services are although taxable but government has exempted them from service tax, while service in Negative list are not taxable at all.
Budget 2016 has effected changes / New Provisions with effect from 01.06.2016 in respect of Tax Collected at Source (TCS) on Sale of Bullion, Jewellery, Motor vehicle and Sale in cash of any goods. In this Article Author has discussed such Changes and TCS Rate Chart WEF 01st June 2016 after considering Budget 2016 Amendments. […]
File Service Tax Return in time as Maximum Penalty increased 10 times to Rs. 20000 – Under the existing scheme of law, Rule 7 of the Service tax Rules, 1994 read with its sub-rules deals with the provisions relating to the service tax return. As per Rule 7C; where the return prescribed under rule 7 is furnished after the date prescribed for submission of such return, the person liable to furnish the said return shall pay to the credit of the Central Government, from the date prescribed for submission of return i.e. 25th of the month following the particular half year till the date of furnishing of the said return, the following penalty:
Vide Union Budget 2016 government has made several changes to Service Tax Abatement Provisions and Abatement rates. Some of the changes were applicable from 01.04.2016 and some were applicable from 01.06.2016. in this Article we have compiled the abatement rate on Table Services, Taxable Value and Tax Rate after applying the abatement as applicable from 01.06.2016
