Income-tax Department is also issuing instruction making it mandatory for the assessing officer to grant stay of demand once the assesse pays 15% of the disputed demand, while the appeal is pending before Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals).
Service Tax New Exemptions and Exemptions Withdrawn immediately with effect from 1st March, 2016 (Budget 2016) Subject Present Position Budgetary Change Condition if any Reference Effective From Restoration of exemption on services provided to the Government, a local authority or a governmental authority. Exemption from Service Tax on services provided to the Government, a local […]
Assessee is a one person company whose aggregate value of taxable services provided from one or more premises is fifty lakh rupees or less in the previous financial year, or is an individual or proprietary firm or partnership firm or Hindu Undivided Fami
In Union Budget, 2015, as a policy decision to prune exemptions, the exemption to services provided by mutual fund agents/distributors to an asset management company was withdrawn. However these services were put under reverse charge liability, i.e., the Asset Management Company was made liable to pay service tax for the services received from such agents/distributors.
G.S.R.___ (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 73B of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government hereby makes the following amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No.8/2006-Service Tax, dated the 19th April, 2006, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R.
Union budget for the year 2016-17 has been presented by the finance minister, this budget facing basic challenges global slowdown and additional fiscal burden due to 7th Central pay Commission recommendation. This budget focusing on the agricultural, farmer’s welfare and infrastructure investment and financial sector reforms.
Question – What is Krishi Kalyan Cess? Answer – An enabling provision is being made to levy Krishi Kalyan Cess on all taxable services @ 0.5% with effect from 1st June, 2016, to finance and promote initiatives to improve agriculture.
There has been no change in personal tax rates. The basic exemption limit continues at Rs.2.50 lacs. Tax Rebate of Rs. 2000 available to small tax payers under Section 87A has been increased from Rs. 2,000 to Rs. 5,000. This will benefit about around 2 crore marginal tax payers.
The Finance Minister has presented his third budget in parliament toady containing various direct and indirect tax proposals. In this article I intend to discuss some of the proposals which are beneficial to individual tax payers. Please note that at present these are only proposal until are passed by the parliament.
1. Additional Tax:Krishi Kalyan Cess, at the rate of 0.5% of value of taxable service imposed, with effect from 01.06.2016. Thus the rate of Service Tax on real estate services shall be increased by 0.5% with effect from 01.06.2016. 2. Rationalization of abatement:At present, two rates of abatement have been prescribed for services of construction […]
