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With budget session being round the corner and it being susceptible to both national and international scrutiny, the need for streamlining adjudication machinery for Customs, Central Excise and Service Tax matters has become extremely important. Tax litigations are a natural consequence of growing economy. However, complexities of taxation laws and the sheer determination of the revenue department to maximize collections have resulted in multifarious but avoidable litigations all across the country.
The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested an Income Tax Officer, Ward 58(3), D Block, Vikas Bhawan, New Delhi and a Chartered Accountant for demanding and accepting an alleged bribe of Rs. 3.5 lakh from the complainant.
The Transfer of Property Act, 1982 came into force on the 1st July, 1882. In the first instance it extends to whole India, except some states at the time of independent of India. Section 5 defines transfer of property means an act by which a living person conveys property, in present or in future, to one or more other living persons, or to himself and one or more other living persons; and “to transfer property” is to perform such act.
Theme of the Budget Overcoming challenges – Reorganize, Restructure Rejuvenate Indian Railways: ‘Chalo, Milkar Kuch Naya Karen’ Three pillars of the strategy i.e. Nav Arjan – New revenues, Nav Manak – New norms, Nav Sanrachna – New Structures. Financial Performance 2015-16- Savings of Rs. 8,720 crore neutralizing most of the revenue shortfall, expected OR 90%; […]
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:
