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Notice not complying with Mandatory period of time specified U/s. 158BC is invalid

August 26, 2011 1282 Views 0 comment Print

A notice under section 158BC cannot be equated with that of notice under section 148. A notice under section 158BC provides for a procedure to be adopted for block assessment under which, the Assessing Officer shall serve a notice requiring the assessee to furnish his return within such time not being less than 15 days but not more than 45 days as specified in the notice. Therefore, the time to be granted to the assessee in terms of section 158BC is a minimum of 15 days and a maximum of 45 days.

Salient features of DTAA between Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in New Delhi and India-Taipei Association in Taipei and Full text of DTAA

August 26, 2011 22093 Views 0 comment Print

The Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in New Delhi has signed a DTAA with the India – Taipei Association in Taipei. Taiwan’s Ministry of Finance (MOF) on August 17 announced that Taiwan’s income tax agreement and protocol with India entered into force on August 12 and will apply to income derived from Taiwan on or after January 1, 2012, and to income derived from India on or after April 1, 2012. The agreement has been entered under section 90A of the Income-tax Act, 1961 wherein any “specified association” in India may enter into a DTAA with any “specified association” in a “specified territory” outside India. The Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in New Delhi and India – Taipei Association in Taipei have been notified as “specified associations” and “the territory in which the taxation law administered by the Ministry of Finance in Taipei is applied”, has been notified as the “specified territory” for the purpose of Section 90A.

MCA introduces new feature to track the Companies in which a person is/was a director

August 26, 2011 111937 Views 4 comments Print

Recently, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has released the Defaulters list and since then all of us including directors are getting much cautious to track the detail of defaulter companies and even directorship in other companies. In this regard we wish to bring in your kind knowledge that MCA has now introduced a welcome feature for the registered users of MCA21 to track not only the details of all the Companies in which a person is/was a director but also his designation, date of appointment /cessation and defaulting status of that company.

ITR- 1 for F.Y. 2010-11 / A.Y. 2011-12 with Auto tax Calculation

August 26, 2011 17726 Views 0 comment Print

Download New ITR- 1 (Sahaj) for the Financial Year 2010-11 or Assessment year 2011-12 with Auto tax Calculation and Acknowledgement

Centralised payment of court fee, w.e.f. 1.9.2011, by the CBEC – Directorate of Legal Affairs in appeals filed before the Supreme Court

August 25, 2011 981 Views 0 comment Print

Notification F. No. 275/05/2011- Income Tax CX.8A The existing practice of payment of court fee by the department, as appellant or as respondent, in the appeals filed before the Supreme Court, is that the respective field formation/directorate deposits it in a decentralized manner thorough the Central Agency Section (Supreme Court). However, the decentralized process of payment of court fee results in avoidable delays and thus causing delays in filing of appeals or the counters, as the case may be.

Removing Password from a PDF File – Especially pdf file downloaded from Income Tax e-filing portal

August 24, 2011 12502 Views 0 comment Print

There’s a free Windows utility called BeCyPDFMetaEdit that can help you remove passwords from PDF files without making any other change to the document. (I am not sure why the developers picked such a complex name for this useful utility). Here’s what you need to do:1. Launch the program and it will ask your for the location of the PDF file.

Beginners Guide to Income Tax with FAQ

August 21, 2011 19869 Views 19 comments Print

In this Article we are discussing below the frequently asked question by taxpayers on Income Tax related to Taxable Income, General Question, Tax on Income, Return of income, PAN, Salary Income, Income from House property, Income from business and Profession, Capital Gains, Tax Deduction at Source and Assessment which will provide an insight to the laymen on income tax provisions.

CBEC Fixes Monetry Limit for Custom, Service tax and Excise Appeal filing with CESTAT, High Court and Supreme Court

August 17, 2011 7492 Views 0 comment Print

F.No.390/Misc./163/2010-JC Reduction of Government litigation – providing monetary limits for filing appeals by the Department before CESTAT/High Courts and Supreme court – Regarding – In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 35R of the Central Excise Act, 1944 made applicable to Service Tax vide Section 83 of the Finance Act,1994 and Section 131BA of the Customs Act, 1962 the Central Board of Excise & Customs (hereinafter referred to as the Board) fixes the following monetary limits below which appeal shall not be filed in the Tribunal, High Court and the Supreme Court:

How does the Reserve Bank of India Conduct its Monetary Policy?

August 17, 2011 2768 Views 0 comment Print

Monetary policy as an arm of public policy has set objectives and priorities. These objectives are derived from the respective mandates of central banks. It ranges from a single objective of price stability, considered to be the dominant objective of monetary policy, to multiple objectives that include growth and financial stability as well. Central banks strive to achieve these objectives indirectly through instruments under their direct control and on the basis of the empirical relationship these instruments have with the final objectives. This requires articulation of a consistent monetary policy framework that enables transmission of policy signals in such a way that monetary and financial conditions are influenced to the desired extent to attain the objectives. Monetary policy framework, however, is a continuously evolving process contingent upon the level of development of financial markets and institutions, and the degree of global integration.

Minutes of Meeting of BCAS Representatives with CIT, CPC

August 16, 2011 16190 Views 10 comments Print

Common Mistakes That Are Noticed By the CPC, Adjustment Of Old Demands Against Refunds Processed By CPC. Request Made By CPC To The CA Fraternity.- o encourage tax payers to file returns electronically instead of physically to make processing of tax returns more efficient.To encourage tax payers to obtain Digital Signature Certificates and to sign the e-returns electronically to minimize use of paper and logistics efforts.

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