In a reply to an application under RTI Act filed by CA Subin V R from Thrissur Income Tax Department has revealed the total amount collected under section 234E of the Income Tax Act in the financial year 2013-14 and from April 2014 to October 2014. As per the reply order dated 22-12-2014 the amount so collected is as under:
1. TDS is a non-obtrusive but powerful instrument to prevent tax evasion as well as to expand the tax net. TDS also minimizes tax avoidance by the taxpayer (income earners), as the payee’s transaction(s) are reported to the Department by the third person. The contribution of TDS to the overall gross direct taxes collections during F.Y.2013-14 was Rs.2,71,069 crore. This is a 17.88% growth over the collections shown under this minor head from Rs.2,29,943
Arjuna, In Income Tax Act there are two types of years i.e. Assessment Year and Previous Year. According to section 2(9) Assessment Year is 1st April to 31st March. According to Section 3, Previous Year means the year in which the Income is earned. Income earned in Previous Year is taxable according to tax rates of Assessment Year.
Summary of Recommendations by Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Administration of Prosecution and Penalties in Central Excise and Service Tax vide Report No. 29 of 2014 (Performance Audit) Ministry may ensure that all long‐pending prosecution cases are reviewed at periodic intervals by Chief Commissioners at field level to ensure adequacy of action taken to satisfy the Court about existence of sufficient grounds for permitting withdrawal of complaint where warranted. […]
1. No time limit for realisation of exports proceeds The intent of enactment of sections 10A/10B/10BA/10AA in the Income Tax Act, 1961 is to encourage exports which in turn would infuse the economy with foreign currency remittances. Timely ‘foreign currency remittances’ into India is the underlying intent spelt out in section 10A, section 10B and […]
The present article deals with audit issues relating to deficiencies in applying the provisions of the Act and relevant Rules/Judicial pronouncements by the Assessing Officers (AOs) during assessments.
Introduction- Sections 35D, 35DD and 35DDA of the Act provides for amortisation on preliminary expenses, expenditure in case of amalgamation or demerger and expenditure incurred under voluntary retirement scheme respectively. Present chapter deals with cases relating to amortisation where AOs did not apply relevant provisions correctly.
Income Tax Act, 1961, (Act) lays down diverse provisions on depreciation and/or amortisation for tax purposes as deduction to an assessee/ a company in the course of its business with the intention for promoting economic growth within the Country.
In further held that Once the assessee has been found to have made a business investment by way, of shares in related line of business, the said investment though held by way of shares in the said company cannot be subjected to disallowance under section 14A of the Act
Implementation of GST is set to be the biggest tax reform hitherto ushered in the country. GST will be a Destination based Consumption Tax & will cover both intra State and Inter State trade & Commerce. Inter State Sales will be subjected to IGST which is combination of CGST & SGST.
