The Tribunal while upholding the levy of penalty had concluded that the assessee had failed to substantiate that the gift received was genuine. The plea of the assessee that the gift was received due to his financial difficulty was also negated on appreciation of material on record.
Taxpayers would get more from their housing loans. Ceiling of deduction on interest on housing loan is proposed to be increased from Rs. 1.5 lakh to Rs. 2 lakh in respect of self-occupied houses. For those who are paying high amount of interest, the additional tax savings would be up to Rs. 15,450.
Taxability of advance for transfer of a capital asset The existing provisions contained in section 56 of the Act provide that income of every kind which is not to be excluded from the total income under the Act shall be chargeable to income-tax under the head “Income from other sources”, if it is not chargeable […]
The existing provisions of section 40(a)(i) of the Act provide that certain payments such as interest, royalty and fee for technical services made to a non-resident shall not be allowed as deduction for computing business income if tax on such payments was not deducted, or after deduction, was not paid within the time prescribed under […]
Capital gains exemption on investment in Specified Bonds The existing provisions contained in sub-section (1) of section 54EC of the Act provide that where capital gain arises from the transfer of a long-term capital asset and the assessee has, within a period of six months, invested the whole or part of capital gains in the […]
The existing provisions under section 140 of the Act provide that the return under section 139 shall be signed and verified in the manner specified therein. With a view to enable the verification of returns either by a sign in manuscript or by any electronic mode, it is proposed to amend section 140 of the […]
Tax on long-term capital gains on units Under the existing provisions of section 112 of the Act, where tax payable on long-term capital gains arising on transfer of a capital asset, being listed securities or unit or zero coupon bond exceeds ten per cent of the amount of capital gains before allowing for indexation adjustment, […]
CA Sandeep Kanoi BJP in its election manifesto has said that UPA Government has unleashed ‘Tax terrorism’ and ‘uncertainty’ which resulted in negative investment climate, dented the image of the country and created anxiety in business class. While analysing the Budget 2014 of the BJP Led government we have found that BJP government has further […]
Deduction in respect of capital expenditure on specified business I. Under the existing provisions of section 35AD of the Act, investment-linked tax incentive is provided by way of allowing a deduction in respect of the whole of any expenditure of capital nature (other than expenditure on land, goodwill and financial instrument) incurred wholly and exclusively, […]
The Customs Act, 1962 proposed to be amended so that a reference in said Act to a Chief Commissioner of Customs or a Commissioner of Customs may also include a reference to the Principal Chief Commissioner of Customs or the Principal Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be. Further, Principal Chief Commissioner of Customs and Principal Commissioner of Customs also proposed to be included in the class of officers of customs.
