1. Why are the forms being Modified – Key Imperatives? Centralized Processing Center’s have been set up all over the country with the primary objective of processing returns on a bulk processing basis instead of case by case Processing. CPC would be the fulcrum of faster processing and world class Taxpayer Services. The automated environment at CPC requires forms to be designed in manner which would double the digitization productivity [ Digitization is conversion of manual return forms to Digitized XML Data which is fed to the Processing Engine for Processing]. Some of the problems noticed in Digitization
Income Tax returns 2011 – Only Colour Forms; No Black and White – FOR the new Income Tax returns, No Black and White forms will be accepted and only standard forms with appropriate colors prescribed, fonts used, paper size, paper quality, Bar Code Values will be accepted by the department .
E-filing of service tax return is mandatory from 01-04-2010 in case the assessee has paid a total Service Tax of rupees ten lakhs or more including the amount paid by utilization of CENVAT credit, in the preceding financial year (2009-2010), is required to file the return electronically under sub-rule (2) of Rule 7 of the Service Tax Rules, 1994.
The finance ministry today introduced “Sahaj” and “Sugam” forms to make the process of filing income tax returns simpler, user-friendly and to reduce compliance burden on salaried persons and small businessmen. “Sahaj and Sugam are major steps towards simplification of income tax return filing,” said Sudhir Chandra, chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes. He also said efforts were being made to facilitate electronic filing through Sahaj and Sugam I-T return forms.
Sugam – Presumptive Business Income tax Return- SUGAM (ITR-4S) for A.Y. 2011-12 Financial year 2010-11. Indian Individual Income tax Return for those who are not having Income from Business but having Income from Salary – ITR-1 SAHAJ for A.Y 2011-12 Financial Year 2010-11. ITR –V Acknowledgement for ITR-1 SAHAJ, ITR- 2, ITR-3, SUGAM (ITR-4S), ITR-4, ITR 5 and ITR 6- ITR-V-ACKNOWLEDGEMENT for ITR 1 to 7.
Shri P. Chidambaram recommended an excise duty of 2 per cent on such branded jewellery and clarified that there was no levy on unbranded jewellery, including unbranded gold jewellery. Accordingly an exemption notification 05/2006 CE dated 1-03-2006 was issued which exempted full duty in excess of 2% on article of jewellery on which brand name or trade name was indelibly affixed or embossed on the articles of jewellery itself.
We have uploaded below ITR 1- Sahaj, ITR 2, ITR 3, ITR-4, SUGAM (ITR-4S), ITR 5, ITR-6 and ITR-7 in Pdf Format applicable for Assessment year 2011-12 and Financial Year 2010-11. In addition to these we have also uploaded ITR 2, ITR 3, ITR-4 and ITR 5, ITR 6 and ITR 7 in Word Format. We will soon upload all the ITR and acknowledgement in Excel Format also.
Even before the PoTR, 2011 see the light of the day, a major surgery was carried out wherein the whole focus for the events determining PoT was shifted to issue of invoice. Notification No. 25/2011 dt. 31st March, 2011 made many changes in the PoTR making it necessary for the SP to sit down and re-do the whole exercise once again. As if the confusions were not enough, Notification No. 26/2011 dt. 31st March, 2011 added few more. This analysis incorporates these amendments. CBEC has been silent on the objectives of making so many amendments so frequently. In order to get the clear picture and deciphering the objectives, an attempt has been made here to analyse Draft PoTR of August, 2010, PoTR before amendment and PoTR after Notification No. 25/2011 together.
The identical questions of law came up for consideration before this Court in the case of CCE v. Stanzen Toyotetsu India (P.) Ltd. [2011] 32 STT 244. This Court held that the transportation/Rent-a-Cab service is provided by the assessee to their employees in order to reach their factory premises in time which has a direct bearing on manufacturing activity.
Addressing concerns of garment manufacturers, the Central Board of Customs and Excise today said effective rate of excise on branded apparel is only 4.50 per cent and small manufacturers are exempted from the levy. “Manufacturers having a turnover of Rs four crore are eligible for SSI (small scale industry) exemption from central excise duty for clearance up to Rs 1.5 crore, “the CBEC said in a public notice.
