Key features of NSDL Return Preparation Utility (RPU) version 2.6- Unmatched challan: On import of consolidated file in the NSDL RPU (version 2.6), an alert message “Statement contains unmatched challan. The same has been highlighted in red colour” will be provided if the consolidated file imported contains unmatched challan. Deductee/ Salary details records with invalid PAN: On import of consolidated file in the NSDL RPU (version 2.6), an alert message will be provided ‘Statement contains invalid PANs. The same has been highlighted in red colour’ if the statement contains invalid PAN in deductee/ salary detail records.
The contention of the assessee is that the agricultural operations were carried out on the land under consideration. During the course of proceedings before the Assessing Officer, the assessee requested the Assessing Officer to inspect the lands at that stage. The assessee also filed pahani patrika for the financial year 2006-07, the slab pass-book issued by the Electricity Board before the lower authorities. It was also submitted that there was an open well in the land and water was supplied to the crop through electric motor pumping.
It’s important to note that under the Income Tax Act, 1961, there is mention of only one type of mutual fund. i.e. “Equity Oriented Fund”. It implies that from Income Tax angle mutual fund schemes can be categorized into-(a) Equity oriented fund (Scheme) (b) Non Equity oriented fund (Scheme)
Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs (Budget Division)Government has vide its office memorandum No. No. 6-1/2011-NS.II (Pt.) Dated 11th November, 2011 announced increase in interest Rates on small saving schemes which includes interest rate on Public Provident Fund and other schemes. To address the issue of asset-liability mismatch in the National Small Savings Fund (NSSF), the central government has moved towards making returns from small savings instruments benchmarked against the government securities of similar maturities.
Recently Income Tax department issued one after one circular making amendment in provisions related to TDS. Department has made so many amendments that we even lost the counts of amendments made in TDS laws during the last few months, Department has not only made the amendments in rules/sections governing TDS law but they also amended the forms related to TDS certificate
Now a days, during transfer pricing assessment , the TPO are coming with unique ideas like valuation of intangibles , corporate guarantees, ratings provided by CRISIL etc. this all leads to corporate in a mysterious situation. Below are the summarized form of the latest judicial pronouncements on transfer pricing which will help corporate in better benchmarking of their international transactions with their foreign associate enterprises.
The maturity period for Monthly Income Scheme (MIS) and National Savings Certificate (NSC) will be reduced from 6 years to 5 years.A new NSC instrument, with maturity period of 10 years, would be introduced. Kisan Vikas Patras (KVPs) will be discontinued.The annual ceiling on investment under Public Provident Fund (PPF) Scheme will be increased from Rs. 70,000 to Rs. 1 lakh.Interest on loans obtained from PPF will be increased to 2% p.a. from existing 1% p.a.Liquidity of Post Office Time Deposit (POTD) – 1, 2, 3 & 5 years – will be improved by allowing pre-mature withdrawal at a rate of interest 1% less than the time deposits of comparable maturity. For pre-mature withdrawals between 6-12 months of investment, Post Office Savings Account (POSA) rate of interest will be paid.
Interest Rates on Small Savings Instruments (i) The rate of interest paid under Post Office Savings Account (POSA) will be increased from 3.5% to 4% p.a. (ii) The rate of interest on small savings schemes will be aligned with G-Sec rates of similar maturity, with a spread of 25 basis points (bps) with two exceptions. The spread on 10 year NSC (new instrument) will be 50 bps and on Senior Citizens Savings Scheme 100 bps. The interest rates for every financial year will be notified before 1st April of that year.
Commission to Post Office Agents- (i) Payment of commission on PPF schemes (1%) and Senior Citizens Savings Scheme (0.5%) will be discontinued. (ii) Agency commission under all other schemes (except MPKBY agents) will be reduced from existing 1% to 0.5%. (iii) Commission at existing rate of 4% will continue for Mahila Pradhan Kshetriya Bachat Yojana (MPKBY) agents.
Interest earned on fixed deposits have an immediate nexus with the export business would be treated as income from business and interest earned on fixed deposits which does not have an immediate nexus with the export business, it would be treated as income from other sources. The court opined that when the interest was earned […]
