Government has assessed the impact of Brexit on the Indian economy. Thus far, India has not only avoided adverse impacts, it has in fact emerged as a safe haven for investors around the world.
The basic structure of the Guidance Note may include guidance on the Background/Introduction, Scope, Objective etc. so as to give the reader a brief idea of the topic for which the guidance is being provided. Thereafter, the descriptive narrative for the guidance may be followed. However, as the narrative related to the guidance on the topic is subject-specific, it should be left to the wisdom of the Committee concerned.
Income Tax Department to issue 7 lakh letters seeking Information in respect of High Value Transactions- Under the Annual Information Returns (AIR), various types of high-value transactions were being reported to the Income Tax Department. These include reporting of cash deposits of Rs.10,00,000 or more in a saving bank account, sale/purchase of immovable property valued at Rs. 30,00,000 or more, etc.
SIT directs Enforcement Directorate to take necessary action under FEMA with respect to 216 Companies for the period before 1st March, 2016 and against 572 Companies for the period after 1st March, 2016 for which each such Company had export proceeds pending for realisation for more than Rs. 100 crore.
Rules to The Finance Act, 2016 states that with effect from July 1, 2016, equalization levy @ 6% should be deducted by a resident or non-resident (having permanent establishment in India) on the amount of consideration paid or payable to the non-resident not having permanent establishment in India.
The Income Declaration Scheme, 2016 is a part of the Finance Act, 2016. This scheme provides an opportunity to persons who have not paid taxes in full for previous years to declare their undisclosed income for such previous years and pay taxes thereon. The said tax payment has to be made to the Government Account using INCOME DECLARATION SCHEME, 2016 CHALLAN (Challan No./ITNS 286).
Startup Recognition: Till date (18.7.2016), 728 applications have been received for Startup Recognition. Out of them, 180 applications are complete and are recognised as a startup by DIPP. For remaining applications, Startup India Hub provides handholding support to facilitate recognition of more and more Startups.
Government has constituted a Committee to examine the desirability and feasibility of having a new financial year and give its recommendations by 31st December, 2016. The terms of reference (ToR) of the Committee are as under: Examine the merits and demerits of various dates for the commencement of the financial year including the existing date, taking into account, inter-alia, the following:
Recognizing various limitations under the existing legislation [Income-tax Act, 1961, etc.], the Government enacted a new law – ‘The Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015’ – to specifically and effectively tackle the issue of black money stashed away abroad.
In the last decade, the Income Tax Department embarked on an ambitious computerization plan which developed voluminous databases of IT returns, IT forms, TDS/TCS statements, Annual Information Return (AIR) etc. The large volumes of data necessitated development of a comprehensive platform for effective utilization of information.
