Section 282A provides for issue of any income tax notice or other document without it being signed by the requisite authority. Although, the said section has been provided in the context of computerized generation of notices and other documents
Section 281B empowers Assessing Officer to invoke bank guarantee wholly or in part if demand raised on the assessee is not paid within time limit provided in the demand notice served. Very wide powers are conferred upon Assessing Officer.
The definition of accountant was amended vide the Finance Act, 2015. The reason for introducing the amended definition of an accountant as per the Explanatory Memorandum to Finance Bill 2015 was to avoid conflict of interest and for better governance.
The purpose behind introduction of MAT was to bring all zero tax companies within the tax net and to neutralize the impact of certain benefits/ incentives. The Finance Minister while introducing the Finance Act, 2015 announced to reduce the rates of corporate tax from 30 per cent to 25 per cent in a phased manner.
The Finance Minister while introducing the Finance Bill, 2015, proposed to reduce the rate of corporate tax from 30 per cent to 25 per cent over the next 4 years.
In India, separate entities are incorporated based on their specialization in various lines of businesses (like manufacturing, trading, retail, infrastructure etc.) by the parent company.
The Finance Act, 2016 has introduced a levy of 6% on consideration paid or payable by an Indian resident carrying on business or profession, or by an Indian permanent establishment of a non-resident to a non-resident not having a permanent establishment in India, for providing specified online advertisement services.
When the present Income Tax Act was enacted way back in 1961, the per capita income of this country was extremely low. During the course of five decades of the working of the Income Tax Act, the national per capita income has increased multifold
Multiple reports to be issued by chartered accountants be compiled and a single form of audit/ certificate be prepared. The said format may have multiple annexures i.e. existing formats in different sections.
In the Budget Speech on 1.2.17, the Honble Finance Minister mentioned that the assessees, having taxable income upto Rs.5 lakhs other than business income, will not be subjected to scrutiny unless there is specific information available with the Department regarding his high value transaction
