In order to curb the practice of declaring unaccounted income as exempt long term capital gain by entering into sham transactions, the Finance Act, 2017 amended the provisions of section 10 (38) of the Act to provide that exemption under this section for income arising on transfer of equity share acquired or on after 1st day of October, 2004 shall be available only if the acquisition of share is chargeable to STT.
In order to engage with the stakeholders and invite comments from the public at large, the Centre has issued 8 Goods and Services Tax (GST) Rules viz. Composition Rules, Valuation Rules, Transition Rules, Input Tax Credit (ITC) Rules, Revised Invoice Rules, Revised Payment Rules, Revised Refund Rules and Revised Registration Rules, on April 1, 2017.
The Lok Sabha on Tuesday, 21 March 2107 has passed 40 Amendments to the Finance Bill 2017. These amendments were made mainly to make the law in sync with the proposed changes in Finance Bill 2017 as well as Finance Bill 2016.
Rule 19AB. Form of report for claiming deduction under section 80JJAA. Report of an accountant which is required to be furnished by the assessee along with the return of income under clause (c) of sub-section (2) of section 80JJAA shall be in Form No. 10DA.
Income Tax department has introduced the new forms for filing the income tax Returns in the financial year 2016-17. The question is, what changes have they made in these forms?
The compilation of frequently asked questions on GST brought out by the apex training institute under the Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC) the National Academy of Customs, Excise & Narcotics (NACEN), has been extremely well received.
The prospects of rollout of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) from July 1, 2017 has been brightened further, when the all-powerful GST Council chaired by the Honble Finance Minister, Mr. Arun Jaitley met for the thirteenth time in a row to clear all gathered clouds over the GST and brightening its prospects of implementation soon.
Clearing the decks for the July 1 rollout of the ambitious Goods and Services Tax (GST) that will subsume 17 major Central and State taxes for a unified tax regime, the Lok Sabha on March 29, 2017 night cleared four crucial GST Bills i.e. CGST, IGST, UTGST and Compensation Cess Bill.
Download Clause by Clause Analysis of CGST Bill 2017, UTGST Bill 2017, IGST Bill 2017 and a Presentation on GST Bill – 2017 compiled by Institute of Cost Accountants of India and its Members
1. Non-Applicability of GST Law in the State of Jammu and Kashmir: Earlier the GST Law was proposed to be applicable to J&K as well. However in the Bill, the applicability of GST Law is extended to whole of India except the state of J&K.
