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Taxation News


SRK dragged to court over foreign earnings

   06 August 2009 at 12:51

It’s taxing time for actor Shah Rukh Khan again. The I-T department has dragged the star to the Bombay high court over his foreign earnings as a brand ambassador for the Swiss luxury giant Omega. A commissioner of Income Tax has ap ..

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COMMISSION TO FOREIGN COS NOT TAXABLE IN INDIA

   06 August 2009 at 12:14

The Authority for Advanced Ruling has ruled that if an Indian company pays a commission to an overseas company to promote its business in that country, such payment will not be taxable in India. The AAR, a quasi judicial body on matters of taxation, ..

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TAX WEBSITES GIVE CAs A RUN FOR RETURN MONEY

   06 August 2009 at 12:13

Simplification of I-T rules spawns websites that help in tax preparation. This year, Praveen Jain, a software professional in Bangalore, did not have to make his annual tax trip to Kolkata. Even after e-filing came into vogue, Jain, like many of his ..

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Three New Members of CBEC

   04 August 2009 at 10:14

Shri P.N. Vittal Das, Shri Sumit Dutt Majumdar and Shri Y.G. Parande have joined as Members, Central Board of Excise and Customs. Shri P.N. Vittal Das belongs to the 1974 batch of IRS (C&CE) and was Chief Commissioner of Central Excise, Vishakapa ..

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Shri Narindar Singh joined as Member, CBDT

   04 August 2009 at 10:14

Shri Narindar Singh, 1972 batch of the Indian Revenue Service (IRS), has joined the Central Board of Direct Taxes as Member. He was earlier Director General of Income Tax (Exemptions) supervising taxation of trusts and NGOs in India. ..

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Foreign contractors lose tax benefit

   03 August 2009 at 14:06

The UPA may have set an ambitious target of 15,000 MW of fresh power capacity in 2009-10 as part of its thrust on big-ticket spending on infrastructure projects to revive the flailing economy. But a decision by the Central Board of Direct Taxes to wi ..

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NO SERVICE TAX ON COMMISSION PAID BY COMPANIES TO MDS, DIREC

   03 August 2009 at 12:10

Corporate honchos and Directors on the boards of companies have got a booster dose from the Government. The Finance Ministry has said that remuneration paid to Managing Directors and Directors of companies for their performance as Managing Director/ ..

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E-PAYMENT OF EXCISE, SERVICE TAX

   03 August 2009 at 12:09

Oriental Bank of Commerce has been authorised by the Reserve Bank of India and the Central Board of Excise and Customs to collect central excise duty and service tax through e-payment. Mr Alok K. Misra, Chairman and Managing Director, formally launch ..

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V. SRIDHAR IS NEW CBEC CHAIRMAN

   03 August 2009 at 11:28

The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) has a new Chairman in Mr V. Sridhar. Prior to this appointment, Mr Sridhar, a 1973 batch IRS officer, was Member, CBEC. He succeeds Mr P.C. Jha, who superannuated from his present charge of CBEC Chairman ..

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SPECIAL RETURN FILING COUNTER FOR BUSINESS, DOCS, CAs, LAWYE

   28 July 2009 at 11:59

Filing tax returns is going to turn more convenient for professionals like businessmen, doctors, lawyers and CAs in the capital as they can now file their returns at special counters which will be set up by the Income Tax department. The last date fo ..

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