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ONE-PAGE SARAL TO COME BACK?

   01 July 2009 at 12:19

The government is considering to re-introduce one-pager ‘‘Saral'' form for filing income tax return. The form was discontinued in 2007-08 and instead of that ITR-1, ITR-2, ITR-3 and ITR-4 were introduced for individual taxpayers. A senior ..

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SC: Pepsi entitled to sales tax exemption in Kerala

   30 June 2009 at 22:09

The Supreme Court has held that Pepsico India Holdings Private Limited is entitled to Sales tax exemptions in the state of Kerala as per the state government notification dated November 3, 1992, vide which the state government had invited investment ..

Posted in Taxation |   350 Views


EFFECTIVE DATE OF APPLICABILITY OF SERVICE TAX PROVISIONS

   29 June 2009 at 12:16

A recurring issue in service tax law is regarding the effective date of coming into force of various provisions, as contained in the Finance Act 1994. These provisions could pertain to introduction of new conditions and definitions as also changes in ..

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'ITAT can hear fresh claims of tax payers'

   29 June 2009 at 10:11

In an order that could provide great relief to many tax payers, who missed the opportunity to make proper claim before the tax authorities and consequently ended up paying additional taxes, an Income-Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) held that it has the ..

Posted in Taxation |   344 Views


'ITAT CAN HEAR FRESH CLAIMS OF TAX PAYERS'

   27 June 2009 at 12:06

In an order that could provide great relief to many tax payers, who missed the opportunity to make proper claim before the tax authorities and consequently ended up paying additional taxes, an Income-Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) held that it has the ..

Posted in Taxation |   113 Views


CBDT MAY DEFER LAUNCH OF UTN FOR FILING INCOME-TAX RETURNS

   26 June 2009 at 13:17

The Central Board of Direct Taxes is likely to defer introduction of Unique Transaction Number (UTN) for filing Income-Tax returns. Last month CBDT had issued a circular stating that I-T assessees should furnish UTN when they file their returns from ..

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BANKS SEEK TAX RELIEF ON INFRASTRUCTURE LENDING

   25 June 2009 at 11:51

Banks have sought tax relief on interest earned on infrastructure lending in the federal budget for FY10, to enable them to lend more to the sector. "We are in favour of exemption of interest income from lending to infrastructure sector, to hel ..

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Customs laws in India provide for a refund of duty on import

   24 June 2009 at 12:58

We are a firm of consultants advising numerous Indian and international companies on infrastructure projects. We are currently paying service tax under the taxable service category of ‘management or business consultant’s service’. R ..

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RESTORE PARITY IN TAXATION UNDER NEW PENSION SCHEME

   24 June 2009 at 12:18

All Central government employees who joined service after 2004 would stand to lose in terms of tax benefits under the new pension scheme. Contribution to the new pension scheme is tax deductible under Section 80CCD of the Income Tax Act wherein emplo ..

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TDS rates may be recast

   23 June 2009 at 10:00

Income tax department pitches for three slabs.The government is considering a proposal to streamline rates applicable for tax deducted at source (TDS).This follows a recommendation from the income tax (I-T) department that TDS rates should be structu ..

Posted in Taxation |   462 Views