LCI Learning

Share on Facebook

Share on Twitter

Share on LinkedIn

Share on Email

Share More

Taxation News


No interest tax on lease finance company

   20 July 2008 at 14:02

Giving relief to companies engaged in leasing and financing business, the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has ruled that they are not required to pay interest tax, applicable to other credit institutions. "Since substantial earnings is made from such ( ..

Posted in Taxation |   294 Views


It returns to be filed without TDS certificates

   19 July 2008 at 23:59

The Central Board of Direct Taxes have vide notification S.O.No.752(E) dated 28.3.2008, notified the return forms for the assessment year 2008-09. With a view to enabling tax-payers to file returns in the electronic mode, these returns (except ITR-7) ..

Posted in Taxation |   332 Views


Professional tax may rise by Rs 5,000

   19 July 2008 at 23:59

Doctors, lawyers and other professionals, both salaried and self-employed, may now have to pay a higher professional tax. Acceding a long-pending demand of the state governments, the Centre has decided to raise the ceiling on professional tax from Rs ..

Posted in Taxation |   354 Views


ITAT makes it tougher for taxmen to impose penalty

   18 July 2008 at 18:17

Imposing some checks on arbitrary actions of taxmen, the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has made it tougher for the Assessing Officers (AO) to impose penalty on common taxpayers. Setting aside the orders of the AO and Commissioner of Income Tax (Appea ..

Posted in Taxation |   251 Views


E Updation

   13 July 2008 at 18:41

conditions for updation of informations in websiete under kvat act,[Notification No.KSA.CR.155/2007-08, Dated: 06.10.2008]I)Whose (only companies) output tax exceeds Rs.1,00,00,000/- for the financial year ending on 31.03.2007.[Notification No.KSA.CR ..

Posted in Taxation |   439 Views


CBDT relaxes scrutiny norms in a few cases

   10 July 2008 at 15:42

The Central Board of Direct Taxes has decided to relax norms on scrutiny of tax payers whose premises have been surveyed by the officials, a step aimed at encouraging evaders to pay up. "The decision is likely to provide relief to thousands of taxpay ..

Posted in Taxation |   328 Views


No tax on referral fees paid to overseas companies

   10 July 2008 at 15:42

Authority for Advance Rulings has ruled that the revenue earned by foreign firms by referring business clients to domestic companies is not taxable in India. The Indian companies paying referral fees will also "not be required to withhold any tax und ..

Posted in Taxation |   495 Views


Tax man to attach property of tax evaders

   10 July 2008 at 15:42

Concerned by rising tax evasion especially by exporters and certain big manufacturers, the government today announced that the tax man could provisionally attach the property of evaders to recover dues. The property of the manufacturers and service p ..

Posted in Taxation |   360 Views


Direct tax collections up 38.6 per cent in April-June

   05 July 2008 at 16:03

Belying fears of economic slowdown impacting government revenue, direct tax collections have gone up by 38.6 per cent in the first quarter this fiscal at Rs 57,373 crore compared to Rs 41,391 in the year-ago period."The growth in direct taxes has bee ..

Posted in Taxation |   287 Views


'No tax holiday on gas production'

   01 July 2008 at 13:42

The petroleum ministry has said that the income tax holiday of gas production would not be available to oil companies bidding for blocks under the seventh round of the New Exploration Licensing Policy (Nelp VII), which closes on Monday."It is clarifi ..

Posted in Taxation |   328 Views