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The Curious Case of Missing First Proviso to Section 149 & Miscounting of 3 Years, in CBDT Instruction on SC Judgement

  Mayank Mohanka    12 May 2022 at 08:55

CBDT has issued Instruction No. 01/2022, dated 11.5.2022, containing Guidelines for Implementation of SC Judgement in the case of 'Union of India vs Ashish Agarwal (2022 SCC Online SC 543), dated 4.5.2022.



Angel investors and concept of angel taxation under IT Act 1961

  FCS Deepak Pratap Singh    11 May 2022 at 09:05

An angel investor (also known as a private investor, seed investor or angel funder) is a high-net-worth individual who provides financial backing for small start-ups or entrepreneurs, typically in exchange for ownership equity in the company.



Income Taxpayers Will Face the Heat of Reassessment!

  CA Umesh Sharma    09 May 2022 at 12:49

The income tax department had issued notices u/s 148 for reassessment proceedings. CBDT's notification No. 20/2021, dated 31-03-2021extended the last for issuance of notice u/s 148 upto 30.06.2021. The Assesses challenged the validity of such notices in High Courts and relief was granted to Assesses to which Special Leave Petition was filed by CBDT.



New Timelines for Validity of Old 148 Re-Assessments Notices as per SC Judgement

  Mayank Mohanka    06 May 2022 at 15:16

In this Article, the Author has tried to capture all the nuances and practical implications of the Hon'ble Supreme Court judgement on Validity of Old 148 Re-Assessment Notices, and gives a Clear and Unambiguous Picture & Guidance on the New Valid Timelines for Validity of such impugned Re-assessment Notices, in accordance with the directions given in the SC judgement.



Exemption and Taxability of Leave Encashment

  Neethi V. Kannanth    06 May 2022 at 11:48

Every salaried person as per labour law is entitled to a minimum number of paid leave every year. However, it is not necessary that an individual employee utilises all the leave he is entitled for a year. In fact, most employers allow the employees an option of carrying forward such unutilised paid leaves.



Income tax reassessment notices under new provisions

  CA. Brijesh Baranwal    05 May 2022 at 14:24

Hon'ble Supreme Court in its order today i.e. 4th May, 2022 in the matter of UOI vs. Ashish Agarwal, reversed the decisions of the several High Courts and restored the notices issued under new provisions of income tax in reassessment matters which were applicable w.e.f. 01.04.2021.



Income tax on virtual digital assets Under Section 115BBH

  Susmita Dutta, CA , CPA    05 May 2022 at 08:37

The definition of Virtual Digital Assets proposed to be inserted vide new clause 47A to the section 2 of the Act, where Virtual Digital Assets are defined to cover assets



Updated Return u/s 139(8A)

  kowsalya    05 May 2022 at 08:37

This article gives you an idea of what the Updated Return is under the Income Tax Act 1961, for which Form U is recently notified by CBDT.



New Form ITR-U Under Section 139(8A) for updated Income Tax Returns

  Susmita Dutta, CA , CPA    02 May 2022 at 15:41

The CBDT has notified a new form for filing updated Income Tax returns in which taxpayers will have to give the exact reason for filing it along with the amount of income to be offered to tax.



How to pay 0 tax on a salary of upto Rs. 20 lac

  Mubina Kapasi    02 May 2022 at 09:34

A testimony to that fact is a recent budget provision which imposes a tax on a high provident fund contribution, which would be done only by the high salaries individual.