Community & General Articles

Reasoned orders and principle of fairness in administrative actions-a need of the hour

Posted by Amit Bajaj 29 July 2014 4508 Views

It is the general tendency of the adminstrative authorities more so of the tax authorities to pass non-speaking orders or to pass orders in violation of principle of fairness and rules of natural justice, without giving any opportunity of being heard

Qs & As on the proposed New Tax Regime for REITs and InvITs

Posted by Nilesh Patel - CPA (USA), IRS 28 July 2014 12724 Views

The legendary Counsel Shri Soli Dastur recently on 14th July 2014 presented his illuminating analysis of the Direct Taxes proposals of the Finance Bill, 2014 (the recent Budget) at the Lecture Meeting organized by Bombay Chartered Accountants Society

Changes made by Finance(No.2) Bill,14 passed by Lok Sabha

Posted by CA Nitesh Kumar More 26 July 2014 18482 Views

Changes made by Finance (No. 2) Bill, 2014 as passed by the Lok Sabha 1. Unlisted securities and units of MF transferred between 1-4-2014 and 10-7-2014 shall be deemed to be long-term capital assets, if held for more than 12 months: It is propo

Amendment in section 35E - Achhe din for Revenue

Posted by Pradeep Jain 25 July 2014 8901 Views

Introduction:- Dispute was going on the issue whether the first Appellate Authority or Tribunal can condone delay for late filing of review order under Section 35E(1) or not? As per Section 35E the Committee of Chief Commissioners is empowered to rev

If I were the Finance Minister of India

Posted by CA Anil Garg 25 July 2014 16940 Views

People of India were hugely disappointed with lackluster performance of Man Mohan Singh. Narendra Modi rode to power with absolute majority for the sole reason that promises were made by him and on his behalf that he will fix the economy and deliver

Clarification - Increase in Limit - Liberalised Remittance Scheme

Posted by CS Aditya Singhania 22 July 2014 9721 Views

Clarification - Increase in the limit from USD 75,000 to USD 125,000 for resident individuals under Liberalized Remittance Scheme (LRS) {Notification No. "RBI/2014-15/132 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.5 dated 17th July, 2014} Before going into t

Union Budget 2014 - Part II

Posted by CA.Hanumantha Reddy 21 July 2014 13552 Views

UNION BUDGET 2014-15Direct Taxes No change in corporate tax rate. No change in surcharge for all taxpayers Education cess remains same for all taxpayers. Insertion of new clause with effect from 01.10.2014 section 2(13A) Business Trus

New Development Bank (BRICS Development Bank)

Posted by Nikhil Kaushik 18 July 2014 16251 Views

New Development Bank(erstwhile Brics Development Bank)The term BRICS, coined by economist Jim ONeill today reflects in the newest socio-economic bloc on the ever increasing bi-lateral and multilateral arrangements on the global map. Earlier r

National Pension System - A Government's New Initiative

Posted by CA. Kapil Goel, DISA(ICAI) 17 July 2014 5879 Views

The National Pension System (NPS) reflects Government’s new effort to find a suitable & sustainable solution to the problem of providing adequate retirement benefits to the people at large. As a first step towards initiatingthis, Governmen

Budget 2014-2015

Posted by ESHA AGRAWAL 17 July 2014 12153 Views

BUDGET FOR 2014-15Modi govt budget for middle class is committed to lower taxes, FM Arun Jaitley said that lower taxes gave people money to spend which in turn helps in economic growth , FM Hike in exemption limit in personal income tax from Rs 2 lak