Income Tax Articles

PENALTIES AND PROSECUTION

CA. A. K. GUPTA 17 March 2010 at 13:41

Introduction Direct Tax Legislations are one of the significant modes which enable the State to realize the objectives of both Social and Economic Justice as also defraying the cost of rendering public services on the part of the State, Economic ord

Encyclopedia on Gratuity

Chintan Shah 13 March 2010 at 16:30

Encyclopedia on Gratuity Gratuity – Meaning of – Gratuity refers to the gracious payments made to the employee in appreciation of the prolonged services rendered by the employee to the employer and is normally payable at the

TONNAGE TAX SCHEME (Sec 115-V to Sec 115-VZC)

CA. Rishabh Mittal 13 March 2010 at 16:13

TONNAGE TAX SCHEME (Sec 115-V to Sec 115-VZC) 1. Bareboat charter cum demise (BBCD) – Ownership is to be transferred after a specified period of time. 2. Bareboat charter (BCC) – Hiring of ships for a stipulated period on ter

Requirement for maintaining books of account

CA Anshu Agarwal 11 March 2010 at 16:58

Maintenance of accounts: [section 44AA and rule 6F] In case of specified professions [Gross receipts exceeds Rs.150000…] : the followings books of accounts shall be maintained by a person carrying on the specified profession:-

Budget 2010-11 - Levying Service Tax on Medical Services

CA Pradip Shah 10 March 2010 at 13:53

Budget 2010-11- Levying tax on Medical Services - The Case of Delivering a Deformed Baby By CA. Pradip R Shah e-mail: pradip@pradiprshah.com Introduction 1.0 In order to evaluate applicability of the provision of a statute levying tax, one is

Depreciation - an interesting aspect

Pavan Jain S 08 March 2010 at 11:18

Depreciation – a non cash expenditure allowed under Income Tax Act, 1961 following block concept. Under the block concept, all the assets falling within the same class and subject to same rate of depreciation are clubbed together and considere

Implication Budget 2010 on Business Income

CA Pramod Jain 08 March 2010 at 11:15

Tax Rates Tax rate for firms, LLP and companies remain the same as per last year's budget. • However surcharge in the case of domestic company gets reduced from existing 10% to 7.50% for the Financial Year 2010-2011. &bu

Post Budget - CA Sudhir Halakhandi

CA Sudhir Halakhandi 08 March 2010 at 11:15

BUDGET-2010 AN OVERVIEW OF IMPORTANT DIRECT TAX PROPOSALS- CA SUDHIR HALAKHANDI The union finance Minister Mr. Pranab Mukharjee has presented

Dividend Stripping u/s 94(7) of Income Tax Act

CA. Rishabh Mittal 08 March 2010 at 11:14

Dividend Stripping - Section 94(7) Suppose Record Date for Dividend / Income - 31.01.2010 Acquisition of Shares / Units of MF – Within 3 months prior to the record date (01.11.2009 till 31.01.2010) Sale or Transfer of ·

Deemed Dividend - detailed analysis

Pavan Jain S 05 March 2010 at 12:17

Deemed Dividend Deeming fiction - a fiction resorted to by parliament for defying the law of literal interpretation. Whether it be Central Excise Act, 1944 [concept of deemed manufacture u/s 2(f)(iii)] or Income Tax Act, 1961 [concept of deemed divid