Section 44AD and 43CA of the Act are deeming sections. A legal fiction is created only for a definite purpose and is limited to that purpose and should not be extended beyond it.
It is the minimum rate u/s 44AD that has to be considered and higher income option is open for the taxpayers which has to be used if taxpayers have higher income.
Since section 44AD does not obligate the assessee to maintain books, provisions of section 68 cannot be invoked where the assessee has filed an ITR under section 44AD without maintaining books of accounts.
Provisions of section 69C are very clear that wherever the assessee fails to explain the source of certain expenditure incurred during the year, the same may be deemed to be the income of the assessee.
A person who is a specified professional cannot opt for Section 44AD of the Income Tax Act, but there is no bar for such persons to opt for Section 44ADA on their professional income.
There are various monetary limits u/s Sec 44AA, 44AB and Sec 44AD relating to maintenance of books of accounts and audit. These provisions have created ambiguity among taxpayers and professionals.
Section 194N is applicable in case of cash withdrawals of more than Rs 1 crore during the FY. This section will apply to all sums of money or an aggregate of sums withdrawn from a particular payer in the FY.
The tax has to be deducted in case the payment is greater than ₹ 30,000 during the year. Such ₹30,000 is the maximum limit that is applicable to each item or payment independently.
Any specified person responsible for paying any sum to any resident-contractor for carrying out any work in pursuance of a contract is responsible to deduct TDS u/s 194C.
Tax Collected at Source is the tax payable by a seller which he collects from the buyer at the time of sale. In this article, we will discuss the TCS Rates applicable for FY 2021-22.
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