Income Tax News

I-T Dept urges SC to revisit BPO tax ruling ::

28 October 2007 at 10:37

The outcome of the review plea will have a bearing on the more than 100 back offices of multinationalsSanjiv Shankaran Of foreign companies with India's income tax (I-T) department filing a review petition earlier in the week in the Supreme Court urg

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E-payment of taxes mandatory from January

25 October 2007 at 16:24

"E-payment of taxes mandatory from January" Chennai, (PTI): E-payment of taxes for corporates and tax-payers coming under the provision of Section 44AB would be mandatory from January 1 next, C R Ravichandran, Chief Commissioner of Income Tax said. S

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FinMin notifies guidelines for FBT on esops

23 October 2007 at 21:34

The Finance Ministry has notified the guidelines for FBT on ESOPs. For listed entities,the fair market value, or FMV will be determined on the date of vesting.FMV will be the average of opening and closing quotes of the scrip. For unlisted companies,

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P Note curbs to raise tax issues

18 October 2007 at 15:02

The proposed curbs on inflow through P-notes could raise tricky tax issues for foreign investors and institutional players. If the measures are imposed in totality, it could have adverse tax implications for many investors. The issue primarily concer

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DTA Agreements can lower tax bill for NRIs

17 October 2007 at 20:08

Taxation can be a complicated issue for a non resident (NRI). He may be subject to tax in India on some income and further doubly taxed in both countries on another source of income. This situation of double taxation can be avoided by appropriate pla

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Tax compliance in India improving steadily

16 October 2007 at 19:59

85% assessees file tax returns now Number of returns filed after notices has dropped sharply. Tax compliance in India is improving steadily. Four years ago, 76 per cent of the 28.8 million tax-payers (assessees) filed annual income tax returns.

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Heights become tax lows for businessmen

14 October 2007 at 15:03

Call them covert SEZs. To an enterprising businessman these pockets resemble tax havens. Places such as Leh in J&K, Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh, Shillong and Tura in Meghalaya, Aizwal in Mizoram and many others have become hotspots for big-ticket i

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GUIDANCE NOTE ON TAX AUDIT U/S 44AB

13 October 2007 at 23:01

For the kind attention of members Guidance Note on Tax Audit Under Section 44AB of the Income-tax Act, 1961Changes approved subsequent to the publication of the Supplementary Guidance Note.For further details on the guidance note click on the followi

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TAX-FREE INVESTMENT LIMIT MAY BE HIKED

12 October 2007 at 22:03

Individual tax payers may be in for some cheer. The tax-free investment limit for individuals may soon be hiked from the present Rs 1 lakh to Rs 1.5 lakh. The proposal that the government is deliberating has a condition though: the additional Rs 50,0

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IT dept.-Single window facility for large tax payers

10 October 2007 at 23:45

After the success of large tax payer unit (LTU) at Bangalore, the Income Tax Department is keen on setting up the facility in Mumbai, which accounted for 40 per cent of the total direct tax collections. "IT Department, Mumbai region, will be organisi

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