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Hassles in new forms

   18 May 2007 at 00:00

Hassle-free assessment may be difficult, as the new forms have a fairshare of ambiguities and inconsistencies.

Posted in Income Tax |   5676 Views


I-T department probing tax evasion through duplicate PANs

   17 May 2007 at 13:23

The income tax department is probing tax evasion cases done through duplicate permanent account numbers (PANs), including over 100 cases detected by the Delhi Police. The sources said the I-T department has obtained information from Delhi Police auth

Posted in Income Tax |   3594 Views


Your income may rise, for tax purposes

   16 May 2007 at 00:09

Your income, at least for taxation purposes, is likely to rise in the eyes of the government. The finance ministry is planning to bring in a few more income streams, including earnings currently exempt from tax under double taxation avoidance agreeme

Posted in Income Tax |   4230 Views


Auditors with only ICAI certificate to scan books of listed firms

   13 May 2007 at 01:22

Following the request of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has decided that the audit of listed companies and public sector undertakings will be conducted only by auditors holdin

Posted in Audit |   7485 Views


CAs can accept more tax audit assignments

   13 May 2007 at 01:14

The Central Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants ofIndia (ICAI) has increased the ceiling on the number of tax auditassignments that a chartered accountant can accept in a financial yeareither as partner or proprietor. "The ceiling on ta

Posted in Audit |   8163 Views


Half-baked Esops won't escape FBT

   13 May 2007 at 00:53

This could come as adampener to all those companies that rushed their employee stock option plan(Esop) offers before March 31 to avoid fringe benefit tax (FBT). The financeministry has clarified that FBT will apply on all Esop offers where the physic

Posted in Income Tax |   3849 Views


Govt to clear pending tax refunds

   13 May 2007 at 00:46

Long delays in income tax refunds have promptedthe Finance Minister P Chidambaram to intervene. The Finance Ministerhas told his taxmen to get cracking and speed up the refunds.Hewants the taxmen to monitor all refund cases every month starting fromJ

Posted in Income Tax |   4182 Views


Service Tax on Work Contract

   11 May 2007 at 01:41

SERVICE TAX ON WORKS CONTRACTSection 65(105) of the Finance Act, 1994 defines the taxable service in respect of various categories of services. The Finance Bill, 2007 seeks to introduce sub-clause (zzzza) to clause (105) as below: -"(zzzza) to any pe

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CBDT introduces New Series of Forms for filing of Income Tax Return for the Assessment Year 2007-08

   10 May 2007 at 14:00

The Ministry of Finance notified the salient features of new Return Forms for the AY 2007-08, whereby firms were mandatorily made liable to tax audit under s.44AB of the Income Tax Act 1961. Corporate taxpayers had an option to either file their retu

Posted in Income Tax |   5784 Views


Annexure less

   10 May 2007 at 11:52

ITR-1return of income for Individuals having salary and interest income andno other income.ITR-2return of income for Individuals and HUFs having income from anysource except from business or profession.ITR-3return of income for Individuals and HUFs b

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