Income Tax News

TDS on bond interest

03 July 2007 at 02:03

The decision to deduct tax at source from the financial year 2007-08 in respect of the Government of India Savings Bonds if interest during a year exceeds Rs 10,000 is a big blow to many retired persons who have invested substantially in these bonds.

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Tele-conference with CBDT officials!

02 July 2007 at 07:21

Important Announcement Tele-conference on "E-filing of Income-tax return forms" to be held LIVE on 11 July, 2007 from 2.00pm to 4.30 pm in the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) Dear Members, The Fiscal Laws Committee has decided to est

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Pvt schools, hospitals to be in service tax net

02 July 2007 at 03:39

Pvt schools, hospitals to be in service tax netJune, 28th 2007Will have to pay 12% tax besides 3% education cess. Service tax of 12 per cent (plus the education cess of 3 per cent) will soon be levied on fees charged by schools, doctors and hospitals

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I-T return form's a tough nut

02 July 2007 at 03:30

I-T return form's a tough nutJuly, 02nd 2007Are the new income tax returns (ITR) 'saral' indeed? For close to a decade, successive finance ministers have sought to make the returns easy to file although many taxpayers are not convinced.According to f

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Presentation on new ITR

30 June 2007 at 02:02

Useful power point presentation on New ITRClick below to downloadhttp://www.caclubindia.com/files_display.asp?files_id=776

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Taxpayers have no confidence in MFs

26 June 2007 at 08:19

Taxpayers have no confidence in MFsJune, 25th 2007The Indian mutual funds industry may have crossed the Rs 4-lakh-crore mark in assets under management, but still ranks at the bottomof the charts when it comes to gaining the confidence of tax payers.

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Whats wrong with the new ITR??

25 June 2007 at 09:15

Para 1 Infact it is tough time for few so called income tax practitionersbecause New ITRS requires the basic knowledge of the Act and accounts. Para 2 It's a myth and sheer ignorance (which again substantiate the para 1 above)&n

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Tax circular on shares does not provide any objective guidelines

24 June 2007 at 08:07

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) recently released a circular containing a set of guiding principles to make a distinction between shares held as stock-in-trade and those held as investment. But the circular appears to fall short of its objec

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Income tax search after death of taxpayer is it possible??

22 June 2007 at 00:44

INCOME Tax search is a common and regular phenomenon. Every other dayit is reported by the media. It becomes more headline-grabbing duringthe last leg of the fiscal when certain targets are to be realised. Butcan it be conducted even after the death

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Bull's eye-Mr. Finance Minister

21 June 2007 at 08:17

The Centre's net direct tax collections up to June 18 this fiscal stood at Rs 37,444 crore, registering a 57.5 per cent increase over the collections recorded in the corresponding period in the previous year. The collection level so far includes adva

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