The existing section 244A of the Act provides that an assessee is entitled to receive interest on refund arising out of excess payment of advance tax, tax deducted or collected at source, etc. It is proposed to insert a new sub-section (1B) in the said section to provide that where …
Read More »Budget 2017: Issue of income tax refund in case of scrutiny cases
Processing of return within the prescribed time and enable withholding of refund in certain cases The provisions of sub-section (1D) of section 143 provide that the processing of a return shall not be necessary, where a notice has been issued to the assessee under sub-section (2) of the said section. …
Read More »Budget 2017: Increasing the threshold limit for maintenance of books of accounts
Increasing the threshold limit for maintenance of books of accounts in case of Individuals and Hindu undivided family The existing provisions of clause (i) and clause (ii) of sub-section (2) of section 44AA of the Act cast an obligation on every person carrying on business or profession [other than those …
Read More »Budget 2017: Good news for insurance commission agent
Enabling of Filing of Form 15G/15H for commission payments specified under section 194D The existing provision of sub-section 194D of the Act, inter-alia, provides for tax deduction at source (TDS) at the rate of 5% for payments in the nature of insurance commission beyond a threshold limit of Rs. 15,000 …
Read More »Budget 2017: Beware of Penalty on cash receipt of Rs. 300000 or more
Restriction on cash transactions In India, the quantum of domestic black money is huge which adversely affects the revenue of the Government creating a resource crunch for its various welfare programmes. Black money is generally transacted in cash and large amount of unaccounted wealth is stored and used in form …
Read More »Budget 2017: Dis-allowance of cash expenses made in excess of Rs. 10000
The existing provision of sub-section (3) of Section 40A of the Act, provides that any expenditure in respect of which payment or aggregate of payments made to a person in a day, otherwise than by an account payee cheque drawn on a bank or account payee bank draft, exceeds twenty …
Read More »Budget 2017: Dis-allowance of capital expenditure made in cash
Under the existing provisions of the Act, revenue expenditure incurred in cash exceeding certain monetary threshold is not allowable as per sub-section (3) of section 40A of the Act except in specified circumstances as referred to in Rule 6DD of the Income-tax Rules, 1962. However, there is no provision to …
Read More »Budget 2017: No deduction for Cash donation made exceeding Rs. 2000/-
Under the existing provisions of section 80G, deduction is not allowed in respect of donation made of any sum exceeding Rs.10,000, if the same is not paid by any mode other than cash. In order to provide cash less economy and transparency, it is proposed to amend section 80G so …
Read More »Budget 2017: extension of time limit to claim MAT credit
Section 115JAA contains provisions regarding carrying forward and set off of tax credit in respect of Minimum Alternate T ax (MAT) paid by companies under section 115JB. Currently, the tax credit can be carried forward upto tenth assessment years. With a view to provide relief to the assessees paying MAT, …
Read More »Budget 2017: Tax exemptions to start up
The existing provisions of section 80-IAC, inter alia, provide that an eligible start-up shall be allowed a deduction of an amount equal to one hundred per cent of the profits and gains derived from eligible business for three consecutive assessment years out of five years beginning from the year in …
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