Circular No.43 of 2016 F.No. 142/33/2016-TPL Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Direct Taxes (TPL Division) Dated: 27th December,2016 EXPLANATORY NOTES ON PROVISIONS OF THE TAXATION AND INVESTMENT REGIME FOR PRADHAN MANTRI GARIB KALYAN YOJANA, 2016 AS CONTAINED IN CHAPTER IX-A OF THE FINANCE …

After a series of raids across the country following demonetisation, the Income Tax Department is now taking a close look at car sales that were made after November 8. Car dealers across the country have been asked to share details of those buyers who made purchase after Prime Minister Narendra …

Section 234E of the Income-tax Act, 1961 inserted by the Finance Act, 2012 provides for levy of a late filing fee of Rs. 200/- for each day’s delay in filing the statement of Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) or Tax Collected at Source (TCS). The provision for Levy of Late filing fee was introduced …

Question 1.What is GST? How does it work? Answer: GST is one indirect tax for the whole nation, which will make India one unified common market. GST is a single tax on the supply of goods and services, right from the manufacturer to the consumer. Credits of input taxes paid …

The Income Tax Department has been receiving information about large value transactions through Annual Information Return (AIR) without a valid PAN. In order to bring tax evaders under the tax net, the Income Tax department has sent  letters request for linking of large value transactions to a valid PAN. These …

Income Tax Department signs contract with L & T Infotech Ltd for implementation of Project Insight In the last decade, the Income Tax Department embarked on an ambitious computerization plan which developed voluminous databases of IT returns, IT forms, TDS/TCS statements, Annual Information Return (AIR) etc. The large volumes of …

Among the many apprehensions that NRIs’ have about investing in property in India, one is about the ways and means of repatriating funds back to their country abroad, after the sale of a property. Any NRI investor, while investing in property in India, should ideally chalk out the process from …

Budget 2016 proposes to amend section 206AA of the Income-tax Act so as to provide that TDS shall not be deducted at a higher rate in case of non-residents not having PAN, subject to prescribed condition. New Rule 37BC of Income tax Rule 1962, provides relaxation from deduction of tax …

Central Government has vide Notification No.35/2016-Service Tax dated 23.06.2016, has exempted taxable services from levy of Krishi Kalyan Cess (“KKC”) if the following two conditions are satisfied: Where invoices have been raised prior to 01.06.2016; and Where provision of service has been completed prior to 01.6.2016. Accordingly, the concern of …

Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Direct Taxes PRESS RELEASE New Delhi, the 20th June, 2016 Sub: Threshold Limit of tax audit under section 44AB and section 44AD – clarification regarding Section 44AB of the Income-tax Act (‘the Act’) makes it obligatory for every …