May, 31st 2019 RBI/2018-19/190 DBR.AML.BC.No.39/14.01.001/2018-19 Government of India, vide Gazette Notification G.S.R. 108(E) dated February 13, 2019, has notified amendments to the Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records) Rules, 2005. Further, an Ordinance, “Aadhaar and other Laws (amendment) Ordinance, 2019”, has been notified by the Government amending, inter alia, the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, […]
June, 05th 2019 The Income Tax department on Tuesday extended the deadline for employers to issue Form 16 TDS certificate for Financial Year 2018-19 to its employees by 25 days i.e. till July 10. However, the extension would leave the salaried taxpayers with a limited time-frame of just 20 days to file their income tax […]
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) wants religious and charitable trusts that enjoy tax exemption on their income to be more open about their affairs. The apex direct tax policy making body has sought public comments on a set of draft rules that modifies an over four decade old audit report format for these […]
A progressive goods and services tax (GST) regime, even if slightly more complex, is what an unequal country like India should have The Congress manifesto promises to work towards a single GST rate. It won’t happen anytime soon. It has also promised to bring petroleum under goods and services tax. Again, a non-starter, when petro-taxes […]
April, 19th 2019 The income tax department on Thursday proposed change in the methodology for taxing multinational companies (MNCs), including digital firms, having permanent establishment in India by giving weightage to factors like domestic sales, employee strength, assets and user base. The CBDT Committee on ‘Profit Attribution to Permanent Establishment (PE) in India’ also said […]
Under section 10(13A) of Income Tax Act, a deduction is permissible for house rent allowances (HRA). However, not all amounts are tax exempted from this allowance. There are various income tax exemptions on facilities offered under your pay scale such as entertainment, telephone bills and some other reimbursements. Also, even the rent you pay from […]
