The construction of road is quintessentially a primary infrastructure and boost to the national infrastructure. The construction of road and maintenance thereof, is one of the important factors to boost the national income and economic productivity. The taxation of construction of road under the service tax regime was completely exempted
Partner vis-à-vis Capital Gain – Version 2.0
In our earlier version on the captioned subject matter, we have extensively dealt with taxation in the hands of the firm and the partners at the time of admission or dissolution and connected issues therein. We have framed four issues and tried to answer them with the help of judicial
All About Section 194Q, Higher Rates of Tax and Issues Thereof
Section 194Q – An Interceptor to TCS under Section 206C (1H): We all know that through the Finance Act, 2020, a new clause (1H) has been inserted to Section 206C for collection of tax at source in order to bring-in certain transactions in respect of sale of goods under the
Deemed Residency – Concept and Issues Thereof
Introduction: Residency is one of the important issues which has to be fixed before proceeding with determination of tax liability. Unless the residency of an individual or company or any entity for that matter is not fixed, there cannot be a way to determine the tax liability. Apart from the
FAQs for Section 80D
What is the deduction specified under Section 80D? Section 80D falls under Chapter VI-A of Income Tax Act, 1961 (for brevity ‘ITA’), which deals with ‘deductions to be made in computing total income’. Section 80D deals with deduction in respect of amounts paid towards health insurance, medical expenditure and preventive
Partner vis-à-vis Capital Gains
The taxation when a personal asset is contributed as capital to a partnership firm and the taxation of amounts received when the partner retires from the firm or the firm dissolves is quite a complex one and no straight answers can be found. There are conflicting judgments on the said
Tax Collection at Source – Sale of Goods
Finance Act, 2020 with an intention to widen and deepen the tax net has expanded the scope of provisions of tax collection at source for sale of goods. The obligation to collect tax at source is applicable only for specified sellers when sales were made to specified buyers, which are
Treatment of Gain/Loss on Foreign Exchange Fluctuations – Income Tax Perspective
The increase in global trade and dependency on the foreign capital for the purposes of conduct of business in India has led to various transactions with the entities which are situated outside India. The business is conducted with such entities in the foreign currency unlike the Indian currency which is
Story of Young Indian – Cancellation of Section 12AA Registration
The Honourable Delhi ITAT[1] in the matter of Young Indian v CIT (Exemption)[2] has confirmed the rejection of registration under Section 12AA of Income Tax Act, 1961 (Act) with retrospective effect is valid in law. In this article, we discuss the story of Young Indian (YI), the acquisition of Associated
Tax Rate Changes for Domestic Companies
Income Tax Act, 1961, as amended from time to time, has provided for tax rates applicable to the companies. From viewpoint of tax rate, the companies be classified into ‘domestic company[1]’ and ‘foreign company[2]’. In this article we analyse the rate of income tax payable by ‘domestic company’ in light
