Supreme Court Guidelines On Payment Of Maintenance In Matrimonial Matters
In RAJNESH VERSUS NEHA, the Supreme Court has stated that it shall frame guidelines on payment of maintenance in matrimonial matters Read More …
E-assessment Scheme, 2019 | CBDT Notification
In its bid to curb corruption by making tax filing and their review faceless, the government has come out with e-assessment scheme, 2019 making it mandatory for all communication between tax department and taxpayers to be done online. Now, tax notices will be issued by a centralised e-assessment centre requiring taxpayers to reply only through Read More …
CBDT Circulars On Prosecution Of Offenses And Compounding Of Offenses Under Direct Tax Laws
Circular No. 24 12019 F.No.2 85/08/2014-IT(Inv. V)/ 349 Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue (Central Board of Direct Taxes) ******* Room No. 515, 5th Floor, C-B1ock, Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Civic Cent re, Minto Road, New Delhi – ll 0002. Dated: 09.09.2019 Subject: Procedure for identification and processing of cases for prosecution Read More …
Declaration for GST transitional credit beyond the due date: Gujarat High Court Judgement
In M/S SIDDHARTH ENTERPRISES THROUGH PARTNER MAHESH LILADHAR TIBDEWAL Versus THE NODAL OFFICER SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 5758 of 2019 the Gujarat High Court (HC) had to decide the issues of allowing filing of declaration for transitional credit beyond the due date and whether rule 117 of Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 providing Read More …
Liability Of Non-Executive Directors For Offenses Committed By The Company
In Rajendra Shah s/o. Ambalal Shah vs. The State of Maharashtra CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.1528 OF 2016, the Bombay High Court has laid down important law that persons who are not Executive Director but are alternate Directors cannot be prosecuted for offenses committed by the Company. The Court followed the judgement in Homi Phiroz Ranina & Ors. vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors where the complaint was filed for delay in remitting the tax deducted Read More …
CBDT Circular On Bogus Long-Term Capital Gain (LTCG)/Short Term Capital Loss (STCL) On Penny Stocks
Several references have been received by the Board that in large number of cases where organised tax-evasion scam is noticed through bogus Long-Term Capital Gain (LTCG)/Short Term Capital Loss (STCL) on penny stocks and department is unable to pursue the cases in higher judicial fora on account of enhanced monetary limits. It has been reported that in large number of cases, ITATs and High Court have recognized the unique modus operandi involved in such scam and have passed judgements in favour of the revenue. However, in cases where some appellate fora have not given due consideration to position of law or facts investigated by the department, there is no remedy available with the department for filing further appeal in view of the prescribed monetary limits Read More …
Guidelines for manual selection of returns for Complete Scrutiny during the financial-year 2019-20
Cases selected for ‘Limited Scrutiny’ but credible specific information has been/is received from any law- enforcement/intelligence/ regulatory authority or agency regarding tax-evasion in such cases, then only issue(s) arising from such information can be exam ined during the course of conduct of assessment proceedings in such ‘Limited Scrutiny’ cases, with prior administrative approval of the Pr. CIT/CIT concerned Read More …
Modification by CBDT in the new system of approval in respect of application under section 197 of Income Tax Act
Various administrative and systematic difficulties related to such amount of revenue forgone under the newly introduced system of online application uls 195/197 of the LT. Act 1961 in respect of non-resident taxpayers were brought to the notice of the Board Read More …
ITAT Vice Presidents Transferred By Justice P P Bhatt
Shri Pramod Kumar, Vice President, Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Ahmedabad Zone
(with Headquarter at Mumbai) is transferred to ITAT Mumbai Benches as Vice President
(Mumbai Benches) w.e.f. 2nd September, 2019. Shri Pramod Kumar, Vice President will continue to hold additional charge of Vice President, ITAT Hyderabad Zone Read More …
CBDT Consolidated circular No. 22/2019 dt. 30.08.2019 for assessment of Startups
In order to provide hassle-free tax environment to the Startups, a series of announcements have been made by the Hon’ble Finance Minister in her Budget Speech of 2019 and also on 23rd August, 2019. To give effect to these announcements, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued various circulars/clarifications in the matter. This circular consolidates all these circulars and further clarifies as under Read More …