Page 10 - Taxation

Receiving pricey diwali gifts from your non-relatives will attract taxes

Section 2 (24) of the Income-Tax (I-T) Act deals with gifts received that will be treated as a person's income, while Section 56 (2) deals with both the taxation and exemptions on them

I-T department keeps tolerance range for transfer pricing unchanged

This implies that there will be no taxation relief for businesses dealing in related-party transactions

Next budget should bring down personal tax rate to 25%: New PHDCCI chief

In a Q&A, Sanjay Aggarwal calls for focus on infra, flow of investments, creating a conducive environment for companies looking to shift businesses from other countries to India

Necessary, not sufficient: Labour reforms a good start; will we see more jobs now?

If the law changes work, everyone can celebrate. If not, it will be for want of reforms in several other areas like land, transport, electricity, and tax laws, writes T N Ninan

From road transport to health insurance, tax rules that changed from Oct 1

TCS at the rate of 5% imposed on money remitted outside India

CBIC gives partial relief to companies from compulsory e-invoicing

The relief has been provided for the month of October only

I-T department puts in place safeguard measures for e-assessment

Aims to address fears that the process may lead to a rise in ad hoc additions in demand

The Modi govt must forget pakoras and let the likes of Toyota create jobs

When India should be presenting itself as an alternative to China by making it easy for enterprises, we find the old and discarded Soviet-style statism creeping back

Centre releases Rs 6,195 crore to 14 states as devolution of taxes

Office of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in a tweet said that this would provide them with additional resources during the Covid-19 crisis

Rift over GST compensation sets stage for showdown between Centre, states

The GST law requires the federal government to compensate states for five years through March 2022 for any revenue loss on account of the new tax

Faceless approach in taxation to bring down compliance cost: Finance secy

The finance secretary said that the tax system was going to be entirely data-driven and seamless tax reforms would change the way taxes are paid in the country

Not taken into confidence for faceless assessment scheme: Tax officers

In a letter to the CBDT Chairman P C Mody, the association has highlighted the unease among 97 per cent of the I-T department workforce with respect to the implementation of the scheme

Bring faceless assessment in indirect tax regime, demand textiles exporters

A small and medium textiles exporters' association has asked the government to introduce 'faceless assessments and faceless appeals' in the indirect tax regime as well

I-T dept undergoes overhaul to implement faceless assessment scheme

3,500 posts of assessment officers diverted to other centres; officers flag transitional challenges in implementing scheme

Govt removes tweet on bringing hotel bills of over Rs 20K under I-T scanner

The tweet was put up by mygovindia, a platform founded by the government to promote the active participation of citizens in their country's governance and development, on Thursday

Govt modifies e-assessment scheme after PM unveils Taxpayers' Charter

The nomenclature of the scheme has now been changed to "Faceless Assessment Scheme" from the existing "E-assessment Scheme"

Trusting taxpayers

The charter and faceless scrutiny should not remain just on paper

Experts give taxpayers' charter a thumbs up, want govt to walk the talk

Say more needs to be done to develop trust between assessees and authorities

Many landmark decisions by Modi govt to honour honest taxpayers: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said the Narendra Modi government has taken several key decisions to empower and honour honest taxpayers and launch of 'Transparent Taxation-Honoring the Honest' is a gift to the taxpayers. The Prime Minister on Thursday unveiled a faceless tax assessment and appeals to reduce the scope for corruption and overreach by officials. "Modi govt has taken several landmark decisions to empower and honour the honest taxpayers who are the backbone of India's progress & development," Shah tweeted. Shah said this platform is another step towards the prime minister's resolve of 'Minimum Government, Maximum Governance'. "Reforms for a New India! Launch of 'Transparent Taxation-Honoring the Honest' is a gift to our taxpayers by PM @narendramodi & FM @nsitharaman. With reforms like faceless assessment, faceless appeal & taxpayers charter this platform will further strengthen our taxation system," he said in another tweet. On the major overhaul of

Happy that govt announced long-awaited taxation reform, says VP Naidu

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday said the "long-awaited" taxation reform announced by the government would lead to greater compliance of tax laws