38th GST Council Meeting concluded on 18th December 2019. Taxpayers can now avail provisional ITC on invoices not reflecting on GSTR-2A only to the extent of 10% of ITC reflecting in GSTR-2A and no longer 20%. CBIC had earlier notified that only 20% of ITC available in GSTR-2A can be claimed as provisional ITC in GSTR-3B starting from […]
MahaRera had issued clarification on the various forms required for the Project Updations . Certificate from the Project Architect in Form 1. Certificate from the Project Engineer in Form 2. Certificate from the Chartered Accountant in Form 3. Certificate from the Project Architect for each building / wing of the Real Estate Project in Form […]
Under proviso to Section 4(2)(l)(D): i. the promoter shall withdraw the amounts from the separate account, to cover the cost of the project, in proportion to the percentage of completion of the project; ii. the amounts from the separate account shall be withdrawn by the promoter after it is certified by an engineer, an architect […]
Whereas, the Chairperson, MahaRERA is vested with the powers of general superintendence and directions in the conduct of affairs of the Authority under section 25 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 201 6 (RERA). Whereas, Section 11(1) of RERA requires every promoter of a registered real estate project to carry out quarterly updates […]
Doubts have been raised across the field formations in respect of the appropriate procedure to be followed in case of non-furnishing of return under section 39 or section 44 or section 45 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as the “CGST Act”). It has further been brought to the […]
Income Tax department releases Form No. 26QD vide notification no. G.S.R. 858(E) for filing TDS returns, of transactions which are required to be deducted u/s 194M of the Income Tax Act, 1961- “Payment of certain sums by certain individuals or Hindu undivided family”
As per the Council decision taken at its 386th Meeting held on 18th and 19th September, 2019 on one-time relaxation of 30 days for generating UDIN on Certificates / Reports / Documents signed between 20th August, 2019 to 31st December, 2019 will lapse on 31st Dec., 2019. Accordingly, from 1st Jan., 2020 onwards, Members will […]
The Companies Act, 2013 (the Act) was enacted with a view to consolidate and amend the law relating to companies. In order to review the existing provisions of the Act dealing with the offences and to make recommendations to promote better corporate compliance, the Government of India constituted a Committee in July, 2018. […]
Suppliers of service by way of renting of any motor vehicle designed to carry passengers where the cost of fuel is included in the consideration charged from the service recipient have an option to pay GST either at 5% with limited ITC (of input services in the same line of business) or 12% with full […]
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs ( CBIC ) has issued a clarification on Restriction in availing of the input tax credit in terms of sub-rule (4) of rule 36 of CGST Rules, 2017. The said sub-rule provides a restriction in availing of input tax credit (ITC) in respect of invoices or debit […]
After roll out of GST w.e.f. 01.07.2017, on account of the unavailability of electronic refund module on the common portal, a temporary mechanism had to be devised and implemented wherein applicants were required to file the refund application in FORM GST RFD-01A on the common portal, take a print out of the same and submit […]
Keen to plug revenue leakages, the government has decided to restrict input tax credit under the goods and services tax to 20% of the eligible amount for an entity if its supplier has not uploaded relevant invoices detailing the payments made.
Major change (relief) has been granted to the job work items mentioned against serial no.26(ii) by reducing rate of tax from 18% to 12 % vide Notification No.20/19-CT(R) dated 30.9.19. Rate of tax for job work on diamond stands reduced. Only one item i.e. job work on bus body has been specifically excluded from Serial No.26(ii) of Notification […]
GSR……(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 9 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Central Government, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of […]
The Government has to extend the due dates of filing of Form GSTR-9 (Annual Return) and Form GSTR-9C (Reconciliation Statement) for Financial Year 2017-18 to December 31, 2019 and for Financial Year 2018-19 to March 31, 2020. It has also decided to simplify these forms by making various fields of these forms as optional. The […]
ITR-6 & ITR-7 utilities are modified to fix bugs identified while filling Schedule FSI and TDS. These issue fixes has no impact on XML schema which remains same and for those taxpayers where these schedules are not relevant. For those taxpayers who are entering data in these schedules, it is requested that they may download […]
The MCA has notified the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2019 and the provisions of which, shall be deemed to have come into force on the 2nd day of November, 2018, except sections 6, 7 and 8, clauses (i), (iii) and clause (iv) of section 14, sections 20 and 21, section 31, sections 33, 34 and 35, […]
Income tax department is launching ‘e-Filing Lite’, a lighter version of e-Filing portal with a focus on filing of Income Tax Return (ITR) by the taxpayers. The same can be accessed by clicking ‘e-Filing Lite’ button in home page. The current e-Filing portal having all the services can be accessed by clicking on ‘Portal Login’ […]
Please be aware that the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Third Amendment Rules, 2019 have been notified w.e.f 25th July 2019.As per the said notification:i) eForm DIR-3 KYC is to be filed by an individual who holds DIN and is filing his KYC details for the first time or by the DIN holder who has already […]
22/07/2019 ITR-2 & ITR-5 utilities are modified to fix bugs identified while filling Schedule FA in ITR-2 (Java utility), Partners information is ITR-5 (Java utility) and Part A-General answer to Investment Fund query in ITR-5 (Excel utility). These bug fixes has no impact on XML schema which remains same and for those taxpayers where these […]
Relevant Year: – Financial Year 2018-19, Assessment Year 2019-20. The due date for filing Income Tax Returns for Financial Year 2018-19 is coming closer and there are a lot of changes made to the Income Tax Forms. Here we have briefly explained the various changes that have taken place in the Income Tax Return Forms […]
Circular No. 92/11/2019-GST dated 7th March, 2019 was issued providing clarification on various doubts related to treatment of sales promotion schemes under GST. Post issuance of the said Circular various representations have been received from the trade and industry seeking clarifications in respect of tax treatment in cases of secondary discounts or post sales discount. […]
The Reserve Bank with effect from June 29, 2019, will replace the email-based annual reporting of Foreign Liabilities and Assets (FLA) by direct investment companies, with web-based Foreign Liabilities and Assets Information Reporting (FLAIR) system. The web-portal would also contain the user manual and FAQs in this regard. The move is consistent with the enhanced […]
MCA has extended the last date for filing of Form NFRA-1 for all bodies corporate governed by NFRA Rule 3(2) and 3(3), on the basis of the representations received from stakeholders. The revised time limit for filing Form NFRA-1 will be 30 days from the date of deployment of form NFRA-1 on the MCA/ NFRA website i.e 31-07-2019. Entities that are required to inform […]
MCA notifies Companies (Significant Beneficial Owners) second Amendment Rules, 2019 and also notified revised FORM NO. BEN-2 – Return to the Registrar in respect of declaration under section 90 which shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette i.e 01-07-2019. MCA has also updated on its portal that Form BEN-2 (Return […]
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has issued a circular w.r.t filing e-form DIR-3 KYC for the financial year 2018-19 in accordance with Rule 12A of the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014. MCA has proposed the new mechanism for filing of e-form DIR-3 KYC and accordingly it is being proposed that every person […]
GST council meeting was held very often prior to elections but in the mid- three months the meeting was not arranged due to the election pressure and canvassing for votes. The council meeting was arranged on 21 st June 2019 under the eyes of Mrs. Nirmala Sitharaman, who is the second Union Finance Minister. The […]
The Central Government, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby specifies retail outlets established in the departure area of an international airport, beyond the immigration counters, making tax free supply of goods to an outgoing international tourist, as class of persons who shall be entitled to claim refund of applicable central tax paid on inward […]
The Commissioner, hereby extends the time limit for furnishing the declaration in FORM GST ITC-04 of the said rules, in respect of goods dispatched to a job worker or received from a job worker, during the period from July, 2017 to June, 2019 till the 31 st day of August, 2019.
The Central Government, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby notifies the persons registered under section 24 of the said Act read with rule 14 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017, (hereinafter referred to as “the said rules”), supplying online information and data base access or retrieval services from a place outside […]
The Commissioner, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby specifies that the return in FORM GSTR-3B of the said rules for each of the months from July, 2019 to September, 2019 shall be furnished electronically through the common portal, on or before the twentieth day of the month succeeding such month.
The recommendations of the Council, hereby extends the time limit for furnishing the details of outward supplies in FORM GSTR-1 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017, by such class of registered persons having aggregate turnover of more than 1.5 crore rupees in the preceding financial year or the current financial year, for […]
The recommendations of the Council, hereby notifies the registered persons having aggregate turnover of up to 1.5 crore rupees in the preceding financial year or the current financial year, as the class of registered persons who shall follow the special procedure as mentioned below for furnishing the details of outward supply of goods or services […]
The Commissioner hereby extends the time limit for furnishing the return by a registered person required to deduct tax at source under the provisions of section 51 of the said Act in FORM GSTR-7 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 under Sub-Section (3) of Section 39 of the said Act read with […]
UDIN is being made mandatory for all Audit and Assurance Functions like Documents and Reports certified / issued by full time Practising Chartered Accountants from 1st July, 2019
Government of India has taken a decision to reduce the rate of contributions under ESI Act from 6.5% to 4% further bifurcated into 3.25% contribution from employer and 0.75% contribution from Employees.
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 […]
This Tax Alert summarizes a recent ruling of the Supreme Court (SC), in a batch of cases with the lead case being that of Venkatesh Premises Cooperative Society Ltd. (Taxpayer or Society), wherein the issue before the SC was whether the receipt of transfer charges, non-occupancy charges and premium received, for allotment of occupancy rights […]
CBDT extends due date for filing of TDS statement in Form 24Q The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) had earlier notified amended Form 24Q for filing TDS statement by deductors of tax vide Notification No. 36/2019 dated 12th April, 2019. Subsequently, the File Validation Utility (FVU) for online filing of Form 24Q was updated […]
Under Income Tax there is limit on cash payment imposed by Sec.40A(3) in this we can not make any payment in excess of Rs. 10,000. For more information refer below attachment.
There are some amendments in Direct Taxation regarding Income tax return for F.Y. 2018-19, so we tried to present summarize details regarding the same. Refer the below attachment for more details.
On May 7,2019 vide F.No.354/32/2019-Tax Research Unit of CBIC has issued FAQ’s answering queries relating to real estate sector under GST. with the help of examples,it has been clarified what rate a builder or developer must opt for and when shall liability to pay GST arise.
Blocked credit under GST means the supply of goods and services on which the availment of Input Tax credit has been restricted by the relevant provisions of law.
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 164 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017, namely:- (1) These rules may be called the Central Goods and Services Tax (Second Amendment) […]
Return forms proposed for the Goods and Service Tax (GST) are set to put an end to one of the widely used methods for tax evasion—claiming rebate for tax that was not paid in the first place. The new forms, set to roll out shortly starting with large businesses, will prevent companies from claiming any […]
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 […]
The application (SPICe) for incorporation of a company shall be accompanied by a linked e-form AGILE (Application for registration of the Goods and Services Tax Identification Number (GSTIN), Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) registration pLus Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation(EPFO) registration) with effect from 31st March 2019, as notified vide the Companies (Incorporation) Third Amendment Rules, 2019 dated 29th […]
One time payment of tax scheme for payment under THE MAHARASHTRA STATE TAX ON PROFESSIONS, TRADES, CALLINGS AND EMPLOYMENTS ACT, 1975 has been introduced w.e.f. 1st April, 2018. Refer the attached document for further information.
The last date of intimating/linking of Aadhaar Number with PAN being 30.09.2019, it is also made clear that w.e.f. 01.04.2019, it is mandatory to quote and link Aadhaar number while filing the return of income, unless specifically exempted.
UDIN BEING MADE MANDATORY IN 2nd PHASE FOR GST & TAX AUDIT REPORTS You may be aware that Unique Document Identification Number (UDIN) has been made mandatory as per the Council decision taken at its 379th Meeting held on 17th – 18th December, 2018 in the following phases: All Certification done by Practising CAs w.e.f. […]
10% rate is applicable for Any establishment in which less than 20 employees are employed. Any sick industrial company and which has been declared as such by the Board for Industrial and FinancialReconstruction Any establishment which has at the end of any financial year, accumulated losses equal to or exceedingits entire net worth and […]
Update on March 19, 2019: The GST Council, on March 19, 2019, approved a transition plan for the implementation of the new tax structure for housing units, revenue secretary AB Pandey said. As per the plan, builders will be allowed to choose between the old tax rates and the new ones for underconstruction residential projects, […]
SECTION 80-IBA. (AFFORDABLE HOUSING SCHEME) AMENDMENTS AND FAQ WITH RELEVANT CASE LAWS (UPDATED WITH FINANCE ACT 2017) (1) Deductions in respect of profits and gains from housing projects.—(1) Where the gross total income of an assessee includes any profits and gains derived from the business of developing and building housing projects, there shall, subject to […]
