Due date of tax audit and for A.Y. 2017-18 is extended to 31st October 2017

F.No. 225/270/2017/ITA.II Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Direct Taxes North-Block, ITA.II Division New Delhi dated the 31st of August, 2017 Order under Section 119 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (`Act’) The Goods and Services Tax (‘GST’) has come into effect on 01.07.2017. In recent days, dates for filing … Read more

Registration Under GST FAQs

Q 1.      What   is   advantage   of   taking registration  in GST? Ans. Registration under Goods and Service  Tax  (GST) regime will confer following advantages to the business: Legally recognized as supplier of goods or Proper accounting of taxes paid on the input goods or services which can be utilized for payment of GST due on supply … Read more

GST Levy and Exemption from Tax – FAQs

Q 1.   Where is the power to levy GST derived from? Ans. Article 246A of the Constitution, which was  introduced by the Constitution (101st Amendment) Act, 2016 confers concurrent powers to both, Parliament and State Legislatures to make laws with respect to GST i. e. central tax (CGST) and state tax (SGST) or union territory … Read more

Overview of Goods and Services Tax – FAQs

Q 1. What is Goods and Services  Tax (GST)?   Ans. It is a destination based tax on consumption of goods and services. It is proposed to be levied at all stages right from manufacture up to final consumption with credit of taxes paid at previous stages available as setoff. In a nutshell, only value … Read more

Interest Limitations in case of International Transactions

Introduction “Arise, awake, and stop not till the goal is reached” said by Swami Vivekanada seems to be the motto of the Indian government which is relentlessly working on bringing India at Global footing as far as the taxation laws are concerned. Along with India many other nations have joined hands to develop and strengthen the anti- tax … Read more

Transfer Pricing Methods

Due to increasing cross border transactions, Transfer pricing has become an important international tax issue affecting the MNCs. One of the most essential and contentious facets of transfer pricing provisions is to derive an accurate ALP. Section 92 of Income Tax Act lays down that any income arising from an international transaction or a specified … Read more

Relaxation in return filing procedure for first two months of GST implementation

Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Finance 18-June-2017 18:21 IST Relaxation in return filing procedure for first two months of GST implementation  With the objective of ensuring smooth rollout of GST and taking into account the concerns expressed by the trade and industry regarding filing of the returns in GST regime, it has … Read more