Amendments in Income Tax in Union Budget 2015

1.       Exemption in respect of transport allowance increased: The exemption in respect of transport allowance, which is granted to an employee to meet his expenditure for the purpose of travelling between the place of his residence and the place of his duty is proposed to increase from Rs. 800 per month to Rs. 1,600 per … Read more

Performance of Tax audit of Chartered Accountants – Shocking report by C&AG

The executive summary of report of comptroller and auditor General of India on performance audit on appreciation of chartered accountant reporting in assessment proceeding is given blow. The Income Tax Act, 1961 (Act) contains several provisions which mandate the assessees to furnish audit reports and certificates issued by the ‘Accountant’ in the prescribed Form for meeting … Read more

It is mandatory to apply online in new form ANF 2A for Import Export Code (IEC) to DGFT from 01st January 2015

To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary (Part-I, Section-1) Government of India Ministry of Commerce & Industry Department of Commerce Directorate General of Foreign Trade Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi -110 011 Public Notice No. 76(RE-2013)/2009-2014 New Delhi, Dated the 27th of November, 2014 Subject: Amendment in ANF 2A of Handbook of Procedure Vol. … Read more

CST return is mandatory with effect from 1st October 2014 in case of interstate sales, branch transfer; export/import, etc

Trade Circular No. 20 T 2014                                                                                                                                        Dated 25/11/2014 Subject: Central Sales Tax 1956 Grant of exemption from filing return, Withdrawal of concession. Reference: Circular 20T of 2014 dated 25-11-2014 withdrawing partially the exemption from filing CST Returns. It has been clarified earlier by the trade above, that where there are no inter-State sales in any … Read more

The clauses of Memorandum of Association under company Act 2013 and Format of MOA

As per Schedule I of the Company act 2013 Memorandum of association of company limited by shares has six clauses, which are described below:- 1) Name Clause: – Under this clause name of company is stated, as approved by MCA. 2) Registered Office Clause: – The memorandum must mention the state in which registered office of the … Read more

TDS rate chart for F.Y. 2014-15, due date of TDS payment and due dates of filing of TDS return

A person responsible for making payment of income which is covered by provisions TDS (Tax Deducted at Sources), is required to deduct tax at source and deposit the same to the Government within the prescribed time. A person who deducts TDS is called as ‘deductor’ and person whose tax has been deducted is called ‘deductee’. Tax will deduct on … Read more