Tag Archives: Income Tax updates

Know your tax saving limit – The complete guide

Know your tax saving limit – The complete guide WHAT ON EARTH IS TAXES? With layman’s direct tax is usually a compulsory contribution that all one who brings in an income as well as comes in the taxpaying area has got to pay on the authorities since authorities has got to launch a lot of […]

Tax Treatment of Sale of a capital asset converted into stock-in-trade

Tax Treatment of Sale of a capital asset converted into stock-in-trade In business there are occasions when a capital asset is converted into stock-in-trade and stock-in-trade is converted into capital asset. There may also be occasions when an asset ceases to be a stock-in-trade. In this context, section 45(2) of the Income-Tax Act, 1961 (the […]

Taxation of Joint Venture Business

Taxation of Joint Venture Business Presently we have been witnessing a very different trend in relation to the real-estate development. Earlier, a builder would go for outright purchase of a piece of land from the land-lord and develop the same at his own cost and risk. The scenario in this regard is undergoing a change. […]

Validity of reopening of assessments

Validity of reopening of assessments There has been prevailing in the Income-Tax Department a very erroneous impression that under the provisions of the amended section 147 of the Income-Tax Act, 1961 (the Act), with effect from 1st April, 1989, the Assessing Officer (AO) has got unbridled powers to assess or reassess income which has escaped […]

Startup India – Action Plan in bullets points

Startup India – Action Plan in bullets points The Action Plan can be divided into the following broad heads: • Simplification and Handholding • Funding Support and Incentives • Industry-Academia Partnership and Incubation 1. Self certification through startup mobile app in 6 labor and 3 environmental laws.