Day: April 27, 2016

Tips collected by hotel from customers and distributed to employees not salary for the purpose of TDS u/s 192-Supreme Court

The Supreme Court in its recent judgment has held that tips collected by the hotel from customers and distributed to employees are not salary for the purpose of TDS under Section 192. Case Law Details: Civil Appeal Nos. 4435-37 of 2016 ITC Limited Gurgaon (Appellant) versus Commissioner of IT (TDS) Delhi (Respondent) …

Measures taken by the Indian Government to Curb Black Money in the Country particularly black money stashed away abroad-Press Release

The Measures taken by the Government to Curb Black Money in the Country Ministry of Finance Press Release dated 27/04/2016 The Government has taken several measures to effectively deal with the issue of black money, particularly black money stashed away abroad. Such measures include policy-level initiatives, more effective …

Government-It should not be assumed that everyone (including Indian Citizens) who appears in Panama Papers is involved in tax avoidance or evasion

Tax Evasion by Indian Citizens Named in Panama Papers Ministry of Finance Press Release dated 27/04/2016 Recently, information about certain offshore entities held by various Indian persons has appeared in media. Such information is attributed to be part of ‘Panama Papers’ leaks. The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists …

Multi-Disciplinary Team for Probing the Panama Papers Leaks. Group consists of CBDT, ED, FIU and RBI with Convenor as Member (Investigation), CBDT.

Multi-Disciplinary Team for Probing the Panama Papers Leaks Ministry of Finance Press Release dated 27-04-2016 Recently, information about certain offshore entities held by various Indian persons has appeared in media. Such information is attributed to be part of ‘Panama Papers’ leaks. The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), …

E-filing Vault-Procedure to Protect your Income Tax Account

Announcing the e-Filing Vault Option Protect your Income Tax Department e-Filing account!   Dear Taxpayer, In order to ensure that you are able to secure your E-filing account against any fraudulent login attempts, the Income Tax Department has introduced a new facility called the “E-filing Vault”. In order …

Payment of interest on refund u/s 244A of excess TDS deposited under section 195. Department not to pursue/withdraw appeals filed-CBDT Circular

Circular No.  11/2016 F.No.279/Misc./M-140/2015-ITJ Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Direct Taxes ****** New Delhi, 26th April, 2016 Subject:-   Payment of interest on refund under section 244A of excess TDS deposited under section 195 of the Income tax Act, 1961- reg. The …

Commencement of limitation for penalty proceedings under sections 271D and 271E. AO not to issue notice-CBDT Circular on Departmental View

Circular No.  09/DV/2016 (Departmental  View) F.No.279/Misc./M-116/2012-IT J Government of India Ministry of Finance Department  of Revenue Central Board of Direct Taxes ****** New Delhi , 26th April , 2016 Subject:- Commencement of limitation for penalty proceedings under sections 271D and 271E of the Income tax Act, 1961 – …