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MAT

  CA Nikita    30 July 2007 at 07:29

The MAT credit is available in respect of MAT paid under Section 115JB of the Income-tax Act with effect from assessment year 2006-07. The amount of MAT credit would be equal to the excess of MAT over normal income-tax for the assessment year for whi



Reduction in Perq value from 20 to 15%

  HVNK    30 July 2007 at 02:56

How do I find out which IT Circular has notified the reduction for company accomodation from 20% to 15%? What source of data will be used by the IT dept to decide thepopulation of a given city for housing? (e.g., if Navi Mumbai is below1 million and



Concealment-Conscious/Unconscious

  CA Nikita    29 July 2007 at 03:34

Concealment or furnishing inaccurate particulars of income is liable for penalty. The concealment may be deliberate or otherwise. Provisions relating to concealment penalty have undergone frequent changes . For example, the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1977



Substance over Form-TDS

  CA Nikita    23 July 2007 at 01:18

Mere nomenclature used in the lease agreement, such as security deposit or advance deposit, will not be conclusive of the nature of the payment. The reality of the transaction will have to be looked into.Tax law seeks to safeguard the interests of th



Taxman's brush with fine art of evasion

  CA Nikita    03 July 2007 at 00:51

Tax evasion, some say, has become a fine art in India. So, it wasperhaps a matter of time before fine art came under the I-T scanner.It would certainly be hard for taxmen to ignore this phenomenon,with the Indian art market currently valued at $350 m



New I-T return form's a tough nut

  CA Nikita    03 July 2007 at 00:49

Are the new income tax returns (ITR) `saral' indeed? For close to adecade, successive finance ministers have sought to make the returnseasy to file although many taxpayers are not convinced.According to finance minister P Chidambaram, the return form



The right to cross examine

  Late CA Sampat Jain    02 July 2007 at 03:32

The right of cross-examination June, 30th 2007 All the evidence collected by the Assessing Officer which is tobe used against the assessee must be placed before the latter who mustalso be given an opportunity to rebut. An int



cash loan !!!!!!! AIDMK

  CA Nikita    26 June 2007 at 08:24

CHENNAI, JUNE 25, 2007 : VEAI NNIRADNirmala was a heartthrob ofTamil cinema and a favourite of MGR. She took a loan of Rs. 4,65,000from the AIDMK in cash and was awarded a sentence of two yearsRigorous Imprisonment in addition to a fine of Rs.4,65,00



Get online, not in line, to pay tax

  CA Nikita    21 June 2007 at 07:51

Paying taxes has never been simpler with the authorities introducing the mechanism of online payment. The use of electronic means to deliver services is not only an efficient and speedy process, but it also facilitates a transparent process for disse



DDT as I-T must be added to 'book profit' while computing MAT

  CA Nikita    21 June 2007 at 07:41

The increase in the dividend distribution tax (DDT) rate in the Finance Act 2007 was viewed sceptically by the industry. The levy of minimum alternate tax (MAT) on the IT sector, which is enjoying tax deduction under section 10A/10B of the Income Tax