Income Tax Articles


Home Loan the best way to save Tax!!

  CA Nikita    25 September 2007 at 15:51

Home loan the best way to save taxTax planning, a legitimate exercise, should not be confused with tax avoidance or tax evasion. Good tax planning comprises tax compliance and availing proper tax benefits, coupled with proper analysis of the financia



Income Tax Issues And Solution

  CMA Gul S    25 September 2007 at 12:37

WS Bhakti: I am doctor retired from MCGM three years ago. Presently, I am looking after a training program of foreign medical students in Mumbai for which I get professional fees every month from a US-based NGO in the form of dollars. The dollars are



FBT applicability of Trusts

  Ravikumar.G    24 September 2007 at 23:01

Section 115W(a)(iii) of the I T Act specifically exempts funds ,trusts or institution eligible for exemption u/s 10(23C) or registered u/s 12AA of the I T Act . The Board vide circular no 8/ 2005 clarified under question number 4 as follows :Whether



Deemed Dividend -Maybe ,Maybe Not!

  Ravikumar.G    24 September 2007 at 23:01

If a pvt. company provides security to a bank, on the basis of which the bank gives loan to a director who is also a majority shareholder, would the loan amount be considered as deemed dividend ? No, the amount of loan shall not be considered as deem



Transfer Pricing | An analysis

  Ravikumar.G    24 September 2007 at 23:01

This is not unique taxation measure in India. Many countries , as a consequences of opening economy, felt that Multi national Companies(MNC) plan their business affairs in such way that they earn more profits in a country wherein the taxation is less



NRI Tax

  Ravikumar.G    24 September 2007 at 23:01

Who is a resident of India?A person who meets either of the following Basic conditions is considered a resident:The person should have been in India for 182 days or more during the previous year ORShould have been in India for 60 days or more during



Tribunal's power to grant stay of demand

  CMA Gul S    23 September 2007 at 14:47

Section 254 of the Income-Tax Act, 1961 relates to appeals before the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) by assessees and the tax department. It also deals with the law relating to grant of stay of demand on assessees' petitions. This section was



Dividend Stripping!!

  CA Nikita    22 September 2007 at 18:43

What does dividend stripping mean? It refers to a practice of buying shares of a company or units of a mutual fund just before the record date for declaring a dividend, receiving the dividend and then selling the security/unit after the record date.N



Sec-263 a thorough study!!

  CA Nikita    22 September 2007 at 17:01

When cannot section 263 be evoked? Section 263 cannot be evoked in the following cases:- An assessment order can not be re-opened if there is no jurisdictional error in the order. The order of the AO can not also be revised if it has



ESOPS AND ADVANCE TAX PAYMENT

  Ravikumar.G    20 September 2007 at 23:05

The Finance Act, 2007 introduced Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) on securities or sweat equity shares transferred or allotted by employers under Employee Stock Option Plans. The FBT is to be paid on the Fair Market Value (FMV) of the shares on the date of v