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Highlights in Direct tax code for Salaried Individuals

Posted by CMA Ramesh Krishnan 03 September 2010 14700 Views

Highlights in Direct tax code for Salaried Individuals Scope of Income from employment: As per the DTC Bill 2010, the Gross salary includes all of the following 1. Any sum received from the employer under employment 2. Any allowance for

Basic concept on Wealth Tax

Posted by Suresh Prasad 03 September 2010 28328 Views

Wealth Tax Basic Concept Applicability: whole of India from 1st April, 1957. Chargeability: On net Wealth of individual, HUF & Company @ 1% in excess of Rs. 3,00,000 on Valuation Date. Valuation Date: 31st march immedi

Direct Tax Code : Lost the original Glitter while Moderation

Posted by CMA. Subhash Kumar Jha 01 September 2010 10927 Views

Direct Tax Code : Lost the original Glitter while Moderation ! In the year 2009, Government had announced the adoption of Direct Tax Code (DTC) from 01/04/2011. This announcement had created a big hype everywhere, be it individual or corporate s

Long Form Audit Report - LFAR

Posted by Anish Lakshman S 31 August 2010 66924 Views

Long Form Audit Report - LFAR Documents required to be kept in Audit file for Peer Review purpose 1. Cash Retention Limit duly certified by the Branch Manager; 2. A certificate from the Branch Manager stating that the excess cash holding is being re

Suggestions on Draft Point of Taxation Rules

Posted by M B Abhyankar 31 August 2010 6196 Views

Board deserves thanks from taxpayers for advance intimation & invitation for suggestions in respect of Point of Taxation rules that would be made applicable for charge of service tax. These Rules can provide useful inputs in the process of d

We Are Proud To Be CA Students !!!

Posted by Anish Lakshman S 30 August 2010 27026 Views

Dear friends, I write this article not just to post simply something for the sake of making a contribution to the site. But I want to ensure that any person who gets to reads this should from at least then, feel and respect his/her profession. Every

Burder on so called "ORDINARY MAN" of Inflation by GOVERMENT

Posted by Kunal 30 August 2010 5757 Views

There was a day when ORDINARY people used to bring the vegetables that even a poor person can afford with ease & burden less at a price of just Rs. 5/- to Rs. 6/- per Kg, but today the same ORDINARY people is getting at a price ranging between R

Report on Satyam Fiasco

Posted by Vijay Kalia 30 August 2010 12010 Views

ICAI‘S SATYAM REPORT OF LITTLE USE – MCA DISMISSES- NEED WE BE COMPLACENTThe news is most disturbing and most of us seem to have taken it in their stride but being a senior member of the chartered accountant community, the news has shaken

DIRECT TAX CODE - Will it achieve anything for taxpayers?

Posted by CA Anil Garg 30 August 2010 9213 Views

Post Rao era, most reforms in tax laws have promised a lot but delivered very little. VAT was announced with a view to avoid cascading effect of taxes and reduce the burden of compliance on the business community. In reality, govt revenues have go

C form must be abolished immediately

Posted by CA Anil Garg 30 August 2010 21341 Views

Under the Central Sales Tax law, C form is required to avail concessional rate of tax. Till recently, full rate of tax was 10% and concessional rate was 4%. Today, the full rate is 4% and concessional rate is 2%. For most business transactions, co