SERVICE TAX ON WORKS CONTRACTSection 65(105) of the Finance Act, 1994 defines the taxable service in respect of various categories of services. The Finance Bill, 2007 seeks to introduce sub-clause (zzzza) to clause (105) as below: -"(zzzza) to any pe
The Ministry of Finance notified the salient features of new Return Forms for the AY 2007-08, whereby firms were mandatorily made liable to tax audit under s.44AB of the Income Tax Act 1961. Corporate taxpayers had an option to either file their retu
ITR-1return of income for Individuals having salary and interest income andno other income.ITR-2return of income for Individuals and HUFs having income from anysource except from business or profession.ITR-3return of income for Individuals and HUFs b
The system of tax deduction at source (TDS) could be expanded furtherto include more business under its domain. This means more types ofbusiness will have to deduct the tax, before making payments to parties.The revenue department is also considering
COMPANIES hoping to escape the fringe benefit tax (FBT) on employeestock option plans (Esop) by allotting shares to their employees aheadof the government notification are in for a rude shock. The tax will beapplicable from April 1, 2007, and, theref
The trading community may soon come under greater income tax scrutiny.The finance ministry is likely to conduct income surveys based onaddresses picked up from trade directories. According to officialsources, the move would boost revenue collection a
Annual Supplement To Foreign Trade Policy: The Day After Aday after the Annual Supplement to the Foreign Trade Policy 2004-09 wasunveiled, confusion prevailed over a key pronouncement related toservice-tax benefits for the Indian exporters. At a CI
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has raised the entitlement of training articled assistants. This means that the number of students for articleship training under a practising Chartered Accountant (CA) will now be increased. Wit
LAST MINUTE REVISION NOTES ON MICShttp://www.zshare.net/download/lmr-mics-1-doc.html(revision material)AUDITING NOTEShttp://www.zshare.net/download/auditing_notes-doc.html(160 pages doc file- 1.1 MB, open read only)SUMMARY OF TAXABLE SERVICEShttp://w
LIKE residents, many non-resident Indians (NRIs) too have found the lure of investing in real estate irresistible. This has happened despite the fact that it is a herculean task for these NRIs to maintain their vacant apartments. Individuals who take