Monthly Archives: August 2018

Exemption notification to be interpreted strictly : Supreme Court

By | August 21, 2018

Exemption notification to be interpreted strictly The Constitutional Bench (five-judge bench) of the Supreme Court held that: (1) exemption from tax guidance is to be interpreted strictly and the burden to prove its applicability is on the taxpayer; (2) any ambiguity in the exemption guidance must be interpreted in favour of the tax department; and… Read More »

New CII Index Base Year 2001-02 Notified by CBDT for FY 2017-18 onwards – Download print Notification

By | August 21, 2018

CII Index / Cost Inflation Index Base Year 2001-02 This notification of CII Index shall come into force with effect from 1st day of April, 2018 and shall accordingly apply to the assessment year 2018-19 and subsequent years. [ Read CII Index of  earlier years i.e from 1981 to 2017 – CII (COST INFLATION INDEX) INCOME… Read More »

No Income tax on sale of land if it was declared as an agricultural land in revenue records

By | August 20, 2018

In the present case, admittedly, the land sold by the assessee is situate beyond 8 Kms limit, the land Revenue is collected in the form of Kist in respect of the agricultural land, the land Revenue records shows the land as agricultural land. Thus, all the conditions required for holding the land as agricultural land… Read More »

Proposed Amendments to Income-tax Rules : Govt Invites Comments

By | August 20, 2018

Ministry of Finance Government invites comments of Stakeholders and General Public on Proposed Amendments to Income-tax Rules,1962 by 4th September, 2018 Posted On: 20 AUG 2018 1:11PM by PIB Delhi Income-tax Rules, 1962 (I.T.Rules) prescribe Form No.13 for filing an application for seeking a certificate under Section 197 and/or under Section 206C (9) of the Income-tax… Read More »

Center Govt Holiday on account of Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) on 22.08.2018

By | August 20, 2018

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Change in Holiday on account of Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) Central Government Administrative Offices located at Delhi/New Delhi to remain closed on 22.08.2018 Posted On: 20 AUG 2018 1:33PM by PIB Delhi  On the basis of the report of  Ruiyat Hilal (moon deciding Committee) headed by Shahi Imam, Jama Masjid,… Read More »

ICAI tie up with Taxmann for Income Tax Online contents to CA Members at concessional price

By | August 20, 2018

ICAI enters into an arrangement with Taxmann Allied Services Private Limited to provide the contents of its website (Income tax module only) at subsidised price to the members of ICAI As an ongoing attempt to enable the members to keep pace with the latest developments in direct taxes, the Direct Taxes Committee of ICAI has entered… Read More »