Monthly Archives: May 2019

IRS Changed Rule for Taxable Year of Inclusion

By | May 17, 2019

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) changed certain rules for accrual-method taxpayers. Previously, taxpayers who used the accrual-method generally needed to include income in the year in which all events had occurred that fixed the right to receive income and the amount could be determined with reasonable accuracy, the “all-events test”. TCJA revised Section… Read More »

IRS Accepting Applications for 2020 Grants for Low Income Taxpayer Clinics

By | May 17, 2019

IRS Accepting Applications for 2020 Grants for Low Income Taxpayer Clinics The IRS is accepting applications for Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) grants for calendar year 2020 until June 17. To apply, download the 2020 Publication 3319, LITC Grant Application Package and Guidelines and view the document, Information for Potential LITC Grantees. For questions about the LITC Program or the grant application… Read More »

NBFCs to appoint Chief Risk Officer (CRO) : RBI

By | May 16, 2019

Risk Management System – Appointment of Chief Risk Officer (CRO) for NBFCs RBI/2018-19/184DNBR (PD) CC. No.099/03.10.001/2018-19 May 16, 2019 Non-Banking Financial Company– Investment and Credit Companies, Infrastructure Finance Companies, Micro Finance Institutions, Factors and Infrastructure Debt Funds Madam / Dear Sir, Risk Management System – Appointment of Chief Risk Officer (CRO) for NBFCs With the increasing… Read More »

Outsourcing of Cash Management – Reconciliation of Transactions by Banks

By | May 16, 2019

Outsourcing of Cash Management – Reconciliation of Transactions RBI/2018-19/183DCM (Plg) No.2746/10.25.07/2018-19 May 14, 2019 The Chairman / Managing Director /Chief Executive OfficerAll Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Outsourcing of Cash Management – Reconciliation of Transactions As stated in para 15 of the monetary policy statement dated October 04, 2016, the Bank had constituted a Committee on… Read More »

Category: RBI

12% GST on turnkey project of civil structure provided to Central Govt. as it is Works Contract : AAR

By | May 16, 2019

The work of design, realisation, integration and commissioning of Trisonic Wind Tunnel as a turnkey project will fall under definition of works contract under section 2 (119). The service provided to the Central Government by way of construction, erection, commissioning, installation, completion, fitting out, of a civil structure or any other original works meant predominantly… Read More »

Manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by principal is Job work : AAR

By | May 16, 2019

Manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by principal is treated as service by way of job work and is covered under Heading No. 9988 and, thus, activity of job work carried out on materials supplied by principal falling under HSN 5702 & 5703 are taxable at rate of 2.5 per cent CGST and 2.5 per… Read More »

Supply of medicines & consumables to in-patients is exempt from GST being Composite Supply : AAR

By | May 16, 2019

Supply of medicines, consumables, surgical items, items such as needles, reagents, etc., used in laboratory, room rent used in the course of providing healthcare services to in-patients and patients admitted for a day procedure such as IVF for diagnosis or treatments which are naturally bundled and are provided in conjunction with each other, would be… Read More »

No GST on Diagnostic services by clinical establishment being health care services : AAR

By | May 16, 2019

 A clinical establishment engaged purely in diagnostic services such as clinical biochemistry, micro biology, chemotology, clinical pathology, radiology, ECG, radiometry, pulmonary function test etc. comes under purview of Clinical Establishment Act and are rendering services through qualified laboratory technicians, paramedical technicians, doctors and radiologist. As per SRO. No. 371/2017 vide SL. No. 74 (Notification No.… Read More »

No GST on Centage Charges / Consultancy Charges for Pure Services to State Govt : AAR

By | May 16, 2019

Applicant has been selected as Construction Agency / Project Management Consultant / Special Purpose vehicle for preparation of DPR, tendering of work, executing agreement with contractor, supervision of construction, recording measurements in M-Book, preparation of bill etc. for which they are eligible to a centage charge / consultancy charge calculated on estimated value / value… Read More »