Also, extend the time limits to June 30, 2021 in the following cases where the time limit was earlier extended to 30th, April 2021. Judicial Update
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Welcome to FY 2021-22
Some of the key amendments to Finance Bill 2021 have been summarized below: Important Judicial Precedents A notice issued u/s 142(1) requiring the assessee to furnish a return of income when the assessee had already earlier filed a return is not valid. Once a valid return of income was available on record, which was already processed issuing notice u/s 142(1) of the Act asking the assessee to furnish fresh notice in itself is invalid making subsequently proceedings void ab initio.
Budget Highlights
The Hon. Finance Minister in her budget speech has announced several reforms under the Income Tax. Major Changes Note: The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on Monday further extended the due date for filing declaration under the ‘Vivad Se Vishwas’ (VSV) scheme till February 28, 2021. As per a CBDT’s notification, the date for payment of tax without additional interest under VSV remains unchanged at March 31, 2021. Important Judicial Precedents
ESOP Discount is business expenditure for earning profits
On 11-11-20, the hon’ble High Court of Karnataka has held that the deduction of discount on ESOP over vesting period per books of account is an admissible tax allowance in computation of business income of the employer company. The legal principle emphasized by the High Court is that the discount on issue of ESOPs is not a contingent liability but an ascertained liability. The decision was pronounced in the case of Commissioner of Income Tax, LTU v. Biocon Ltd. The
Justice delayed is justice denied
The concept and implementation of e-appeal mechanism is a welcome move as it would not only curb corrupt practices as intended but also reduce the time and cost for getting justice. The Faceless Appeal Scheme, 2020 provides discretionary video-call hearing in selected cases where the tax authority feels that issues are complex. Considering that the right to decide which case to be resolved over a video-call is available to the tax authority but not the taxpayers, a writ has been
Honoring the Honest – Transparent yet faceless system
Recently, the Prime Minister of India launched the ‘Transparent Taxation – Honoring the Honest’ platform to honour the honest taxpayers of the country. The key highlights of the Transparent Taxation Platform are faceless assessment, faceless appeal and taxpayer charter. The aim of a faceless system is to eliminate bribery and corruption so that the justice be available to all taxpayers equitably, whether rich or poor, influential or not. That is, the taxpayers would not be required to meet with the income tax
Government mending the net: It’s a new catch
The government has taken various measures to facilitate compliance by the taxpayers. In July 2020 alone, the government has taken following measures:- On the other hand, in July 2020 only, the CBDT has signed various MOU’s with various organizations like SEBI, CBIC and MSME Ministry for automatic and regular exchange of information to catch hold of any non-compliances or misreporting by the taxpayers. Important Statutory developments Important Judicial Precedents
Time heals everything: New Corona due dates again
The government vide notification dated June 24 2020 has extended the time limits of various tax-compliances. This is aimed to provide further relief to the individuals due to ongoing corona virus pandemic. The benefits/extensions include:- For FY 18-19, ITR can be filed up to 31.7.20. For FY 19-20 Important Statutory developments Important Judicial Precedents
Government leaves no stone unturned – New ITR disclosures
CBDT has notified new Income Tax Return (ITR) forms for the Assessment Year 2020-21. New additional columns and schedules have been introduced by CBDT in the recently notified ITR Forms. These new data requirements are designed to capture new essential tax information. Some of these changes are a direct result of the Income tax act amendments made through the Finance Act. A bird eye view of the new disclosures asked in the recently notified ITR forms to include Important Statutory