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With GST, India Heading Towards a Transparent Tax Regime: Modi

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today termed the Goods and Services Tax (GST) as by far the biggest economic reform and said India is now moving towards a modern, transparent, stable and predictable tax regime GST consulting services.
Addressing an India-Israel CEO Forum, he said regulatory and policy issues facing companies have been resolved and his government is positioning India as a manufacturing hub.
India-Israel CEO Forum, which met for the first time today, set a target to increase the …

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Budget Session: PM Modi Hopes For Breakthrough On GST

As the Budget session of Parliament resumed today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hoped there will be a breakthrough on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill and that issues will be discussed in a democratic manner.
“We hope that there will be a breakthrough on the GST because all states have positively cooperated. All political parties have also extended cooperation in a positive way,” he told reporters outside Parliament. How to apply for GST registration
The second leg of the …

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CBDT Signs Bilateral APA With Japanese Firm

The Central Board of Direct Taxes has signed a bilateral Advance Pricing Agreement (APA) with the subsidiary of a Japanese company as it looks to reduce litigations by providing certainty in transfer pricing. The total number of bilateral APAs signed with various Japanese subsidiaries has thus reached five, all with rollback provisions, a Finance Ministry statement said.
Four APAs out of these five have been signed in the current financial year, it added GST registration online. 
The APAs are …

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GST Final Draft To Retain Clause On Services Sector

The goods and services tax (GST) council is likely to retain a clause in the law that will require service providers to register in every state where they operate, despite recent representations from various Union ministries and telcos, banks, and insurance firms for a single registration system in chartered accountants firm.
At present, service providers benefit from a single centralized registration system for paying service tax—a tax levied and collected by the Union government.
However, under the GST regime, …

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Roll out of GST-1st July 2017; Draft CGST Law and Draft IGST Law approved in the 11th Council Meeting held on 4 March 2017

The GST Council in its 9th Meeting held on 16 January 2017 took note of the work to be completed for the rollout of GST and after deliberations, agreed to extend the date for rollout of GST from 1st April 2017 to 1st July 2017. Steps taken to ensure rollout of GST by 1st July 2017 include approval of the Draft GST Compensation Law by the GST Council in its 10th Meeting on 18 February 2017 held in Udaipur, Rajasthan. …

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Poem Rules Only For COS Earning Over Rs 50 CR.

The Central Board of Direct Taxes, the apex direct taxes body, has issued a circular clarifying that the provisions relating to place of effective management (POEM) will apply to companies with over Rs. 50-crore turnover.
The clarificatory circular comes after a CBDT press release specified this but the circular issued omitted a mention in chartered accountant firms in mumbai.
“…it is clarified that provisions of Sec 6(3)(ii) relating to place of effective management (POEM) won’t apply to companies having …

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No GST Credit If Vendors Are Not Paid in 90 Days.

The Government circulated draft of the GST Model Law requesting for suggestions from the industry. The industry and experts have been poring over the draft. The article seeks to highlight the need to reconsider one of the provisions related to input tax credits. The proposed GST Legislation appears to deny tax credit in relation to input services for which payments are made after three months of the date of the invoice of the supplier. In fact the proposal mandates payment …

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Tax Law of India: Direct and Indirect Tax Laws

A tax may be defined as a pecuniary burden laid upon individuals or property owners to support the Government, a payment exacted by legislative authority. A tax is not a voluntary payment or donation, but an enforced contribution, exacted pursuant to legislative authority. Tax law in India consists of direct tax law and indirect tax law, and may be paid in money or as its labour equivalent (often but not always unpaid labour). India has a well-developed taxation structure. The …

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Benefits of filing income tax returns – Tax consultant in India

Here are some advantages of filing ITR: 

Loans

Having filed the ITR will help individuals, like the one in the example above, when they have to apply for a vehicle loan (two-wheeler or four-wheeler). All major banks can ask for a copy of tax returns.

State Bank of India asks vehicle loan applicants for the latest salary-slip showing all deductions, TDS certificate / Form 16, copy of ITR for last two financial years.

Additionally, showing a copy of ITR receipts …

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File your Income Tax Return for Assessment Year 2014-15 and 2015-16 by 31st March 2016

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified the Income Tax Returns (ITR) for Financial year 2014-15 (Assessment Year 2015-16). The new ITR forms have been released by CBDT for FY 2014-15 Income Tax Returns Filing.

What is Assessment Year & Financial Year?

Financial year (FY) is the year in which you have earned the income. If you are filing a return this year, the financial year will be 2014-15. For example, if you have had an income between …

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