Amounts not Allowed as Deduction – Section 40a

The following amount shall not be allowed as a deduction in computing the income chargeable under the head Profit & gains of business or professions: – Any interest, royalty or fees for technical services or any other sum chargeable in the hands of the recipient under the Act which is payable – outside India or […]

Expenditures Not Deductible – Section 40(A)

Following expenditure shall not be deductible Payment made to relative in excess of fair value – Section 40(A)(2) If the assessee incurs any expenditure for which payment is made to the specified persons and the Assessing Officer is of opinion that such expenditure is excessive or unreasonable having regard to fair market value of the […]

National Skills Registry (NSR)

What is National Skills Registry (NSR)? National Skills Registry is a scheme undertaken by NASSCOM, which is an head authority for all the IT / ITeS / BPO companies in India. NSR is an online database operated and maintained by National Database Management Limited (NDML) comprising furnished details of prospective as well as existing employees […]

Rule 28AA – No TDS or TDS at Lower Rate under section 197

(1) Where the Assessing Officer, on an application made by a person under sub-rule (1) of rule 28 is satisfied that existing and estimated tax liability of a person justifies the deduction of tax at lower rate or no deduction of tax, as the case may be, the Assessing Officer shall issue a certificate in accordance […]

Registration Under GST

Topic Covered in this Article Persons required to register compulsorily Documents Required for Registration Fees for Registration Voluntary Registration Time Limit for Registration Effective Date of Registration Requirements for Registration Can a person take more than one GSTIN Things that an unregistered person is not allowed to Persons required to register compulsorily Persons in states […]

Section 43B – Deductions Allowed only on Actual Payment

Section 43B disallows the sum which are not paid in the financial year as well as not paid before due date of filing income tax return. The following sum are allowed in the year in which they are incurred, only if they are paid before the due date of furnishing the return of income under […]

Statement of Financial Transactions in Form 61A

Statement of Financial Transactions (previously called Annual Information Return – AIR) is to be filed by specified persons in respect of specified financial transactions in Form no. 61A. Form 61A can be filed only electronically and with use of digital signature (DSC). Last day of filing statement is 31st May of the succeeding financial years. No […]

TDS under GST – Applicability, Rate, Provisions

The provisions of TDS and TCS is applicable from 1st October 2018. Notification No. 50/2018 – Central Tax When TDS needs to be deducted The central or state government may mandate the following enterprises to deduct TDS at the rate of 2% (1% SGST +1% CGST) from the payment made or credited to a supplier […]

GST Payment Due Dates and Interest on Late Payment

GST Payment Due Date The due date for payment of GST is 20 days from the end of the month. For persons registered under composition scheme, the due date will be 18 days after the end of the quarter. GSTR-3B or GSTR-4 can be filed only after payment of GST. GSTR-1 can be filed without […]