Deduction for Donations – Section 80G
Eligible Assessee – All assessees including NRI’s Mode of Payment – If any donation is made for amount exceeding Rs. 10,000 in cash then deduction is not allowed for such donation.Donation made in kind is not eligible for any deduction. You can make donation to any fund by website http://80g.in Amount of Deduction Deduction under section […]
Income Tax Deduction for Interest on Education Loan – Section 80E
Deduction under Section 80E is allowed under Income Tax for interest paid on student loan taken for higher education. The deduction is allowed to encourage users to go for higher studies. Deduction is allowed even if the loan is taken for higher studies outside India. Who can claim the deduction? Only Individuals are allowed to […]
Extra Deduction of Rs. 50,000 on Home Loan Interest – Section 80EE
Finance Act, 2016 has introduced deduction of interest payable on housing loan for first time home buyers taken from any financial institution over and above the deduction allowed under section 24b. Section 80EE has been amended for this purpose. The deduction is allowed only to individuals, maximum limit of deduction is Rs. 50,000 and deduction […]
Rajiv Gandhi equity savings scheme – Section 80CCG
This section is inserted by Finance Act,2012 and is applicable from Assessment Year 2013-14. Eligible Assesee – Resident Individual who is a new retail investor whose Gross Total Income does not exceed Rs. 12 lakhs Amount eligible for deduction – Amount invested in listed equity shares or listed units of an equity oriented mutual fund […]
Collection of Tax at Source (TCS) under section 206C
The provision of this section will not apply from Financial year 2017-18. However TCS is still applicable on sale of motor car of more than Rs. 10 lakh. The Finance Act 2016 had amended section 206C to cover more transactions. The amendments brought in section 206C by Finance Act, 2016 are applicable from 1 st […]
Who can verify and sign the ITR
The ITR is to be signed by the authorised person whether on paper or digitally signed by virtue of Section 140 of Income Tax Act. The person authorised are Individual individual himself by his guardian or any person competent to act on his behalf if he is mentally incapable In case the individual is absent from India […]
Form 61 – Statement containing details form No. 60
For a number of transactions quoting of PAN is mandatory. However the persons who doesn’t have PAN can furnish details in form no. 60 along with address and identity proof. The person who is in receipt of form no. 60 is to furnish a statement in form no. 61. Filing of form no. 61 is […]
Insurance, PPF, Repayment of Loan and other Deductions – Section 80C
Eligible Assessee – Individual and HUF Maximum amount of Deduction – A maximum of Rs. 1,50,000 is allowed as deduction under sections 80C, 80CCC, 80CCD(1) aggregately. Deduction is allowed whether the payment is made out of income chargeable to tax or not. Deductions allowed – Life insurance premium Contribution by an employee to approved superannuation […]
Taxability in case of Shares & Derivatives Trading
If a person is engaged in shares dealing then it can result either in Business Income/Loss (chargeable under section 28 as Profits & Gains of Business or Profession) or Capital Gain/Loss (chargeable under section 45 as Capital Gain). Classification of Income It depends on facts and circumstances of each case as no standard guideline is […]
GST Practitioner
CGST Act contains the provisions regarding appointment of GST Tax Practitioner (GSTP). GSTP is a person who is authorized by the GST Department for performing certain functions on behalf of the registered persons under GST. Although any person can perform GST functions whether authorized or not. Such registration will increase the sense of responsibility in […]