Miscellaneous

Definitions under Income Tax Act

What is Assessment year? Assessment year is the year in which the income of the previous year is to be assessed. In other words assessment year is the succeeding year of the year whose income is to be taxed. For example if we are calculating taxable salary which is received

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Restriction on Receipt of Cash – Section 269ST

In Budget 2017 new restrictions on cash transactions has been imposed. New section 269ST has been added in this regard and is applicable from 1st April 2017. A person should not receive cash of Rs. 2,00,000 or more in aggregate from a person in a day; or in respect of a

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Receipts without Considerations – Section 56(2)

If an individual or HUF received any money/property without consideration If the amount of money received without consideration exceeds rs. 50,000 any movable property, without consideration the fair market value of which is more than rs. 50,000, then such fair market value any movable property, for a consideration which is

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Meaning of Relative for Section 56(2)

Gift received from a relative is not taxable in hands of the recipient under section 56 of Income Tax Act. The persons who are considered as relatives are In case of an individual Spouse of the individual Brother or sister of the individual Brother or sister of the spouse of

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Mode of Taking or Accepting Loans, Deposits – Section 269SS

A person shall not take any loan or deposit or specified sum from any person otherwise than by an account payee cheque or account payee bank draft or use of electronic clearing system if the amount of such loan or deposit or specified sum or the aggregate amount of such

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Alternate Minimum Tax (AMT) on Assesses other Company

Applicability Alternate minimum tax under this section is applicable on all assesses other than company. Also this section doesn’t apply to assesses whose adjusted total income doesn’t exceeds Rs. 20 lakhs. Conditions for payment of Alternate Minimum Tax Where regular income tax payable by an assesse is less than the

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