Income Tax

TDS on Sale of Immovable Property – Section 194IA, Form 26QB

Applicability Section 194IA is inserted by Finance act 2013 and is applicable from 01st of June , 2013. A person who is purchasing any immovable property (other than agricultural land) from a resident is required to deduct TDS @ 1% from the amount payable in this behalf. TDS is not

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Procedure to file Form 61, Form 61B & Form 15CC

A complete guide to file form no. 61, 61B and 15CC. The use of these forms are Form 61 – Filing of details regarding form 60 Form 61B – Statement of Reportable Account under sub-section (1) section 285BA of the Income–tax Act, 1961 Form 15CC – Quarterly statement to be furnished by

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How to file Income Tax E-return for deceased person?

Legal representative/heir of the deceased person is require to file the income tax return on his/her behalf. In most cases, spouse or eldest son/daughter assumes the status of legal representative or heir unless will mention another person to be executor or administrator of the estate. As per Section 159 of

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File request for refund of excess TDS deposited by Deductor

Deductor can request a refund for excess TDS deposited by him via TRACES for the financial year 2007-08 onwards. An online utility is available for the Forms type 24Q, 26Q, 26QB, 26QC, 27EQ & 27Q. Checklist for filing raising refund request via TRACES for Form 26B Digital Signature should be

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Complete Guide on Depreciation as per Income Tax – Section 32

If you don’t know what is depreciation then you can read about it here – What is depreciation and common methods/types of depreciation. Basics of Depreciation Depreciation is allowable as expense in Income Tax Act, 1961 on basis of block of assets on Written Down Value (WDV) method. Depreciation on Straight

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Depreciation rates as per I.T Act for most commonly used assets

Rates has been changed for financial year 2017-18 and onwards. Now the maximum rate of depreciation is 40%. S No. Asset Class Asset Type Rate of Depreciation     1. Building Residential buildings except hotels and boarding houses 5% 2. Building Hotels and boarding houses 10% 3. Building Purely temporary

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5 changes that come into effect from 1st April 2020 in Income Tax

The current financial year 2019-20 is closing on 31st March as usual and the new financial year 2020-21 is starting from today (April 1). In view of the lockdown to check the spread of corornavirus, the government had earlier extended the deadline for filing income tax returns for 2018-19 as well as

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Respond to a Demand Notice Raised Under Section 156

What is Demand Notice? If any demand for tax, interest, penalty, fine or any other sum is raised by the Assessing Officer as per the provision of Income Tax Act, 1961 then he shall serve a notice of such demand to the assessee u/s 156 specifying the amount payable. Time

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Complete Guide on Rebate under Section 87A to Individuals

Eligible Person Rebate under Section 87A is allowed only to individuals resident in India whose total taxable income is below the specified limits. Please note that the word is taxable income, so it is after all deductions such as 80C, 80D etc. The specified limits are Financial Year Taxable Income

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