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New TDS Form 16 , Form 16A , Form 24G & Form 27D notified . Download Now!

Update: Now Form 16A is to be issued after download from NSDL only  and there is New Date For Quarterly TDS Statement & New Data Requirement from 1st November 2011 ! Income Tax Form 16 & Form 16A are two very important forms for taxpayers whose money has suffered TDS . CBDT has reformatted these certification  under section 203 of the...

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How to change the address or any other data in PAN database?

Income tax PAN is a must for every one in India .Not just for income tax purpose , but for many other transactions which you may intend to do . Now , if you have a PAN ,  there may just  arise situation that you need to change the data which you had originally given...

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RBI takes steps to check lottery winning mails or sms frauds

There has been a spate of fictitious offers of cheap funds in recent times from the fraudsters through letters, e-mails, mobile phones, SMS, etc. Almost everybody is getting mails or sms of lottery winnings and for that small transactions fee is charged. The gullible masses  , out of sheer greediness , are believing such mails or sms...

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CBDT instructs lower deduction certificate through computer only !

A taxpayer can apply for the certificate of deduction of tax at lower rate u/s 197 of the I.T. Act . Till this time certificate issued under section 197 of the I.T.Act were done manually with no database in income tax department. Now  Central Board of Direct Taxes   has issued instruction no 4 /2010 stating that now onwards lower [...]

What no banker in India will tell you about gold coins sold by them?o you??

The craze about investment in gold in India  is not just based on custom and cultural practices. Many Indians purchases it for its ability to come handy in case of emergency. If you have also the idea that buying gold coins from banks will be very good in case of emergent need of money , then yu...

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No service tax on reinsurance commission-CBEC issues Circular !

Great relief to insurance companies indeed .The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) has issues circular to clarify that service tax cannot be levied on the reinsurance commission . The reason , as per circular is that an insurance company does not provide any service to a reinsurance company. Read the circular Circular No. 120(a)/2/2010-ST F.No.332/29/2009-TRU Government [...]

Filing of return is only way to get Refund of TDS deducted on FDR

I have already made posting about how to prevent tds on interest income. . However , Sri J.B. Verma has asked  "TDS has been deducted by my bank on the interest on Fixed Deposits Receipts though I have no taxable income & PAN No.. What should I do to get refund from Income Tax Deptt. ?

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Taxation Rule of Sweat Equity or Free Equity Simplified!

Let us examine the two version about  Ms Sunanda Pushkar getting equity shares from -the private Limited Company which won the the Kochi bid of IPL. It is reported in the press ,that she received the shares for free.  However , an interview published on Hindustan Times, of the one of the  share holder that it was  was not

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Now Federal Bank Accepts New PAN Application !

The facilities to get the PAN has extended . UTITSL and NSDL are providing facilities for allotment of PAN. The Federal Bank has now jumped to this and providing the same fascilities. According to its website , this facilities are not restricted to its existing customer , but even non cutomer can avail the facilities

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IS TDS on Payments to Friend as Consulatncy Fee Necessary?

income tax on consultancy fee : Hi, I have a proprietorship concern. I have to pay 50% of the profits to a friend of mine who helps me in the conduct of business. He desires that that money be paid to him as consultancy fee. I do not have any registration other than PAN card. He is also not registered anywhere

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