The amendment in 2016 of the original Benami Act created a sudden storm in the nation bringing about a lot of curiosity in people. A lot of people are worried about the impact of the Act on their property and...
Tax on Sale of Gold in India in 2018 Read More
Gold can be held in various forms like Jewellery, Coins, Bars, ETF’s Bonds etc. In this article, we’ll explain the levy of gold on each of these forms. Tax on sale of Gold Jewellery, Coins, Bars etc The physical gold...
Tax on sale of ULIP’s in India Read More
ULIPS stands for Unit Linked Investment Plans and is an Insurance cum Investment Plan. The Premium paid is invested in Equity, Debt and Money market instruments and the person opting for a ULIP Plan not only gets the benefits of...
Save Tax on Interest by doing FD in Parents name (Mother/ Father) Read More
Fixed Deposit is one of the best options for earning secured fixed income. It’s not only safe but is also easy to create and break providing proper liquidity to the depositor. However, FD suffers from one major drawback i.e. it...
Investing in Wife name may NOT help you save Tax: Clubbing of Income Read More
A lot of people try to act smart and divert their own income in their wife’s name so as to reduce the tax burden. People normally do this if the wife is not working or is in a lower tax...
Section 44AD & 44ADA: Presumptive Taxation in 2023 Read More
To reduce the burden of compliance of small taxpayers, the govt provides for a scheme of Presumptive Taxation which is very easy to understand and comply with. Under the scheme of Presumptive Taxation, the small taxpayers are not required to...
Advance Tax Payment: Due Dates and Interest on Late Payment Read More
If the Income Tax Liability of any taxpayer is more than Rs. 10,000 in a financial year, then he is liable to pay such tax in installments during the year itself rather than paying this tax at the end of...
Is Income from Shares – Business Income or Capital Gains? Read More
A lot of people trade and invest in stocks – some do it part-time as an investment and some do it full time as a business. From the point of view of taxation – this leads to confusion on whether...
Compliance Notice: Non-filing of ITR – Reasons and How to Respond Read More
An Income Tax Return is mandatorily required to be filed if the Total Income is more than the minimum amount which is exempted from the levy of tax. In other words, it is compulsory to file an Income Tax Return...
How to deal with Intimation under Section 143(1)(a) of Income Tax Read More
As the name states, an Intimation under Section 143(1) is only an Intimation and not a Scrutiny/ Assessment Order. Intimation under Section 143(1) is an auto-generated letter by the computers of the Income Tax Department without any human interference. Intimation...