CORPORATE AND PROFESSIONAL UPDATE

                       

CORPORATE AND PROFESSIONAL UPDATE                                                   

Direct Tax:

ITAT Jaipur held that deduction u/s. 54 can be claimed for house purchase in wife’s name. Shri Radhey Shyam Arora Vs. Income Tax Officer (ITAT Jaipur)

 ITAT Kolkata held that section 194C TDS not applicable on transport charges reimbursed to suppliers. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax Vs Sri Gobinda Gupta (ITAT Kolkata)

 ITAT Kolkata held that Reimbursement of expense incurred during foreign visit to Director by Company is not taxable as Perquisite. Gaurav Seksaria Vs. ITO (ITAT Kolkata)

ITAT Kolkata held that additional depreciation allowable to company in generation and distribution of electricity even prior to 1-4-2013.  Damodar Valley Corporation Vs. Dy. CIT (ITAT Kolkata)

Indirect Tax:

CBEC make amendments in Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017. These rules may be called the Central Goods and Services Tax (Fourteenth Amendment) Rules, 2017 which shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. Vide notification no 75/2017, dated 29th December 2017

CBEC waives the amount of late fee payable under section 47 of the said Act, by any registered person for failure to furnish the return in FORM GSTR-4 by the due date, which is in excess of an amount of twenty five rupees for every day during which such failure continues. Vide notification no 73/2017, dated 29th December 2017.

CBEC extend the time limit  for furnishing the details of outward supplies in FORM GSTR-1  by such class of registered persons having aggregate turnover of more than 1.5 crore rupees in the preceding financial year or the current financial year. Vide notification no 72/2017, dated 29th December 2017.

CBEC extend the time limit for  or furnishing the details of outward supply  in FORM GSTR-1 by  such class of registered persons having aggregate turnover  upto 1.5 crore rupees in the preceding financial year or the current financial year. Vide notification no 71/2017, dated 29th December 2017. 

FAQ on GST:

Query: What happens in cases where the tax demand confirmed is enhanced in appeal / revision proceedings?

Answer:  The notice of demand is required to be served only in respect of the enhanced dues. In so far as the amount already confirmed prior to disposal of appeal/revision, the recovery proceedings may be continued from the stage at which such proceedings stood immediately before such disposal.

RBI Update:

The  applicable average base rate to be charged by Non-Banking Financial Company – Micro Finance Institutions (NBFC-MFIs) to their borrowers for the quarter beginning January 01, 2018 will be 8.96 per cent. Vide press release 2017-2018/1767, dated 29th December 2017. 

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