Month: February 2021

Income Tax

Vivad se Vishwas Scheme Income tax department gives big relief, now it will be able to pay till 30th April

The Income Tax Department has made a big announcement about the direct tax dispute resolution scheme ‘Vivad se Vishwas‘. Now the government has extended the deadline for giving information under this scheme to 31 March and the time for payment till 30 April. The Income Tax Department has written on Twitter, ‘CBDT has extended the …


EPFO

Payroll data: EPFO adds 12.54 lakh net subscribers in December, 2020

The provisional payroll data of EPFO published on 20th February, 2021 highlights a positive trend for net subscribers base growth with addition of 12.54 lakh subscribers in the month of December, 2020. The data reflects increase of 44 % in net subscribers addition over the previous month of November, 2020. Year on year comparison of payroll data shows …


GST

GST compensation shortfall released to States reaches Rs. 1 lakh crore

The Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure has on Friday, released the 17th weekly instalment of Rs.5,000 crore to the States to meet the GST compensation shortfall. Out of this, an amount of Rs. 4,730.41 crore has been released to 23 States and an amount of Rs. 269.59 crore has been released to the 3 Union …


Income Tax

Concessional Income Tax Rate for Individuals and HUF

New Section 115BAC has been introduced in the art which has provided an option to the individual and HUF to opt for the new tax regime which has following key conditions;- This is an optional scheme i.e. assesse may or may not opt for the same. The  scheme is for an individual or a  Hindu …


Frequently asked questions on QRMP scheme

Q 1: What is QRMP scheme? What are its benefit? A: Quarterly Return, Monthly Payment of Taxes (QRMP) Scheme is a scheme to simplify compliance for small taxpayers. Under this scheme, taxpayers having an aggregate turnover at PAN level up to Rs. 5 crore can opt for quarterly GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B filing. Payment can be …


CGST

CGST Delhi officials arrest 4 in 3 different cases of input tax credit fraud of Rs 178 crore

In the ensuing initiative to counter the menace of fake billing operations, the officers of Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Commissionerate, Delhi North, on the basis of intelligence developed through extensive data analytics, have unearthed a network of fictitious firms to generate goods-less invoices and pass-on fake Input Tax Credit to multiple beneficiaries. In …


CGST

CGST Officials arrest one after busting network of 46 fake firms involved in fake input tax credit of Rs 82.23 crore

In the ongoing drive against fake billing operations, the officers of Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Commissionerate, Delhi East, have unearthed a multi-layered network of fictitious firms being used by their operators to generate and pass on fake ITC. Through the use of extensive data analytics, officers of Delhi East GST were able to …


Incorporation of Companies in current fiscal increased 21% as compared to corresponding period in previous fiscal

The number of companies incorporated from April, 2020 till December, 2020 (COVID 19 period) in the Financial Year 2020-21 (till 31-12-2020) compared to corresponding period from April, 2019 to December, 2019 in the Financial Year 2019-20 (till 31-12-2019) has actually increased by about 21% as is evident from the following details: This was stated by …


Startup India Seed Fund Scheme

Document Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS) has been approved for the period of next four years starting from 2021-22. It will be implemented with effect from 1st April 2021. The Scheme aims to provide financial assistance to startups for proof of concept, prototype development, product trials, market entry and commercialization. Rs. 945 Crore corpus …


OPC

MCA amends One Person Company (OPCs) rules

As a measure which directly benefits Startups & Innovators in the country, especially those who are supplying products & services on e-commerce platforms, and in order to bring in more unincorporated businesses into the organized corporate sector, the incorporation of One Person Companies (OPCs) is being incentivized by amending the Companies (Incorporation) Rules to allow …