Consequent upon implementation of EPF & MP Act, 1952 in the UTs of J&K and Ladakh w.e.f. 31st October, 2019, EPFO has extended its provident fund, pension and insurance benefits to all employees of existing establishments covered under the erstwhile JK PF Act as well as the employees of newly covered establishments. EPFO has set up …
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), and in supersession of the Notification No.18/2021-Customs(N.T.), dated 18th February, 2021 except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs hereby determines that the rate of exchange of conversion …
The Government on 2nd March 2021 notified comprehensive amendments to the Insurance Ombudsman Rules, 2017, with a view to improve the working of the Insurance Ombudsman mechanism to facilitate resolution of complaints regarding deficiencies in insurance services in a timely, cost-effective and impartial manner. The amended rules have enlarged the scope of complaints to Ombudsmen from …
Chartered accountant firms and hospitals are under scrutiny after the revenue department found mismatches between their income tax and indirect tax filings. Tax authorities have also decided to slot consultant doctors as ‘intermediaries’ for taxation purposes even as medical services are outside the purview of goods and services tax (GST), people aware of the development …
The officers of Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Commissionerate, Delhi East have unearthed a network of fictitious firms used by their operator to generate and pass on fake Input Tax Credit (ITC) of Goods and Services Tax (GST). The network of fake firms was being operated by one Vishal, who is an advocate by …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …