Advisory on Payment through Credit Card (CC)/Debit Card (DC) and Unified Payments Interface (UPI) 19-Jan-2024


To facilitate the taxpayer registered under GST with more methods of payment, two new facilities of payment have now been provided under e-payment in addition to net-banking. The two new methods are Cards and Unified Payments Interface (UPI). Cards facility includes Credit Card (CC) and Debit Card (DC) namely Mastercard, Visa, RuPay, Diners(CC only) issued by any Indian bank. Please click here for the complete advisory. Thanking you, Team carahul.com

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Advisory for furnishing bank account details by registered taxpayers under Rule 10A of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017. 23-Jan-2024


Mandatory Bank Account Details Submission as per law: All Registered Taxpayers are required under the provisions of CGST Act, 2017 and the corresponding Rules framed thereunder to furnish details of their bank account/s within 30 days of the grant of registration or before the due date of filing GSTR-1/IFF, whichever is earlier. Taxpayers are therefore advised to promptly furnish their bank account details, who have not provided it so far if 30 Days period is shortly going to expire to avoid disruption in business activities and the subsequent suspension of GSTIN. A new functionality is being developed with the following features and will be deployed in near future:- 1.Failure to furnish the bank account in the stipulated time: It would result into following: a) Taxpayer Registration would get suspended after 30 days and intimation in FORM REG-31 will be issued to the Taxpayer. b) Get the Taxpayer debarred from filing any further GSTR-1/IFF. 2.Revocation of Suspension: If the taxpayer updates their bank account details in response to the intimation in FORM REG-31, the suspension will be automatically revoked. 3.Cancellation of Registration: If the bank account details are not updated even after 30 days of issuance of FORM REG-31, the registration after suspension may also be taken up for cancellation process by the Officer. Taxpayers are requested to take immediate action to provide the necessary information and avoid any adverse consequences. Thanking you, Team carahul.com

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Existing taxation structure for corporates very reasonable: Revenue Secretary 02-Feb-2024


The existing taxation structure for corporates with a 22 per cent tax is "very reasonable" when compared to an economy of the size of India and hence the concessional tax regime which was in force for four years for new manufacturing units was not extended beyond March 2024, Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra said. In an interview with PTI, Malhotra said the Interim Budget 2024-25 provides for continuity in taxation regime and the benefits given to taxpayers in the last years are showing results in the form of huge buoyancy in personal income tax.

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TDS deducted, but not filed ITRs? You may soon get income tax notice 02-Feb-2024


The Income Tax Department will soon send notices to individuals who have not filed income tax returns (ITRs). The notices will be sent to even those whose income tax has been deducted at source, The Economic Times reported on Sunday. Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) chairman Nitin Gupta said that the department will be sending notices to only those taxpayers for which it had definitive information. He said the department's focus was on improving taxpayer services, from bringing down the period of refund to updated returns or solving a large tax dispute.

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NPA tag does not remove interest liability: NFRA 02-FEB-2024


Discontinuation of interest expense recognition based solely on the expectations of waiver or concession by the lender is a violation of the Indian Accounting Standards, the National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) said, cautioning against such practices by firms with regard to loans classified as NPAs. To ensure that such violations do not occur when firms make financial statements, the NFRA has issued a circular dated October 20. The idea is to draw the attention of all companies, audit committees and statutory auditors. Also, company secretaries have been advised to take note and apprise the boards of directors of companies of the issue.

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Income Tax: Rent paid to spouse can be claimed as HRA exemption; here are 6 key provisions Jan 30, 2024


In the run up to the Budget 2024, there are expectations galore that the finance ministry could perhaps raise some of the exemption limits, which would reduce the tax burden.

Among tax exemptions, one of the important ones is house rent allowance (HRA) which one can claim regardless of who owns the house. In other words, even if the house is owned by your spouse, you can claim a house rent allowance so long as it is part of your salary.

Notably, the HRA exemption is not permitted in the new tax regime. So, in case you want to claim the tax exemption for rent allowance, you must stick to the old tax regime only.

If you want to know more on HRA exemption, understand the key exemptions here as follows.

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ITR-2, ITR-3 for FY 2023-24 notified by CBDT; More details required from certain taxpayers Feb 02, 2024


The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified the income tax return (ITR) forms, ITR-2 and ITR-3. Many entities, including individuals, who have certain specific types of income are required to file their ITR using these forms for FY 2023-24 (AY 2024-25). The last date to file ITR-2 and ITR-3 is July 31, 2024. Whereas taxpayers who are required to conduct income tax audit and have business income must file ITR-3 by October 31, 2024

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Manufacturing companies face uncertainty as Budget mentions no extension of beneficial tax rate Feb 02, 2024


Several manufacturing companies will face uncertainty following the interim Union Budget 2024 as the government has not specified any provision to extend the special tax rate of 15 percent applicable to new manufacturing units that begin production before March 31, 2024.

This could potentially increase the tax outgo of some manufacturing by 7 percent, say tax experts.

According to tax experts, the budget documents are silent about extending the applicability of the Section 115BAB of the Income Tax Act. The section provides a beneficial tax rate of 15 percent to companies incorporated post 2019 and who begin their manufacturing before March 31, 2024.

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