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New Income Tax form 12BB for claiming HRA, LTA, 80C deductions

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CBDT vide its notification no 30/2016 dated 29-04-2016 has inserted new rule 26C in the Income tax rules and notified form 12BB for furnishing to the employer. The income tax department has come out with a standard Form 12BB for salaried taxpayers to claim tax deduction on leave travel allowance concession (LTA/LTC), house rent allowance (HRA) and interest paid on home loans. claiming tax deduction under Chapter VI-A. (that includes popular 80C deduction) Sl. No. Nature of claims Evidence or particulars 1 House Rent Allowance. Name, address and permanent account number of the landlord/landlords where the aggregate rent paid during the previous year exceeds rupees one lakh. 2 Leave travel concession or assistance. Evidence of expenditure. 3 Deduction of interest under t...

How to pay TDS on Property (Form 26QB & 16B)

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From June 2013, when a buyer buys immovable property costing more than Rs 50lakhs, he has to deduct TDS @1% when he pays the seller.  Read more details in my other post - TDS on buying/selling of property Buyer has to deduct TDS @1% on the entire sale amount (if the property value is more than Rs 50 lakhs) This TDS has to be deposited along with Form 26QB within 7 days from the end of the month in which TDS was deducted. After depositing TDS to the government, the buyer is required to furnish the TDS certificate to the seller. This is available around 10-15 days after depositing the TDS. Thus for paying TDS the seller is required to obtain Form 16B and the buyer is required to obtain Form 26QB.   It is important that you follow the steps properly.  Many taxpayers are receiving...

Received notice from the income tax department for non-filing of Form 26QB (TDS on property)

Taxation
Taxpayers are receiving notice from Income tax department for non filing of Form 26QB which is for TDS deducted when buying property. The income tax department has received Annual Information Return (AIR) submitted by registrar/sub-registrar, that you have done a property transaction exceeding Rs 50lakhs. Buyers of property must deduct TDS from payment made to seller, if the sale price exceeds Rs 50lakhs. TDS has to be deducted @1% at the time of making payment to the seller. (as per section 194IA of the income tax act) - Read my previous post on - TDS deduction on Property purchase TDS which is deducted has to be deposited within 7 days from the end of the month in which deduction is made. Form 26QB must be submitted. Read my other post on - How to file or pay TDS on property (FOrm 26QB ...

Taxation on Sale of Shares – Business Income or Capital Gain? – new CBDT circular

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Over the past few years, there were lot of uncertainly and litigation around this point - whether the sale of shares is treated as Capital gain or Business Income. Despite of various court rulings as well as CBDT clarifications, disputes continues to exist on the facts related to individual case since the taxpayers find it difficult to prove the intention in acquiring such shares/securities. In a recent CBDT circular, tax payers are allowed to decide whether their gains/losses from sale of listed shares/securities should be treated as business income or as capital gains for tax purposes. As the circular is binding on the Assessing officers, they cannot question the classification of the income by the assessee. However, the circular has restricted application to listed shares and securitie...

New simpler ITR forms for AY 2015-2016 (FY 2014-2015) and last date extended

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The Finance Ministry on Sunday came out with new three-page simpler income tax return (ITR) forms and also extended the last date of filing to August 31. Download New ITR Forms for AY 15-16 (FY 14-15)  -  ITR 1, ITR 2, ITR2A, & IYT 4S https://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/Pages/downloads/income-tax-return.aspx https://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in/ -------  (Right hand side - "Download" section) Which ITR form to use ? ITR1 (Sahaj) Only for Individual This form can be used if you have; Salary or Pension Income Income from one house property (excluding cases where loss is brought forward from previous years) Income from other sources like FD/Shares/NSC etc., No business income / no Capital gains No asset in foreign country or no income from a source outside India Agricultur...

Income Tax Rates / Tax Slab for FY 2014-2015 (AY 2015-2016)

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Income Tax Slab / Rates applicable in India for Individuals, Hindu Undivided Family (HUF), Association of Persons (AOP) and Body of Individuals (BOI): For Individuals below 60 years age (including Woman Assessees)     upto Rs 2.50 Lakh NIL Rs 2.50  lakh - Rs 5 Lakh 10% on amount exceeding Rs 2.50 lakh Rs 5 lakh - 10 Lakh  Rs 25000 + 20% of amount exceeding Rs 5 Lakh above Rs 10 akh Rs 125000 + 30% of amount exceeding Rs 10 lakh   For Individuals aged 60 years and above but below 80 years (Senior Citizen)     upto Rs 3 Lakh NIL Rs 3 lakh - Rs 5 Lakh 10% on amount exceeding Rs 3 lakh Rs 5 lakh - 10 Lakh  Rs 20000 + 20% of amount exceeding Rs 5 Lakh above Rs 10 Lakh Rs 120000 + 30% of amount exceeding Rs 10 lakh   For Individuals aged 80 years and ab...

[How to] claim tax or TDS refund for last six assessment years

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As you know, currently income tax returns can be filed for last 2 assessment years. So you could file returns and claim the refund (TDS refund) for last 2 years only. Now in the latest circular (09/2015), Income tax department has allowed the assessee who has failed to file return and claim Refund according to section 119(2) (B) to make an application and get Refund due up to last 6 Assessment years. Steps to claim refund for the last 6 years: 1. You need to file an application to the concerned Income tax official as per chart below: Monetary Limit Authority for considering Condonation Application/Claim Up to Rs. 10 Lakhs ( For One Assessment Year) Principal Commissioner / Commissioner of Income Tax(Pr.CIT/CIT) More than Rs. 10 Lakhs but not more than Rs. 50 Lakhs ( For One Assess...

Income Tax Rates / Tax Slab for FY 2015-2016 (AY 2016-2017)

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Income Tax Slab / Rates applicable in India for Individuals, Hindu Undivided Family (HUF), Association of Persons (AOP) and Body of Individuals (BOI): For Individuals below 60 years age (including Woman Assessees)     upto Rs 2.50 Lakh NIL Rs 2.50  lakh - Rs 5 Lakh 10% on amount exceeding Rs 2.50 lakh Rs 5 lakh - 10 Lakh  Rs 25000 + 20% of amount exceeding Rs 5 Lakh above Rs 10 akh Rs 125000 + 30% of amount exceeding Rs 10 lakh   For Individuals aged 60 years and above but below 80 years (Senior Citizen)     upto Rs 3 Lakh NIL Rs 3 lakh - Rs 5 Lakh 10% on amount exceeding Rs 3 lakh Rs 5 lakh - 10 Lakh  Rs 20000 + 20% of amount exceeding Rs 5 Lakh above Rs 10 Lakh Rs 120000 + 30% of amount exceeding Rs 10 lakh   For Individuals aged 80 years and...

Income Tax Rates / Tax Slab for FY 2014-2015 (AY 2015-2016)

Taxation
Income Tax Slab / Rates applicable in India for Individuals, Hindu Undivided Family (HUF), Association of Persons (AOP) and Body of Individuals (BOI): For Individuals below 60 years age (including Woman Assessees)     upto Rs 2.50 Lakh NIL Rs 2.50  lakh - Rs 5 Lakh 10% on amount exceeding Rs 2.50 lakh Rs 5 lakh - 10 Lakh  Rs 25000 + 20% of amount exceeding Rs 5 Lakh above Rs 10 akh Rs 125000 + 30% of amount exceeding Rs 10 lakh   For Individuals aged 60 years and above but below 80 years (Senior Citizen)     upto Rs 3 Lakh NIL Rs 3 lakh - Rs 5 Lakh 10% on amount exceeding Rs 3 lakh Rs 5 lakh - 10 Lakh  Rs 20000 + 20% of amount exceeding Rs 5 Lakh above Rs 10 Lakh Rs 120000 + 30% of amount exceeding Rs 10 lakh   For Individuals aged 80 years and...

ITR V hard copy physical filing is not required for Aadhar Card holders

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CBDT recently announced that taxpayers who file their income tax returns online & have Aadhar card, they will no longer need to send the ITR V paper acknowledgement by post to CPC Bangalore. This will make the online filing procedure truly paperless even for those who don't have digital signatures. Current Process Till now, online filing was paperless only if the person had a digital signature. Taxpayers who did not have a digital signature had to post a physical copy of the ITR-V to the CPC Bengaluru within 120 days of filing tax returns online.  ITR-V had to be signed and printed properly so that the bar code was clearly visible. New Process Instead of manual verification, a new Electronic Verification Code has been introduced to verify the e-returns. For that ou will have to m...