HIGHLIGHTS OF BUDGET 2019 Tax 1. Within 2 years, Tax assessment will be done electronically 2. IT returns processing in just 24 hours 3. Minimum 14% revenue of GST to states by Central Govt. 4. Custom duty has abolished from 36 Capital Goods 5. Recommendations to GST council for reducing GST rates for home buyers 6.  Full Tax rebate upto 5 lakh annual income after all deductions. 7. Standard deduction has increase from 40000 to 50000 8. Exempt on tax on second self-occupied house 9. Ceiling Limit of TDS u/s 194A has increased from 10000 to 40000 10. Ceiling Limit of TDS u/s 194I has increased from 180000 to 240000 11. Capital tax Benefit u/s 54 has increased from investment in one residential house to two residential houses. 12. Benefit u/s 80IB has increased to one more year i.e. 2020 13. Benefit has given to unsold inventory has increased to one year to two years. Other Areas 14. State share has increased to 42% 15. PCA restriction has abolished fro...

Budget 2019 : Income Tax exemption limit raised to Rs. 5 lakh Finance Minister Piyush goyal has proposed that individuals with income upto Rs 5 lakh will not have to pay any income tax for FY2019-20. In the previous budgets also, the Narendra Modi led-government provided tax relief to taxpayers. In Budget 2014, the minimum tax-exemption limit was raised from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 2.5 lakh. Along with that deduction, limit under section 80C was hiked by Rs 50,000 to Rs 1.5 lakh and deduction on interest paid on a housing loan to Rs 2 lakh. Currently, income up to Rs 2.5 lakh for resident individuals (age below 60 years) is exempt from tax. Similarly, for senior citizens aged 60 years and above but below 80 years, income up to Rs 3 lakh is exempt from tax. Income up to Rs 5 lakh is exempt from tax for super senior citizens (age 80 years and above). In Budget 2017, Jaitley slashed the tax rate for income between Rs 250,001 and Rs 5 lakh to 5 per cent from 10 per cent earlier. This...

Income Tax Rates AY 2019-2020 – Income Tax Circular 2019 Income Tax Circular 2019 – Income Tax Rates AY 2019-20 Income Tax Rates as per the Income Tax Circular No.01/2019 published by the Central Board of Direct Taxes on 1.1.2019 for the Financial Year 2018-19 (Assessment Year 2019-20) RATES OF INCOME-TAX AS PER FINANCE ACT, 2018: As per the Finance Act, 2018, income-tax is required to be deducted under Section 192 of the Act from income chargeable under the head “Salaries” for the financial year 2018-19 (i.e. Assessment Year 2019-20) at the following rates: RATES OF TAX A. Normal Rates of tax SL NO. TOTAL INCOME RATE OF TAX 1.  Where the total income does not exceed Rs. 2,50,000/-. Nil 2. Where the total income exceeds Rs. 2,50,000/- but does not exceed Rs. 5,00,000/-. 5 per cent of the amount by which the total income exceeds Rs. 2,50,000/- 3 . Where the total income exceeds Rs. 5,00,000/- but does not exceed Rs. 10,00,000/-. Rs. 12,500/- plus 20 per cent of the...

TDS deduction under section 194A of the Income-tax Act, 1961 in case of Senior Citizens F. No. Pr. DGIT(S)/CPC(TDS)/Notification/2018-19 Government of India Ministry of Finance Central Board of Direct Taxes Directorate of Income-tax (Systems) New Delhi Notification No. 06 /2018 New Delhi, 06th December, 2018 Subject: –  TDS deduction under section 194A of the Income-tax Act, 1961 in case of Senior Citizens – reg. It has been brought to the notice of CBDT that in case of Senior Citizens, some TDS deductors/Banks are making TDS deductions even when the amount of income does not exceed fifty thousand rupees. The same is not in accordance with the law as the Income-tax Act provides that no tax deduction at source under section 194A shall be made in the case of Senior Citizens where the amount of such income or, the aggregate of the amounts of such income credited or paid during the financial year does not exceed fifty thousand rupees. (Please refer to the third proviso to ...

CBDT releases Direct Tax Statistics Constant growth in direct tax-GDP ratio over last three years Growth of more than 80% in the number of returns filed in the last four financial years Number of persons filing return of income has also increased by about 65% during this period from 3.31 crore in FY 2013-14 to 5.44 crore in FY 2017-18 22 OCT 2018 Continuing the practice of placing key statistics relating to direct tax collections and administration in public domain, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has further released time-series data as updated up to FY 2017-18 and income-distribution data for AY 2016-17 and AY 2017-18. The key highlights of these statistics are as under: There is a constant growth in direct tax-GDP ratio over last three years and the ratio of 5.98% in FY 2017-18 is the best DT-GDP ratio in last 10 years. There is a growth of more than 80% in the number of returns filed in the last four financial years from 3.79 crore in FY 2013-14 (base year) to ...

Ministry of Finance Extension of date for filing of Income Tax Returns and Audit Reports from 30th September, 2018 to 15th October, 2018 24 SEP 2018 The due date for filing of Income Tax Returns and Audit Reports for Assessment Year 2018-19 is 30th September, 2018 for certain categories of taxpayers. Upon consideration of representations from various stakeholders, the Central Board of Direct Taxes(CBDT) extends the ‘due date’ for filing of Income Tax Returns as well as reports of Audit (which were required to be filed by the said specified date) from 30th September, 2018 to 15th October, 2018 in respect of the said categories of taxpayers. However, there shall be no extension of the due date for the purpose of section 234A (Explanation 1) of the I.T. Act, 1961 pertaining to Interest for defaults in furnishing return, and the assessee shall remain liable for payment of interest as per provisions of section 234A of the Act. PIB

Ministry of Finance Extension of date for filing of Income Tax Returns for taxpayers in Kerala In view of the disruption caused due to severe floods in Kerala, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) hereby further extends the “Due Date” for furnishing Income Tax Returns from 31st August, 2018 to 15th September, 2018 for all Income Tax assessees in the State of Kerala, who were liable to file their Income Tax Returns by 31st August, 2018. CBDT had earlier extended the ‘Due Date’ for filing of Income Tax Returns from 31st July, 2018 to 31st August, 2018 in respect of the categories of taxpayers who were liable to file their Income Tax Returns by 31st July, 2018. Source: PIB

Income Tax Relaxation on NPS Maturity Value LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3975 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 10TH AUGUST, 2018 SHRI KONAKALLA NARAYANA RAO: (a) whether the Government is contemplating to give tax rebate on the maturity value of the amount deposited under National Pension Scheme (NPS) like Public Provident Fund and if so, the details thereof; (b) whether the Securities and Exchange Board of India has also recommended to this tax relaxation in the recently held Financial Stability and Development Council meeting and if so, the details thereof; and (c) the stand of the Government in this regard? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI SHIV PRATAP SHUKLA) (a) No Madam. Currently, Government is not contemplating to give any tax rebate on the maturity value of the amount deposited under National Pension Scheme (NPS) like Public Provident Fund. In this context, it may be noted that under the existing provisions of the Income tax Act, 1961 the foll...

Calculation of Income tax an Employee Below 60 Age A.Y.2018-19 ANNEXURE-I SOME ILLUSTRATIONS Example 1 For Assessment Year 2018-19 (A) Calculation of Income tax in the case of an employee(Male or Female) below the age of sixty years and having gross salary income of: i) Rs.2,50,000/- , ii) Rs.5,00,000/- , iii) Rs.10,00,000/- iv) Rs.55,00,000/-. and v) Rs. 1,10,00,000/- (B) What will be the amount of TDS in case of above employees, if PAN is not submitted by them to their DDOs/Offices: Particulars Rupees Rupees Rupees Rupees Rupees (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) Gross Salary Income (including allowances) 2,50,000 4,00,000 10,00,000 55,00,000 1,10,00,000 Contribution of G.P.F. 45,000 50,000 1,00,000 1,00,000 1,00,000 Computation of Total Income and tax payable thereon Particulars Rupees Rupees Rupees Rupees Rupees (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) Gross Salary 2,50,000 4,00,000 10,00,000 55,00,000 1,10,00,000 Less: Deduction U/s 80C 45,000 50,000 1,00,000 1,00,000 1,00...

RATES OF INCOME-TAX AS PER FINANCE ACT, 2017: As per the Finance Act, 2017, income-tax is required to be deducted under Section 192 of the Act from income chargeable under the head “ Salaries ” for the financial year 2017-18 (i.e. Assessment Year 2018-19) at the following rates: 2.1 Rates of tax A. Normal Rates of tax: SI.No Total Income Rate of tax 1 Where the total income does not exceed Rs. 2,50,000/-. Nil 2 Where the total income exceeds Rs. 2,50,000/- but does not exceed Rs. 5,00,000/-. 5 per cent of the amount by which the total income exceeds Rs. 2,50,000/- 3 Where the total income exceeds Rs. 5,00,000/- but does not exceed Rs. 10,00,000/-. Rs. 12,500/- plus 20 per cent of the amount by which the total income exceeds Rs. 5,00,000/-. 4 Where the total income exceeds Rs. 10,00,000/-. Rs. 1,12,500/- plus 30 per cent of the amount by which the total income exceeds Rs. 10,00,000/- B. Rates of tax for every individual, resident in India, who is of the age of sixty year...