May 31, 2022

GST council to meet in June, may skip rate rejig

Council to discuss a multi-year plan to reform GST structure, ways to boost compliance.

CA Chandan Agarwal's Office
May 30, 2022

4 fixed income tax saving investments under section 80C

Making tax-saving investments as soon as practicable for the fiscal year 2022-23 will allow you to save more for your tax-free returns.

CA Chandan Agarwal's Office
May 29, 2022

Will Govt Increase GST Rates Amid 8-Year High Inflation? Know in Details

GST Council is likely to meet in June; retail inflation in India soared to an eight-year high of 7.79 per cent in April 2022, against 4.23 per cent in April 2021

CA Chandan Agarwal's Office
May 28, 2022

You can have maximum two self-occupied houses under Income Tax regulations

There are no tax restrictions that limit how many properties one may own or how much home loan benefit one can receive. But Section 80C benefit under home loans will be limited to Rs 1.5 lakh per annum

CA Chandan Agarwal's Office
May 27, 2022

ITR filing: Which income tax return form is applicable to you for FY 2021-22?

Income tax return (ITR) filing is mandatory if an individual’s gross total income exceeds Rs 2.5 lakh in a financial year. If an individual is required to file tax return, then it is important to ensure that the correct ITR form is used to file a tax return. If the correct ITR form is not used, then the tax return will be termed as a defective return. Read on to know which ITR form is applicable to you.

CA Chandan Agarwal's Office
May 26, 2022

Updated Return: An additional window for income tax return compliance

According to the new provision, an additional time limit of 12 months/24 months from the end of the relevant assessment year is provided to all the taxpayers with an additional cost of 25%/ 50% of tax liability, respectively, with which the updated return can be filed.

CA Chandan Agarwal's Office
May 25, 2022

ITR filing is mandatory in 10 situations – Check if you fall in any of them

Section 139 lists certain situations wherein ITR filing by an individual is mandatory even if no tax has been deducted from his income or even if he does not earn any income. Recently, a few more situations have been notified wherein return filing is mandatory.

CA Chandan Agarwal's Office
May 24, 2022

RBI gov expects Indian govt to stay on its fiscal deficit target

In Das’ opinion, the government will maintain the fiscal deficit target given in the budget. However, how the government will do it, Das could not answer about it at the moment.

CA Chandan Agarwal's Office
May 23, 2022

Buying gold after price fall? Know how income tax rule applies

Prescribed limits are 500 grams of gold jewelry or ornaments for a married lady and 250 grams for unmarried females

CA Chandan Agarwal's Office
May 22, 2022

Received salary arrears? You can reduce additional income tax burden under Section 89 – Check calculation

Income Tax Relief under Section 89 is provided by the Income Tax Act to reduce the additional burden of tax.

CA Chandan Agarwal's Office