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Central Excise and Service Tax (ACES) - ST-3 for Oct 14 to Mar 15

Dear Sir/Ma'am,


Service Tax Return (ST-3) for October 2014 to March 2015 period is now available for e-filing by the assesses in both offline and online version. The last date for filing the returns for the said period is 25th April 2015.

The assesses can file return online or use the offline utility by downloading the latest version from http://acesdownload.nic.in/ or from 'DOWNLOADS' Section of ACES website. For details on how to file the return in ACES or any further information/assistance, you may visit www.aces.gov.in or contact your jurisdictional Service Tax Officer. Please file your returns in ACES well in advance to avoid rush and inconvenience at the last moment.

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Income Tax Calendar for the FY 2015-16 (AY 2016-17)


Income Tax Calendar for the FY 2015-16 (AY 2016-17)

April, 2015
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
​​​​Due date for deposit of Tax deducted under Section 194-IA in the month of March, 2015​
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
​​Due date for issue of TDS Certificate for tax deducted under section 194-IA in the month of March, 2015​
Thursday, April 30, 2015
​​Due date for deposit of Tax deducted/collected for the month of March, 2015​
Thursday, April 30, 2015
​​Due date for deposit of TDS for the period January 2015 to March 2015 when Assessing Officer has permitted quarterly deposit of TDS under sections 192, 194A, 194D or 194H ​has permitted quarterly deposit of TDS under sections 192, 194A, 194D or 194H.
Thursday, April 30, 2015
​​​​​Copies of declaration received in Form No. 60/61 (not being — received at the time of opening a bank account) during October 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015 to the concerned Director (Investigation)​
May, 2015
Thursday, May 7, 2015
​​Due date for deposit of Tax deducted/collected for the month of April, 2015​
Friday, May 15, 2015
​​Quarterly statement of TDS/TCS deposited for the quarter ending March 31, 2015​
Friday, May 22, 2015
​​​Due date for issue of TDS Certificate for tax deducted under Section 194-IA in the month of April, 2015​
Saturday, May 30, 2015
​​Quarterly TDS/TCS certificates in respect of tax deducted (for payment other than salary) or tax collected during the quarter ending March 31, 2015​
Saturday, May 30, 2015
​​Submission of a statement by non-resident (under Section 285) having a liaison office in India for the financial year 2014-15​
Sunday, May 31, 2015
​​Certificate of tax deducted at source to employees in respect of salary paid and tax deducted during 2014-15​
Sunday, May 31, 2015
​​​Return of tax deduction from contributions paid by the trustees of an approved superannuation fund
June, 2015
Sunday, June 7, 2015
​​Due date for deposit of Tax deducted/collected for the month of May, 2015​
Monday, June 15, 2015
​​​​First installment of advance income-tax in the case of a company for the assessment year 2016-17
Monday, June 22, 2015
​​Due date for issue of TDS Certificate for tax deducted under Section 194-IA in the month of May, 2015
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
​​Return in respect of securities transaction tax for the financial year 2014-15 ​
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
​​Quarterly return of non-deduction of tax at source by a banking company from interest on time deposit in respect of the quarter ending March 31, 2015​
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
​​Report by an approved institution/public sector company under Section 35AC(4)/(5) for the year ending March 31, 2015​
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
​​Due date for furnishing of statement of income distributed by business trust to its unit holders during the financial year 2014-15. This statement is required to be furnished to the unit holders in form No. 64B[As prescribed under Rule 12CA inserted by the Income-tax (First Amendment) Rules, 2015, w.e.f. 19-1-2015.]
July, 2015
Tuesday, July 7, 2015
​​​Due date for deposit of Tax deducted/collected for the month of June, 2015
Tuesday, July 7, 2015
​​Due date for deposit of TDS for the period April 2015 to June 2015 when Assessing Officer has permitted quarterly deposit of TDS under Section 192,194A, 194D or 194H​
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Quarterly statement of TDS/TCS deposited for the quarter ending June 30, 2015 when tax is deducted/collected by a person other than an office of Government​
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
​Due date for issue of TDS Certificate for tax deducted under Section 194-IA in the month of June, 2015​
Thursday, July 30, 2015
​​Quarterly TDS certificate (in respect of tax deducted for payments other than salary by a person not being an office of the Government) or quarterly TCS certificate (in respect of tax collected by any person) for the quarter ending June 30, 2015​
Friday, July 31, 2015
Annual return of income and wealth for the assessment year 2015-16 for all assessee other than (a) corporate-assessee or (b) non-corporate assessee (whose books of account are required to be audited) or (c) working partner (of a firm whose accounts are required to be audited) or (d) an assessee who is required to furnish a report under section 92E​​​
Friday, July 31, 2015
​​Quarterly return of non-deduction of tax at source by a banking company from interest on time deposit in respect of the quarter ending June 30, 2015​
Friday, July 31, 2015
​​Quarterly statement of tax deducted if the deductor is an office of the Government for the quarter ending June 30, 2015
Friday, July 31, 2015
​​Statement by scientific research association, university, college or other association or Indian scientific research company as required by ​rules 5D, 5Eand 5F (if due date of submission of return of income is July 31, 2015)
August, 2015
Friday, August 7, 2015
​​​Due date for deposit of Tax deducted/collected for the month of July, 2015
Saturday, August 15, 2015
​​Quarterly TDS certificate (in respect of tax deducted for payments other than salary) by a person being an office of the Government for the quarter ending June 30, 2015​
Saturday, August 22, 2015
​​Due date for issue of TDS Certificate for tax deducted under Section 194-IA in the month of July, 2015
Monday, August 31, 2015
​​Annual information return under section 285BA for the financial year 2014-15​
September, 2015
Monday, September 7, 2015
​​Due date for deposit of Tax deducted/collected for the month of August, 2015
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
​​First installment (in the case of a non-corporate assessee) or second installment (in the case of a corporate-assessee) of advance income-tax for the assessment year 2016-17
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
​​Due date for issue of TDS Certificate for tax deducted under Section 194-IA in the month of August, 2015​
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
​​Audit report under Section 44AB for the assessment year 2015-16 in the case of a corporate-assessee or non-corporate assessee (who is required to submit his/its return of income on September 30, 2015)​
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
​​Statement by scientific research association, university, college or other association or Indian scientific research company as required by rules 5D, 5Eand 5F (if due date of submission of return of income is September 30, 2015)​​
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
​​Annual return of income and wealth for the assessment year 2015-16 if the assessee (not having any international or specified domestic transaction) is (a) corporate-assessee or (b) non-corporate assessee (whose books of account are required to be audited) or (c) working partner (of a firm whose accounts are required to be audited)
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
​​Audit report under section 44AB for the assessment year 2015-16 in the case of a corporate-assessee or non-corporate assessee (who is required to submit his/its return of income on September 30, 2015)​
October, 2015
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
​​Due date for deposit of tax deducted/collected for the month of September, 2015​
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
​​​Due date for deposit of TDS for the period July 2015 to September 2015 when Assessing Officer has permitted quarterly deposit of TDS under Section 192, 194A, 194D or 194H​
Thursday, October 15, 2015
​​​​​Quarterly statement of TDS/TCS deposited for the quarter ending September 30, 2015 when tax is deducted/collected by a person other than an office of Government​​
Thursday, October 22, 2015
​​Due date for issue of TDS Certificate for tax deducted under Section 194-IA in the month of September, 2015​
Friday, October 30, 2015
​​Quarterly TDS certificate (in respect of tax deducted for payments other than salary by a person not being an office of the Government) or quarterly TCS certificate (in respect of tax collected by any person) for the quarter ending September 30, 2015
Saturday, October 31, 2015
​​Due date for furnishing of Annual audited accounts for each approved programmes under section 35(2AA)
Saturday, October 31, 2015
​​​​​​Copies of declaration received in Form No. 60/61 (not being received at the time of opening a bank account) during April 1, 2015 to September 30, 2015 to the concerned Director (Investigation)​​
Saturday, October 31, 2015
​​Quarterly return of non-deduction of tax at source by a banking company from interest on time deposit in respect of the quarter ending September 30, 2015​​
Saturday, October 31, 2015
​​​Quarterly statement of tax deducted if the deductor is an office of the Government for the quarter ending September 30, 2015​​
November, 2015
Saturday, November 7, 2015
​​Due date for deposit of Tax deducted/collected for the month of October, 2015​
Sunday, November 15, 2015
​​Quarterly TDS certificate (in respect of tax deducted for payments other than salary) by a person being an office of the Government for the quarter ending September 30, 2015​
Sunday, November 22, 2015
​​Due date for issue of TDS Certificate for tax deducted under Section 194-IA in the month of October, 2015​
Monday, November 30, 2015
​​Annual return of income and wealth for the assessment year 2015-16 in the case of an assessee if he/it is required to submit a report under section 92E pertaining to international or specified domestic transaction(s)​
Monday, November 30, 2015
​​Audit report under Section 44AB for the assessment year 2015-16 in the case of an assessee who is also required to submit a report pertaining to international or specified domestic transactions under Section 92E​
Monday, November 30, 2015
​​​Statement of income distribution by venture capital company or venture capital fund in respect of income distributed during 2014-15
Monday, November 30, 2015
​​Due date for filing of statement of income distributed by business trust to unit holders during the financial year 2014-15. This statement is required to be filed electronically to Principal CIT or CIT in form No. 64A [As prescribed under Rule 12CA inserted by the Income-tax (First Amendment) Rules, 2015, w.e.f. 19-1-2015.]​
December, 2015
Monday, December 7, 2015
​​​Due date for deposit of Tax deducted/collected for the month of November, 2015
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
​​Second installment (in the case of an assessee other than a company) or third installment (in the case of a company) of advance income-tax for the assessment year 2016-17​
Tuesday, December 22, 2015
​​Due date for issue of TDS Certificate for tax deducted under Section 194-IA in the month of November, 2015
January, 2016
Wednesday, January 7, 2016
​​Due date for deposit of Tax deducted / collected for the month of December, 2015
Wednesday, January 7, 2016
​Due date for deposit of TDS for the period October 2014 to December 2014 when Assessing Officer has permitted quarterly deposit of TDS under sections 192, 194A, 194D or 194H.​
Thursday, January 15, 2016
​Quarterly statement of TDS/TCS deposited for the quarter ending December 31, 2015 when tax is deducted / collected by a person other than an office of Government​
Thursday, January 22, 2016
​​​Due date for issue of TDS Certificate for tax deducted under Section 194-IA in the month of December, 2015
Friday, January 30, 2016
​​Quarterly TDS certificate (in respect of tax deducted for payments other than salary by a person not being an office of the Government) or quarterly TCS certificate (in respect of tax collected by any person) for the quarter ending December 31, 2015.​
Saturday, January 31, 2016
​​​Quarterly statement of tax deducted if the deductor is an office of the Government for the quarter ending December 31, 2015​
Saturday, January 31, 2016
​​Quarterly return of non-deduction at source by a banking company from interest on time deposit in respect of the quarter ending December 31, 2015​
February, 2016
Saturday, February 7, 2016
​​Due date for deposit of Tax deducted/collected for the month of January, 2016​
Sunday, February 15, 2016
​​Quarterly TDS certificate (in respect of tax deducted for payments other than salary) by a person being an office of the Government for the quarter ending December 31, 2015​
Sunday, February 22, 2016
​​Due date for issue of TDS Certificate for tax deducted under Section 194-IA in the month of January, 2016​
March, 2016
Saturday, March 7, 2016
​​Due date for deposit of Tax deducted/collected for the month of February, 2016​
Sunday, March 15, 2016
​​Third installment (in the case of an assessee other than a company) or fourth installment (in the case of a company) of advance income tax for the assessment year 2016-17​
Sunday, March 22, 2016
​​Due date for issue of TDS Certificate for tax deducted under Section 194-IA in the month of February, 2016​

(Source: www.incometaxindia.gov.in)

Submitted by:
Sumit Grover
Advocate

A gist of the main amendments in Union Budget 2015


The Finance Bill, 2015 proposes to make amendments in direct tax provisions by proposing amendments to the Income-tax Act, 1961, Wealth-tax Act, 1957, Finance Act, 1994 and Finance (No.2) Act, 2004.

A gist of the main amendments is given below:-

Direct Taxes

1.      Rates of tax

It is proposed that there will be no change in the rate of personal income-tax and the rate of tax for companies in respect of income earned in the financial year 2015-16, assessable in the assessment year 2016-17.

It is further proposed to levy a surcharge @12% on individuals, HUFs, AOPs, BOIs, artificial juridical persons, firms, cooperative societies and local authorities having income exceeding `.1 crore. 

Surcharge in the case of domestic companies having income exceeding `.1 crore and upto `.10 crore is proposed to be levied @ 7% and surcharge @ 12% is proposed to be levied on domestic companies having income exceeding `.10 crore.

The education cess on income-tax @ 2% for fulfilment of the commitment of the Government to provide and finance universalised quality based education and 1% of additional surcharge called ‘Secondary and  Higher Education Cess’ on tax and surcharge is proposed to be continued for the financial year 2015-16 for all taxpayers.

2.      Measures to curb black money

With a view to curbing the generation of black money in real estate, it is proposed to amend the provisions of section 269SS and 269T of the Income-tax Act so as to prohibit acceptance or re-payment of advance in cash of `.20,000 or more for any transaction in immovable property.  It is also proposed to provide a penalty of an equal amount in case of contravention of such provisions.

Offence of making false declaration/documents in the transaction of any business relating to Customs (section 132 of the Customs Act) to be predicate offence under PMLA to curb trade based money laundering.

3.      Job creation through revival of growth and investment and promotion of domestic ‘manufacturing’ and ‘Make in India’

With a view to obviate the problems faced by small companies and to facilitate the inflow of technology, it is proposed to amend the provisions of section 115A of the Income-tax Act so as to reduce the rate of tax on royalty and fees for technical services from 25% to 10%.

With a view to facilitating generation of employment, it is proposed to amend the provisions of section 80JJAA of the Income-tax Act so as to provide that tax benefit under the said section shall be available to a ‘person’ deriving profits from manufacture of goods in a factory and paying wages to new regular workmen. The eligibility threshold of minimum 100 workmen is proposed is to reduced to fifty.

Additional depreciation @ 20% is allowed on new plant and machinery installed by a manufacturing unit or a unit engaged in generation and distribution of power.  However, if the asset is installed after 30th September of the previous year only 10% of the additional depreciation is allowed.  It is proposed to allow the remaining 10% of the additional depreciation in the subsequent previous year.

4.      Minimum government and maximum governance to improve the ease of doing business

It is proposed to amend the provisions of section 92BA of the Income-tax Act so as to increase the threshold limit for applicability of transfer pricing regulations to specified domestic transactions from `. 5 crore to `. 20 crore.

It is proposed to amend the provisions of section 2(15) of the Income-tax Act so as to include ‘yoga’ as a specific category of activity in the definition of ‘charitable purpose’ and also to provide relief for activities in the nature of business undertaken by genuine charitable organizations subject to the condition that aggregate receipts from such activity is less than 20% of the total receipts.

It is proposed to exempt the income of Core Settlement Guarantee Fund established by Clearing Corporations as per mandate of SEBI.
It is proposed to amend the provisions of section 255 of the Income-tax Act so as to increase the monetary limit from `.5 lakh to `.15 lakh, for a case to be heard by a Single Member Bench of the ITAT.

It is proposed to amend the provisions of the Income-tax Act so as to provide tax neutrality on transfer of units of a scheme of a Mutual Fund under the process of consolidation of schemes of Mutual Funds as per SEBI Regulations, 1996.

It is proposed to amend the provisions of the Income-tax Act so as to provide a mechanism to pre-empt the repetitive appeals by the revenue in the same assessee’s case on the same question of law year after year.

It is proposed to empower the Board to prescribe rules for grant of relief in respect of taxes paid in foreign jurisdictions.

It is proposed to abolish the levy of Wealth-tax with effect from 2016-17 (Assessment Year) for reducing the compliance burden on the tax payers. The revenue loss on account of such abolition is proposed to be compensated by increase in the existing surcharge by 2% in case of domestic companies and all non corporate taxpayers.

With a view to rationalise the dispute resolution mechanism available to taxpayer in the form of Settlement Commission, it is proposed to provide that while making an application to the Settlement Commission for an assessment year which has been re-opened by the Assessing Officer, the assessee can make an application for other assessment years in which the proceedings could be re-opened provided the return of income for such assessment years has been furnished by the assessee with a view to obviate the problems faced by small companies and to facilitate the inflow of technology, it is proposed to amend the provisions of section 115A of the Income-tax Act so as to reduce the rate of tax on royalty and fees for technical services from 25% to 10%.

With a view to facilitating generation of employment, it is proposed to amend the provisions of section 80JJAA of the Income-tax Act so as to provide that tax benefit under the said section shall be available to a ‘person’ deriving profits from manufacture of goods in a factory and paying wages to new regular workmen. The eligibility threshold of minimum 100 workmen is proposed is to reduced to fifty.

Additional depreciation @ 20% is allowed on new plant and machinery installed by a manufacturing unit or a unit engaged in generation and distribution of power.  However, if the asset is installed after 30th September of the previous year only 10% of the additional depreciation is allowed.  It is proposed to allow the remaining 10% of the additional depreciation in the subsequent previous year.

5.      Improving the quality of life and public health through Swachh Bharat Initiatives

It is proposed to provide that the donations (other than the CSR contributions made in accordance with section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013) made to Swachch Bharat Kosh (by both resident and non-resident) and Clean Ganga Fund (by resident) shall be eligible for 100% deduction under section 80G of the Income-tax Act.

6.      Benefits to middle class taxpayers

With a view to encourage savings and to promote health care among individual taxpayers, a number of measures are proposed to be taken by way of incentives under the Income-tax Act.  The same are enumerated below:-

It is proposed to provide that investment in Sukanya Samriddhi Scheme will be eligible for deduction u/s 80C and any payment from the scheme shall not be liable to tax.

It is proposed to increase the limit of deduction u/s 80D of the Income-tax Act from `.15,000 to `.25,000 on health insurance premium (in case of senior citizen from `.20,000 to `.30,000). It is also proposed to allow deduction of expenditure of similar amount in case of a very senior citizen not eligible to take health insurance.

It is proposed to increase the limit of deduction in case of very senior citizens u/s 80DDB of the Income-tax Act on expenditure on account of specified diseases from `.60,000 to `.80,000.

It is proposed to increase the limit of deduction u/s 80DD of the Income-tax Act in respect of maintenance, including medical treatment of a dependant who is a person with disability, from `.50,000 to `.75,000.  It is also proposed to increase the limit of deduction from `.1 lakh to `.1.25 lakh in case of severe disability.

It is proposed to increase the limit of deduction u/s 80U of the Income-tax Act in case of a person with disability, from `.50,000 to `.75,000.  It is also proposed to increase the limit of deduction from `.1 lakh to `.1.25 lakh in case of severe disability.

It is proposed to increase the limit of deduction u/s 80CCC of the Income-tax Act on account of contribution to a pension fund of LIC or IRDA approved insurer from `.1 lakh to `.1.5 lakh.

It is proposed to increase the limit of deduction u/s 80CCD of the Income-tax Act on account of contribution by the employee to National Pension Scheme (NPS) from `.1 lakh to `.1.50 lakh.  It is also proposed to provide a deduction of  upto `.50,000 over and above the limit of `.1.50 lakh in respect of contributions made to NPS.

It is proposed to amend the provisions of section 197A of the Income-tax Act so as to provide the facility of filing self-declaration of non-deduction of tax by the recipients of taxable maturity proceeds of life insurance policy.

Under the existing provisions of the Income-tax Act, an individual buying an immovable property from a resident is required to deduct tax but is not required to obtain TAN for depositing the tax so deducted.  With a view to extend the same facility to an individual or HUF purchasing an immovable property from a non-resident, it is proposed to relax the requirement of obtaining TAN by the individual or HUF who is required to deduct tax on acquisition of immovable property from a non-resident.

It is proposed to provide that donation made to National Fund for Control of Drug Abuse (NFCDA) shall be eligible for 100% deduction under section 80G of the Income-tax Act.
Details of tax deductions referred to in para 99.
· Deduction u/s 80C                           `.1,50,000
· Deduction u/s 80CCD                         `.50,000
· Deduction on account of interest
  on house property loan
  (Self occupied property)                   `.2,00,000
· Deduction u/s 80D on health Ins         `.25,000
· Exemption of transport allowance        `.19,200 
Total                                            `.4,44,200

7.      Stand alone proposals to maximise benefits to the economy

With a view to providing a uniform method of computation of period of stay in Indian for the purposes of determination of ‘resident’ status in the case of a India seafarer, whether working on a Indian-ship or foreign-ship, it is proposed to provide an enabling power to CBDT to prescribe the same in the rules.

In search cases, it is proposed to allow seized cash to be adjusted towards the assessee’s tax liability under his settlement application.

With a view to ensuring proper deduction of tax on payments made to non-residents, it is proposed to amend the provisions of section 195 of the Income-tax Act so as to provide for enabling power to the CBDT for capturing information about prescribed foreign remittances which are claimed to be not chargeable to tax.

Compiled & Submitted by
Mr. K.K. Juneja
Advocate