TMI BlogFinance Minister unveils string of measures towards Ease of Doing BusinessX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Finance Minister unveils string of measures towards Ease of Doing Business - Budget Dated:- 1-2-2017 - News - Finance Minister unveils string of measures towards Ease of Doing Business Presumptive income scheme for audit of entities raised from ₹ 1 crore to ₹ 2 crore; Threshold for maintenance of books for individuals and HUF more than doubled Individual Insurance agents earning b ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... elow taxable limit to be exempted from 5% TDS off commission after filing self-declaration While presenting the General Budget 2017-18 in Lok Sabha here today, the Union Finance Minister, Shri Arun Jaitley announced a slew of reliefs in the Government s continuing policy towards providing an environment of Ease of Doing Business . The Finance Minister Shri Jaitley raised the threshold lim ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... it for audit of business entities that opt for presumptive income scheme from ₹ 1 crore to ₹ 2 crore. Similarly, the threshold for the maintenance of books for individuals and HUF is proposed to be increased from turnover of ₹ 10 lakhs to ₹ 25 lakhs or income from ₹ 1.2 lakhs to ₹ 2.5 lakhs. The Finance Minister Shri Jaitley further said that the Foreign Port ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... folio Investor (FPI) Category I II will be exempt from indirect transfer provision under the IT Act. Besides, indirect transfer provision shall not apply in case of redemption of shares or interests outside India as a result of or arising out of redemption or sale of investment in India which is chargeable to tax in India. This will remove apprehensions over taxation upon transfer of stake of in ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... vestors of India-based funds located abroad but investing in India-based companies, he added. Bringing relief to individual insurance agents, Shri Jaitley said they will be exempted from the TDS provision of 5% being deducted from commission payable after filing a self-declaration that their income is below taxable limit. Professionals with receipt upto ₹ 50 lakhs p.a. can pay advance tax ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... towards presumptive taxation in one installment instead of four. In order to allow the people to claim the refund expeditiously, the Finance Minister Shri Jaitley said that the time period for revising a tax return is being reduced to 12 months from completion of financial year, at par with the time period for filing of return. Also the time for completion of scrutiny assessments is being comp ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ressed further from 21 months to 18 months for Assessment Year 2018-19 and further to 12 months for Assessment Year 2019-20 and thereafter, he added. The Finance Minister proposed to restrict the scope of domestic transfer pricing only if one of the entities involved in related party transaction enjoys specified profit-linked deduction. Shri Jaitley said this will reduce the compliance burden f ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... or domestic companies since the number of entities being covered under domestic pricing had gone up substantially resulting in longer scrutiny. - News - Press release - PIB Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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