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Deductions for purchases from MSE to be allowed on Payment basis| Amendment in Section 43B of Income Tax Act
Income Tax
CA. Kavit Vijay

Deductions for purchases from MSE to be allowed on Payment basis| Amendment in Section 43B of Income Tax Act

For the last many years the government has provided various benefits for MSME (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) to boost their business. A separate portal is provided for the entities to register themselves as MSME. MSMEs are encouraged through various benefits such as collateral free loans, subsidy on patent registration, Free ISO certification etc. To take data of dues outstanding to MSME, The Companies Act also introduced Form MSME-1 wherein every company is required to disclose funds outstanding to MSME for more than 45 Days.

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GST Portal may facilitate revision of GST returns
Returns
CA. Sachin Jindal

GST Portal may facilitate revision of GST returns

Concept of revision of Tax returns is a very usual and vital part of the tax system as it allows taxpayers to rectify unintentional errors made while filing tax returns. Every tax system including income tax provides a facility to revise tax returns upto specified time period. Under pre-GST regime as well, taxpayers were available with the option file revised VAT, Central Excise and Service Tax return. However, Goods and Service Tax has not yet provided that facility to revise GST returns to the taxpayers. 

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Deduction made by the applicant from employees for canteen services is not supply and ITC will be available for obligatory canteen services
Judgements
CA. Sachin Jindal

Deduction made by the applicant from employees for canteen services is not supply and ITC will be available for obligatory canteen services

The Kohler India Corporation Private Limited (“The Applicant ”) was mandatorily required to provide a canteen facility to the workers. The Applicant entered into a contract with Canteen service provider wherein invoice is raised by the CSP in the name of the applicant. Cost of CSP is borne by the applicant partially and the balance amount is recovered from the employees by way of deduction from salary. The amount is collected by the applicant from the employees without any commercial objective, i.e., without any profit markups. The question before Hon’ble AAR is Whether the subsidized deduction made by the applicant from the employees would be considered as ‘supply’ under CGST Act. Further, whether the applicant is entitled to claim ITC on invoice raised by the CSP.

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Reasons of issuance of Show Cause Notice (DRC-01) under GST
News and Announcements
CA. Sachin Jindal

Reasons of issuance of Show Cause Notice (DRC-01) under GST

Assessments under GST are going on and businesses across the countries are immersed with Show Cause Notices being issued on various grounds. Show Cause Notice under GST are issued in Form DRC-01 and the process is going on from the last 2-3 years. However, what has triggered the issuance of SCN at such a large scale in the last 4-5 months? Reason for the same is Section 73(10) of CGST Act, 2017. Section 73(10) specifies time line for determination of tax not paid or short paid or Incorrect ITC Claimed.

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TDS Guidelines
TDS
CA. Kavit Vijay

Guidelines issued for TDS on payment by e-commerce operator

Finance Act, 2020 requires e-commerce operators to deduct TDS @ 1% on transactions made through e-commerce platforms. E-commerce operators are required to make such deduction at the time of credit of such amount to the account of e-commerce participant or at the time of payment, whichever is earlier.  The Central Board of Direct Taxes has earlier issued Guidelines for deduction of TDS under section 194-O(4) vide Circular no.17 of 2020 dated 29th September, 2020 and vide Circular No. 20 of 2021 dated 25th November, 2021. 

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CBIC (Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs)
Judgements
CA. Sachin Jindal

CBIC issued instruction on issuance of Show Cause Notice on employee Secondment pursuant to NOS Judgment

The Department has showered the Industries with Show Cause Notices, issued in Form DRC-01, as the last date of issuance of SCN was 30th September, 2023 for FY 2017-18 and 31st December, 2023 for FY 2018-19. One of the major grounds on which thousands of MNCs were served with Show Cause Notice was the taxability of Secondment of employees in Indian Company by Foreign Holding Company.

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Safe Harbour Rules
Information
CA. Kavit Vijay

Amendment in Safe Harbour Rules under Income Tax Act

“Safe Harbour” means circumstances under which Income-tax authorities shall accept the transfer price declared by the assessee himself. Thus, ‘safe harbour rules’ specifies the various circumstances under which transfer price declared by the Assessee with respect to International transactions shall be accepted by Income tax authorities. Safe Harbour rule is given under Rule TD of Income Tax Rules, 1961.

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Domain Registration
Information
CA. Kavit Vijay

Fees received for registration of domain name of customers can’t be considered as Royalty

The Appellant is engaged in providing domain name registration service, website design and web hosting. The Appellant charges a fee for facilitating domain name registration and a part of such fees is kept by the Appellant and a portion is shared with ICANN and the registry. Ld. The Assessing Officer considered such a fee as royalty and issued a demand order accordingly. View of Ld. AO is upheld by DRP and Tribunal. The Appellant contented that the domain name is not owned by the Appellant. Rather, the same is owned by the customer itself. The Appellant is only an intermediary and only renders registration services. The Appellant does not have any right in the property or trademark in the domain name. There is a difference between domain name registration and Trademark. The services offered by the Appellant are similar to those provided by other professionals to their respective clients who seek registration of a company’s name with the RoC or registration of patents and trademarks with the concerned registrars appointed under the relevant statute.

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