Category Archives: Direct Tax

CBDT Incorporates Majority Rule to Address Split in Advance Rulings

Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) vide Notification No. 38/2023 dated 12th June, 2023 amends the e-Advance Rulings Scheme, 2022(Scheme), substitutes clause (iv) in Para 6(C) of the Scheme with new clause (iv) and inserts clause (v) in Para 6(C) … Continue reading

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CBDT releases notifications easing constraints of Angel Tax

Pursuant to Press Release dated 19.05.2023 proposing changes with respect to Angel Tax, CBDT has issued notification no. 29 dated 24.05.2023. CBDT notifies the class or classes of persons for inapplicability of Section 56(2)(viib) which are: Government and Government related … Continue reading

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Leave Encashment Exemption Limited Increased to Rs.25 Lakh

CBDT increased limit of Leave Encashment exemption u/s 10(10AA) to Rs. 25 Lakhs for Non- Government Employees CBDT vide Notification No. 31/2023 dated 24.05.2023 has notified Rs. 25 Lakhs as exemption limit under Section 10(10AA) with regard to Leave Encashment … Continue reading

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Proposed Changes in Rule 11UA

Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), in a press release dated 19 May 2023, proposed changes to Rule 11UA for the purpose of the valuation of shares. It is proposed to include 5 more valuation methods available for non-resident investors … Continue reading

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SC ruling on ‘Incriminating material’ in block assessments us 153A-153C

Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of PCIT vs Abhisar Buildwell P. Ltd. [Civil Appeal No. 6580 of 2021] dated 24.04.2023 upholds the ratio of Hon’ble Delhi High Court’s ruling in Kabul Chawla [(2016) 380 ITR 573] and Hon’ble Gujarat … Continue reading

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