Year: 2016

Advocate Neelam C. Jadhav has prepared a compilation of important judgements relating to the taxability of unaccounted black money deposited in bank accounts in the wake of demonetisation. The compilation of judgements will prove invaluable to tax professionals and tax payers in the wake of the heavy litigation between the tax payers and the income-tax department that is likely to ensue shortly

Dr. K. Shivaram, Senior Advocate, has hailed Demonetisation as a great move and a bold step to reduce the black money circulation in our country. He has called it a “War against corruption and black money” and opined that the …

War Against Corruption And Black Money – Tax Professionals Must Support The Govt Read More »

Dr. K. Shivaram, Senior Advocate, is upset at the inaction of the Government in appointing Vice-Presidents to the ITAT. He explains that this inaction demoralizes the hardworking Members of the ITAT and robs them of the prospects of promotion. The author has also expressed grave reservations at the proposal of the Government to merge all the Tribunals into one body. He explains that the proposal is ill-conceived and has been mooted without paying regard to the specialized knowledge that is required to decide complex income-tax cases

Dr. K. Shivaram, Senior Advocate, points out that while Courts are dutifully issuing directions and strictures with the sincere objective of putting the income-tax department on the right path, there is no feedback from the department as to whether these …

Dear Income-Tax Dept, Please Inform Us Of The Remedial Measures Taken By You Pursuant To Directives And Strictures From Courts Read More »

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley spare no opportunity to talk about how to intend to usher in a “transparent, stable and predictable” tax regime. However, there is a big disconnect between the high-sounding words and the reality at the ground level. The author has put together a simple and easy-to-follow guide for the law makers to implement if they are really serious about bringing about radical and structural changes to the taxation regime of the Country