TAXATION OF NON-RESIDENTS

Who is a ‘resident’ for tax purposes? (Section 6)

1. INDIVIDUAL

1. An individual is considered as a ‘resident’ if he is

1. in India for 182 days or more in a previous year

OR

2. in India for 365 days or more in 4 years immediately preceding a previous year and 60 days or more in a previous year

Pay Self Assessment Tax to avoid getting Notice from Income Tax department

Assessees whose tax liability as per ITR is more than Rs.100/- are supposed to pay their tax liability on or before due date of filing their ITR. however it has been noticed by the Income Tax Department that some of assessee filed their ITR within due date but forget to pay tax. Now department has issued circular advising all such assessees to pay tax before getting notice to avoid penal consequences. detailed circular is appended below for reference of guest/member of the blog:-

CBDT Extends Due Date For Filing Tax Audit Report For AY 2013-14

The CBDT has issued an order dated 24.10.2013 under section 119 of the Act in continuation of the order dated 26.09.2013 directing that in cases where the ‘due date’ of furnishing reports of audit and corresponding income-tax returns was 30th September 2013 and where the same are furnished electronically on or before 31st October 2013, such reports of audit and returns of income shall be deemed to have been furnished within the ‘due date’ prescribed under section 139(1) of the Income-tax Act, 1961

source:- http://www.itatonline.org/info/index.php/cbdt-extends-due-date-for-filing-tax-audit-report-for-ay-2013-14/

Food/Beverages services provided by Canteen exempt from Service Tax

Amendment to Mega Exemption Notification - Food or Beverages Services provided by a Canteen exempt from Service TaxCBEC vide Notification No. 14/2013 - ST., Dated: October 22, 2013 has exempt the food or beverages services provided by a canteen by inserting entry no. 19A in the Mega Exemption List. The entry provides as under :"19A. Services provided in relation to serving of food or beverages by a canteen maintained in a factory covered under the Factories Act, 1948 (63 of 1948), having the facility of air-conditioning or central air-heating at any time during the year."[Notification No. 14/2013 ST dated 22.10.2013]Source: www.cbec.gov.in 

Labour Cost Control

Labour is another important element of cost and for overall cost control and cost reduction, of labour cost is of paramount importance. However, for control and reduction of labour cost, it is essential to compute the labour cost in a scientific manner and hence there should be proper systems of systems and processes and documentation, which will help computation of labour cost in a scientific manner.

Attention should also be paid to the productivity aspect. Low productivity results in higher labour cost per unit while higher productivity will reduce the labour cost per unit.

Various aspects of labour cost control

The following steps will be useful in controlling and reducing the labour cost.