Wednesday, March 10, 2010

IMPLICATION OF BUDGET 2010 ON BUSINESS INCOME..

Tax Rates

Tax rate for firms, LLP and companies remain the

same as per last year's budget.

• However surcharge in the case of domestic

company gets reduced from existing 10% to 7.50%

for the Financial Year 2010-2011.

• Similarly surcharge in the case of dividend

distribution tax and minimum alternate tax gets

reduced to 7.50 %.

MAT

• Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) rate has been

increased from 15 % to 18 %. Rate of MAT for the

company on the basis of profit will be as under:-

- Book Profit exceeds Rs. 1.00 crore - 19.93%

- Book Profit upto Rs. 1.00 Crore - 18.54%

Deemed Gift

• Taxation of deemed gift has been introduced. If a

company/ firm acquires shares of other unlisted

company for inadequate consideration or without

consideration and aggregate fair market value

exceeds Rs. 50,000/. This provision will apply w.e.f.

1 June 2010.st

Non Residents

• It is proposed to expand the scope of taxation of

non residents.

• If a non resident earns interest , royalty or technical

fees, it will be deemed to accrue or arise in India,

whether or not services are rendered in India or

outside India.

• This amendment is introduced to nullify the impact

of judicial ruling in favour of assesee and is to be

applied retrospectively from FY 1976-77.

• This provision will also have implication in case of

TDS on payment to non resident

Depreciation

• It is proposed that the company and LLP will

apportion the depreciation allowable under the Act

in the ratio of number of days for which assets were

used by them in case of conversion of private

limited or public unlisted company to LLP as per the

amended provisions of Act.

• Further WDV of assets in case of such LLP will be

WDV of assets of company before such conversion.

• LLP can claim the benefit of unabsorbed brought

forward loss and depreciation in case of conversion

of company.

• However MAT credit gets lapsed in the hand of LLP

in case of conversion of company.

Research

• Deduction of amount paid to research association is

proposed to be enhanced to one and three

fourth time of sum paid as against existing of one

and one fourth time of sum paid.

• For specified businesses i.e. pharmaceutical,

chemical computers, who incur expenditure on

scientific research, the weighted deduction to the

extent of two time of the amount spent will be

allowed as against existing one and one half time of

amount spent.

Hotel

• A person will be allowed to claim deduction of

expenditure of capital nature incurred on a new

hotel of two star and above category.

• The expenditure will be allowed in the year in which

hotel commence the operation and entire capital

expenditure incurred prior to commencement of

hotel will be eligible for deduction.

• However the assessee will not be able to claim any

other deduction in any other assessment year.

Capital gain on conversion to LLP

• It is proposed that conversion of private limited or

public unlisted company to limited liability

partnership will not result into transfer and capital

gain on such conversion will not attract tax.

• However this clause is non starter since condition

attached with such exemption is rigorous i.e. sales

of company in preceding three year should not

exceed 60 lacs, partners can not withdraw any

money out of balance of accumulated profit

standing in the accounts on the day of conversion,

partners can not receive any consideration / benefit

directly or indirectly from LLP after conversion

during the existence of LLP etc.,
Tax Audit

• It is proposed to increase the threshold limit for the

requirement of Tax Audit.

• Now Professionals are required to get the tax audit

done if gross receipts exceeds Rs. 15. 00 Lacs and

other business entity requires to get the tax audit

done if turnover exceeds Rs. 60 Lacs.

• However penalty for non compliance of tax audit

provision will attract maximum penalty of Rs. 1.50

Lacs in place of existing penalty of Rs. 1.00 lacs.

Housing Project

• Deduction for housing project approved after

1 April 2005 will be allowed in case project getsst

completed within five year from the end of financial

year in which first approval was granted after

1/4/2005 .

• However commercial area is now restricted to 3%

of total built up area in place of existing 5% of built

up area or 5000 Sq. ft which ever is higher is

specified for claim of deduction u/s 80IB (10) of the

Act.

Valuation of Property

• Now department can refer the valuation of property

for determination of value of gift in case of transfer

of property without consideration or inadequate

consideration to valuation officer during the course

of scrutiny assessment proceeding.

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