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New Delhi, July 09, 2019 ;
1.The threshold limit for reduced tax rate of 25% in case of domestic companies has been increased from Rs. 250 crores to Rs. 400 crores. Thus, a domestic company whose total turnover or the gross receipt in the previous year 2017-2018 does not exceed Rs. 400 crore shall be taxable at the rate of 25%.
2.A new Section 80EEA has been inserted to provide for deduction of up to Rs. 1.50 lakhs for interest on loan taken from any financial institution for acquisition of a residential house property whose stamp duty value does not exceed Rs. 45 lakhs.
3.A new section 80EEB has been inserted to provide for a deduction of Rs. 1.5 lakhs in respect of interest on loan taken for purchase of an electric vehicle from any financial institution.
4.The new rate of surcharge for Individual, HUF, AOP, BOI and AJP shall be – 10% (for income of Rs. 50 lakhs to Rs. 1 crore), 15% (for income of Rs. 1 crore to Rs. 2 crores), 25% (for income of Rs. 2 crores to Rs. 5 crores) and 37% (for income exceeding 5 crores).
5.Any sum of money paid, or any property situated in India transferred, on or after July 5, 2019 by a person resident in India to a person outside India shall be deemed to accrue or arise in India under Section 9.
6.Furnishing of return of income shall be mandatory under Section 139 if an individual has deposited Rs. 1 crore or more in current account or he has incurred expenditure of Rs. 2 lakhs or more on foreign travel or he has incurred expenditure of Rs. 1 lakh or more on electricity consumption.
7.Income-tax return can be filed using Aadhaar Number, if person hasn’t been allotted PAN. If a person has linked his Aadhaar number with PAN, he may also furnish his Aadhaar number in place of PAN in the Income-tax return…..to be continued
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