Today Video Conference of CBDT with CCsIT and DGsIT has been held on scheduled time. All the predetermined issues including issue of Cadre Restructuring were discussed. CBDT informed that reports of all subcommittees except Subcommittee for allocation of posts and jurisdiction have been received. It is also informed that this subcommittee will submit the report tomorrow i.e. 29.11.2013.
Thursday 28 November 2013
Sunday 24 November 2013
Saturday 23 November 2013
news flash
Implementation of Cadre Restructuring of Income Tax Department: Quarterly Review Meeting rescheduled on 09.12.2013.
The Quarterly Review Meeting which was scheduled on 22.11.2013 is rescheduled on 09.12.2013.
Quartely Review Meeting with Chairperson, CBDT today (22/11/2013)
Today quarterly review meeting with chairman of ITEF/ITGOA. Some news may be out for restructuring and allocation of posts region wise.
Thursday 21 November 2013
New rule lowers HRA exemption claim limit............
The central government has lowered the exemption limit for reporting the rent received. Salaried taxpayers claiming HRA exemption and paying a rent of over Rs 1 lakh per year have to give landlord's PAN (permanent account number). Till now, if the total rent paid was less than Rs 15,000 a month there was no need to submit the landlord's PAN details. The new rule effectively lowers the rent limit from Rs 15,000 a month to Rs 8,333 per month for claiming HRA exemption without making any disclosures.
Though incurring actual expenditure on payment of rent is a pre-requisite for claiming deduction under section 10(13A) of the I-Tax Act, it has been decided as an administrative measure that salaried employees drawing HRA up to Rs 3,000 per month will be exempted from production of rent receipt.
The new rule is aimed at people claiming HRA exemption for living in their own house. "It has to be noted that only the expenditure actually incurred on payment of rent in respect of residential accommodation occupied by the assessee subject to the limits laid down in Rule 2A, qualifies for exemption from income-tax," CBDT said in its circular.
HRA granted to an employee who is residing in a house/flat owned by him is not exempt from income-tax. "The disbursing authorities should satisfy themselves in this regard by insisting on production of evidence of actual payment of rent before excluding the house rent allowance or any portion thereof from the total income of the employee," CBDT said.
Source : ET
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