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1. Slab rate
2. Due Dates
3. Minimum Alternate Tax
4. Alternate Minimum Tax
5. Chapter VI A
Deductions
6. Income Tax form details
I. SLABS & TAX RATES FOR FY 2015-2016
2015
1. Individual:
Plus:
Surcharge @ 12% if income exceeds Rs. 1 crore
Education @ 3% of total income tax and surcharge
Note: Relief under Section 87A is available to a resident individual if his total income
does not exceed Rs. 5,00,000 The relief available shall be 100% of income-tax
income tax or ` 2,000
whichever is less.
2. Co-operative
operative Society:
3. Domestic company
a. For domestic companies having taxable income less than INR 1 crore,
Income is taxed at a flat rate of 30% with a 3% education cess.
b. For domestic companies having taxable income more than INR 1 crore
but less than INR 10 Crore Income is taxed at a flat rate of 30% with a 7%
surcharge on tax and 3% education cess on tax.
c. For domestic companies having taxable income more than INR 10 crore
(10 million): Income is taxed
taxe at a flat rate of 30% with a 12% surcharge on
tax and 3% education cess on tax
4. Foreign companies:
Income is taxed at a flat rate of 40% with a 3% education cess and surcharge @
2% of such income tax, provided that the taxable income exceeds Rs. 1 crore &
At the rate of 5% of such income tax, provided that the taxable income exceeds
Rs. 10 crores.
Where the taxable income exceeds Rs. Rs. 25,000/- + 20% of the amount by
iii. 5,00,000/- but does not exceed Rs. which the taxable income exceeds Rs.
10,00,000/-. 5,00,000/-.
Surcharge : 12% of the Income Tax, where taxable income is more than Rs. 1 crore.
* Abbreviations used :
NRI - Non Residentt Individual; HUF - Hindu Undivided Family; AOP - Association of
Persons; BOI - Body of Individuals; AJP - Artificial Judicial Person
Returns of
6. Incomes
On or before 15th
30% of advance tax
September
On or before 15th
60% of advance tax
December
On or before 15th
100% of advance tax
March
Due Dates
Nature Form and Time limit
Appeal to Commissioner of In Form 35, within 30 or 45 days from the date of
Income-tax (Appeals) receipt of the order to be appealed against.
Appeal to Income-tax
tax Appelate In Form 36, within 60 days from the date of receipt of
Tribunal order to be appealed against.
Filing of Memorandum of Cross In Form 36A, within 30 days from the date of receipt
Objections of the notice.
Appeal to High Court Within 120 days of receipt of the order
Within 14 days from the date of declaration of
Distribution Tax under section 115-O
115 dividend.
Annual Information returns Before August 31 after the end of the year
Within 7 days from the end of the month in which it is
Form 15H and Form 15-I received.
III. MINIMUM ALTERNATE TAX
APPLICABLITY
The provision of minimum alternative tax is applicable only to companies.
companies
Steps Procedure
1 Compute the Total Income under Income Tax Act, 1961
2 Compute Book Profit under section 115JB
Compute Tax on Total Income at rates applicable for Companies under Income
3 Tax Act, 1961
4 Compute Tax at 18.5 % on Book Profit
5 Tax Payable = Higher of Step 3 or Step 4
Avail MAT credit whenever possible under section 115JAA i.e., tax payable on
6 Total Income is higher, then, the difference between the tax on Total Income and
the Tax on Book Profit as calculated shall be adjusted from the MAT credit
available under section 115JAA.
Particulars Amount
Net profit as per Profit & Loss A/c prepared in accordance with Schedule XXXXX
VI to the Companies Act[now Schedule III to the Companies Act, 2013]
Add : Following items (if they are debited to the P & L A/c)
Income-tax
tax paid/payable and the provision thereof XXXXX
Amounts carried to any reserves by whatever name called (Other than XXXXX
reserve specified under Section 33AC)
Provisions for unascertained liabilities XXXXX
Provisions for losses of subsidiary companies XXXXX
Dividends paid/proposed XXXXX
Expenditure related to incomes which are exempt under section 10 [other XXXXX
than section 10(38)] section 11 and section 12
The amount or amounts of expenditure relatable to, income, being share of XXXXX
the taxpayer in the income of an association of persons or body of
individuals, on which no income-tax
income is payable in accordance with the
provisions of section 86.
The amount or amounts of expenditure relatable to income accruing or
XXXXX
arising to a taxpayer being a foreign company, from :
(a) the capital gains arising on transactions in securities; or
(b) the interest, royalty or fees for technical services chargeable to tax at
the rate or rates specified in Chapter XII
if the income-tax
tax payable on above income is less than the rate of MAT
The amount representing notional loss on transfer of a capital asset, being share
or a special purpose vehicle to a business trust in exchange of units allotted by
that trust referred to in clause (xvii) of section 47 or the amount
representing notional loss resulting from any change in carrying amount of said
units or the amount of loss on transfer of units referred to in clause (xvii) of
section 47 XXXXX
Expenditure relatable to income by way of royalty in respect of patent XXXXX
chargeable to tax under section 115BBF
Amount of depreciation debited to P & L A/c XXXXX
Deferred tax and the provision thereof XXXXX
Provision for diminution in the value of any asset XXXXX
The amount standing in revaluation reserve relating to revalued asset on XXXXX
the retirement or disposal of such an asset if not credited to profit and loss
account
The amount of gain on transfer of units referred to in clause
(xvii) of section 47 computed by taking into account the cost of the shares
exchanged with units referred to in the said clause or the carrying amount
XXXXX
of the shares at the time of exchange where such shares are carried at a
value other than the cost through profit or loss account, as the case may
be;
Less : Following items (if they are credited to the P & L A/c)
Amount withdrawn from any reserve or provision if credited to P&L (XXXXX)
account
Incomes which are exempt under section 10 [other than section 10(38)] (XXXXX)
section 11 and section 12
Amount of depreciation debited to P&L account (excluding the (XXXXX)
depreciation on revaluation of assets)
Amount withdrawn from revaluation reserve and credited to P&L account (XXXXX)
to the extent it does not exceed the amount of depreciation on revaluation
of assets
The amount of income, being the share of the taxpayer in the income of an XXXXX
association of persons or body of individuals, on which no income-tax
income is payable
in accordance with the provisions of section 86, if any such amount is credited to
the profit and loss account
The amount of income accruing or arising to a taxpayer being a foreign
company, from
(a) the capital gains arising on transactions in securities; or XXXXX
(b) the interest, royalty or fees for technical services chargeable to tax at XXXXX
the rate or rates specified in Chapter XII if the income-tax
income payable on
above income is less than the rate of MAT
XXXXX
The amount (if any, credited to the profit and loss account) representing
(a) notional gain on transfer of a capital asset, being share of a special
purpose vehicle to a business trust in exchange of units allotted by that
trust
st referred to in clause (xvii) of section 47; or
(b) notional gain resulting from any change in carrying amount of said
units; or
(c) gain on transfer of units referred to in clause (xvii) of section 47 The amount
representation notional gain
on transfer of units referred to in clause (xvii) of section 47
computed by taking into account the cost of the shares exchanged with units
referred to in the said clause or the carrying amount of the shares at the time
of exchange where such h shares are carried at a value other than the cost
through profit or loss account, as the case may be;
Income by way of royalty in respect of patent chargeable to tax under section XXXXX
115BBF
Amount of brought forward loss or unabsorbed depreciation, whichever is (XXXXX)
less as per books of account
Profits of a sick industrial company till its net worth becomes (XXXXX)
zero/positive
Deferred tax, if credited to P&L account (XXXXX)
Book profit to be used to compute MAT XXXXX
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IV. ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX(AMT)
APPLICABLITY
1. The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to a person who has claimed
any deduction under
IMPLEMENTATION:
The government required the assessee to obtain a report from the chartered accountant
certifying the adjusted total income and alternate minimum tax computed thereon as
per the provisions of the act.
COMPUTATION:
Step 1: Compute the adjusted total income
Adjusted total income = Total income before giving to provisions of chapter XII-BA
XII +
deductions claimed under any section (other than section 80P) included in Chapter VI-A
VI
under the heading "C - Deductions in respect of certain incomes" + deduction claimed
under section 10AA.
Section 115JD of the Act provides for tax credit of AMT. It provides that tax credit in
respect of a particular assessment year to be allowed shall be the excess of alternate
minimum tax paid over the normal tax liability. It further provides that the un
un-availed
tax credit under that section can be claimed for the balance of unexpired period of ten
years against excess of normal tax liability over section 115JC tax liability. Also no
interest shall be paid on such credit.
80GG Rent paid in excess of 10% of total income for Individuals not
furnished/unfurnished resi-dential
resi accommodation (subject to receiving any
maximum of Rs. 5,000 p.m. or 25% of total income, whichever is house rent
less) (subject to certain conditions) allowance
80GGA Certain donations for scientific, social or statistical research or All assessees not
rural development programme or for carrying out an eligible having any income
project or scheme or National Urban Poverty Eradication Fund chargeable under
(subject to certain conditions) the head 'Profits
and gains of
business or
profession'
80GGB Sum contributed to any political party/electoral trust24 Indian company
80GGC Sum contributed to any political party/electoral trust24 All assessees,
other than local
authority and
artificial juridical
person wholly or
partly funded by
Government
For certain incomes
80-IA Profits and gains from industrial undertakings engaged in All assessees
infrastructure facility, telecommunication services, industrial park,
development of Special Economic Zone, power undertakings, etc.
(subject to certain conditions and limits)25
No deduction under this section shall be available to an enterprise
which starts the development or operation and maintenance of the
infrastructure facility on or after the 1st day of April, 2017.
80-IAB Profits and gains derived by undertaking/enterprise from Assessee being
business of developing a Special Economic Zone notified on or Developer of SEZ
after 1-4-2005
2005 (subject to certain conditions
conditi and limits)
No deduction under this section shall be available to an assessee,
being a developer, where the development of Special Economic
Zone begins on or after the 1st day of April, 2017.
80-IAC Profit and gains derived by an eligible start
start-up from specified Company and LLP
business on or after 1-4--2017(subject to certain conditions)
80-IB Profits and gains from industrial undertakings, cold storage plant, All assessees
hotel, scientific research & development, mineral oil concern, No deduction shall
housing projects, cold chain facility,
fa multiplex theatres, convention be available to an
centres, ships, etc. (subject to certain conditions and limits) enterprise which
commence the
business activity
on or after 1-4-
2017.
80-IC Profits and gains derived by an undertaking or an enterprise in All assessees
special category States (Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Arunachal
Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya,
Meghala Mizoram, Nagaland and
Tripura) (subject to certain limits, time limits and conditions),
(a)) which has begun or begins to manufacture or produce any
article or thing, not being any article or thing specified in the
Thirteenth Schedule, or which manufactures or produces any
article or thing, not being any article or thing specified in the
Thirteenth Schedule and undertakes substantial expansion during
the specified period.
(b)) which has begun or begins to manufacture or produce any
article or thing specified in the Fourteenth Schedule or commences
any operation specified in that Schedule, or which manufactures or
produces any article or thing, specified in the Fourteenth Schedule
or commences any operation specified in that Schedule and
undertakes substantial expansion during the specified period
80-ID Profits and gains from business of hotels and convention centres All assessees
in specified areas (subject to certain conditions).
80-IE Deduction in respect of certain undertakings in North Eastern All assessees
States.
80JJA Entire income from business of collecting and processing or All assessees
treating of bio-degradable
degradable waste for generating power, or
producing bio-fertilizers,
fertilizers, bio-pesticides
bio or other biological agents
or for producing bio-gas,
gas, making pellets or briquettes for fuel or
organic manure (for 5 consecutive assessment years)
80JJAA Deduction of 30% of additional employee cost in respect of Assessee to whom
employment of new employees. section 44AB
Additional employee cost means total emoluments paid or payable applies
to additional employees employed during the previous year.
Deduction shall be allowed for first three Assessment Years
including the Assessment Year relevant to previous year in which
such employment is provided.
80LA Certain incomes of Scheduled banks/banks incorporated outside Scheduled
India having Offshore Banking Units in a Special Economic Banks/banks
Zone/Units of International Financial Services Centre (subject to incorporated
certain conditions and limits) outside
India/Units of
International
Financial Services
Centre
80P Specified incomes [subject to varying limits specified in sub-
sub Co-operative
section (2)] societies
80QQB Royalty income of author of certain specified category of books Resident
(up to Rs. 3,00,000) (subject to certain conditions) Individual -
Author
80RRB Royalty on patents up to Rs. 3,00,000 in the case of a resident Resident
individual who is a patentee and is in receipt of income by way of individuals
royalty in respect of a patent registered on or after 1-4-2003
(subject to certain conditions).
80TTA Interest on deposits in savings bank accounts (up to Rs. 10,000 Individuals/HUFs
per year)
80U Deduction of Rs. 75,000 to a resident individual who, at any time Resident
during the previous year, is certified by the medical authority to be individuals
a person with disability [as defined under Persons with
Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full
Participation) Act, 1995] [w.e.f. assessment year 2005-06
2005
including autism, cerebral palsy, and multiple disabilities as
defined under National
tional Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism,
Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation & Multiple Disabilities Act,
1999] [in the case of a person with severe disability, allowable
deduction is Rs. 1,25,000] (subject to certain conditions).