01/02/2021
Taxation highlights from Union Budget:
▪️Senior Citizens: Reduced Compliance burden for 75 years and above - not required to file ITR if only pension and interest income.
▪️Vivad se Vishwas scheme opting timeline increased till 28.02.2021
▪️No more GST audits.
▪️Reduction in time for IT Proceedings: Reopening of Assessments period reduced from 6 years to 3 years except in serious tax evasion cases.
▪️Proposal to constitute ‘Dispute Resolution Committee’. (Taxable income 50 lakhs and disputed income 10 lakhs).
▪️National Faceless Income Tax Appellate Tribunal Centre
▪️Relaxations to NRI: Proposal to notify rules for removing hardships for double taxation.
▪️Tax Audit Limit: Tax audit limit increased from 5 crores to 10 crores (only for minimum 95% digitized payments business).
▪️Relief on advance tax liability on dividend income.
▪️Tax holidays for Aircraft leasing companies.
▪️Prefiling of returns (Salary, Tax payments, TDS etc.) Details of Capital gains from listed Securities, dividend income, etc. will be prefilled.
▪️Small Charitable Trusts compliance limit increased from 1 crore to 5 crores.
▪️Late deposit of employee’s contribution by employer will not be allowed as deduction.
▪️Incentive to startup: Tax holiday exemption for one more year for FY 21-22.
▪️Duties reduced on various textile, chemicals and other products.
▪️Gold and Silver (BCD reduced).
▪️Agriculture Products: Custom duty increased on cottons, silks, alcohol etc.