Quick Summary of Compliance Relaxation Measures announced by Finance Minister Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today announced various statutory and regulatory compliance relief measures amid a complete shutdown almost all over the country to control the spread of the coronavirus. FM has extended compliance deadlines and provided various relief measures in Income […]
COVID-19 : How can ‘Work from Home’ be implemented? SAFETY FIRST : Measures should be taken to prevent spreading COVID-19 : Work from Home policy should be adopted as Safety of Staff, Articles and family members is our Prime Responsibility. Few things that can be done: Communication to Clients: Make clear […]
Extreme Risk Aversion due to Corona virus (COVID-19) has impacted all financial assets drastically with global market indices losing 30%+ in less than a month, gold touching Rs. 45,000 and emerging market currencies experiencing extreme pressure. Also in India, FIIs are selling big time and taking money (USD) out of India […]
If you are planning to sell an immovable property originally acquired before April 1, 2001, you may be better off if you sell the property on or before March 31, 2020. Budget 2020 introduced a new provision restricting fair market value as on 1/4/2001 to the stamp duty value for calculating […]
Who must file: A Green card holder, a US citizen or any person considered a resident for tax purposes need to file an Income Tax return – 1040 by April 15 (Extension for Tax Year 2020 – May 17). An extension of 6 months is available just on filing of Form […]
IRS Form 1065 – U.S. Return for Partnership A partnership must be an association of two or more taxpayers with the objective of making a profit. A business operated as a partnership is not recognized as a taxable entity under the income tax laws. Instead, the partner divides the income and […]
US TAX RETURNS – CA Vishal Jagetiya, CA Shivam Thakkar 1. Introduction The U.S. tax system is set up under both a federal and state level. There are several types of taxes such as income, sales, capital gains, etc. Federal and state taxes are completely separate and each one has is […]
Budget 2020 was introduced with an objective of “Ease of Living” with three prominent themes as Aspirational India, Economic Development and Caring Society with Good Governance and Robust Financial Sector. However, it may not result into ease of calculating and determining tax liability. The Budget 2020 has made many changes including […]
The Finance Budget 2020-2021 came as a big surprise for NRIs as it changed the definition of a “Resident” in India. The Government noticed an individual managing his/her period of stay in India, so as to remain a non-resident in perpetuity and not be required to declare the global income in […]
Overview of New GST Returns (Applicable from April 2020) 1. Background The GST Council approved a new simplified GST return format in its 27th Council meeting. The new GST return aims at enhancing transparency and accuracy of the return filing process. The Council has decided that the new return filing […]