Plan Legal Compliance Private Limited

01/02/2024

*Top 75 Highlights of Budget FY 2024-25*

1. No Changes in Income Tax Slabs
2. No Change in Tax rates for Company, LLP or any other person
3. Some Exemption to Srartups and Extend some concession - extension of tax sops for soverign wealth funds and startups to March 2025
4. Tax payers service - Withdrawal of direct tax demands of period upto ₹25000 for period upto 2009-10 and ₹10000 for period upto 2014-15, 1 Crore people will benefit
5. 40,000 normal railway bogies will be converted to vande Bharat standards
6. 1-lakh crore corpus will be made available with 50 year interest free (long-term financing or refinancing) to encourage the private sector to scale up R&D. Corpus of 1 Lakh Crore for Reduced Rate Loans to Private Sector for Research in Sunrise Domains
7. Rooftop solarisation and free electricity Through rooftop solarisation, 1 crore households will be enabled to obtain up to 300 units of free electricity every month
8. This scheme follows resolve of Prime Minister, on the historic day of consecration of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya
9. Garib, Mahila, Annadata and Yuva will be focus groups
10. SithramanWorking to make India a Vikasit Bharat by 2047
11. Worries about food have been eliminated with free rations for 80 crore people
12. 25 crores Indians were pulled out of multi dimensional poverty by the govt over past 10 yrs
13. Govt could save 2.7-lakh crore through avoidance of leakages
14. Electronic agri Mandi has connected 1051 mandis, transacting ₹2-lakh crore
15. Minimum support prices for ‘Annadata’ (farmers) increased periodically
16. Direct financial assistance was extended to 11.8 crore farmers
17. For our government, social justice is an effective and necessary model
18. Female enrolment in higher education has gone up by 28 per cent in 10 year
19. Avg real income has increased by 50 per cent
20. Every year under PM Kisan Samman Yojana, Direct financial assistance is provided to 11.8 crore farmers, including marginal and small farmers
21. PM SVANIDHI has provided credit assistance to 78 lakh street vendors, from that total, 2.3 lakh have received credit for the third time
22. PM JANMAN Yojana reaches out Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups
23. PM Vishakarma Yojana provides end to end support to artisans and craftspeople
24. Scheme for empowerment of Divyang and transgender people reflects our resolve to leave no one behind
25. PM Mudra Yojana has sanctioned 43 crore loans amounting to Rs. 22.5 lakh crore for entrepreneurial aspirations of your youth
26. Fund of Funds, Startup India and Startup Credit Guarantee Schemes are assisting our youth
27. The National Education Policy 2020 is ushering transformational reforms
28. PM Shri is delivering quality teaching
29. Skill India Mission has trained 1.4 crore youth, upskilled and reskillled 54 lakh youth and established 3,000 new ITIs
30. Large no. of institutions of higher learning namely 7 IITs, 16 IIITs, 7 IIMs, 15 AIIMSs and 390 universities have been set up
31. The country received its highest ever medal tally in Asian Games and Asian Para Games in 2023
32. Chess prodigy and our No. 1 ranked player Praggnanandhaa put up a stiff fight against world champion Magnus Carlsen in 2023, today, India has over 80 chess grandmasters compared to little over 20 in 2010
33. The earlier approach of tackling poverty resulted in very modest outcomes When the poor became empowered partners in development process, government's power to assist them increases manifold. In the last 10 years, the government has assisted 25 crore people to get freedom from multidimensional poverty
34. 2cr more houses will be built under PM Awas Yojana Gramin 1cr houses will be taken to rooftop solar units to generate free electricity
35. Housing for Middle Class, Govt will launch a new scheme to buy and build their own houses
36. Making Triple Talaq illegal, one third women's reservation in Lok Sabha and state assemblies, giving over 70% houses under PM Awas Yojana in rural areas to women as sole or joint owners have enhanced their dignity
37. Empowerment of Women through entrepreneurship, ease of living and dignity has gained momentum in last 10 years
38. 30 crore MUDRA Yojana loans have been given to woman entrepreneurs
39. Female enrollment in higher education has gone up by 28% in 10 years
40. In STEM courses, girls and women constitute 43% of enrollment, one of the highest in the world
41. All these are getting reflected in increasing participation of women in workforce
42. Making Triple Talaq illegal, one third women's reservation in Lok Sabha and state assemblies, giving over 70% houses under PM Awas Yojana in rural areas to women as sole or joint owners have enhanced their dignity
43. Besides delivering on high growth, the government is equally focussed on a more comprehensive GDP - I.e., Governance, Development and Performance
44. Ayushman Bharat scheme cover will be extended to all Asha, Anganwari worker and helpers
45. To ensure housing for middle class, the government will launch a scheme for middle classThis is to help them to buy or build their own houses for those living in slums, chawls or rented houses, she added.
46. A committee to set up more medical colleges, free cervical Cancer vaccines for girls from 9-14 years
47. Nano DAP on various crops will be expanded in all agro-climatic zones
48. GST has enabled One Nation One Market One Tax
49. GIFT IFSC and Unified Regulatory Authority IFSCA are creatin a robust gateway for global capital and financial resources
50. Proactive inflation management has helped keep inflation within the policy band
51. Matsya Sampada Yojana to be expanded to generate more employment, increase earnings
52. Despite the challenges due to COVID, implementation of PM Awas Yojana Rural continued and we are close to achieving the target of 3 crore houses. 2 crore more houses will be taken up in the next 5 years
53. India U.S. Europe sponsored Middle East- europe corridor: potential gateway for world trade for 100s of years.
54. India assumed G20 Presidency during very difficult times, global economy was going through high inflation, low growth, high interest rates, very high public debt, low trade growth and climate changes
55. Pandemic has led to a crisis of food, fertilizer, fuel and finances while India successfully navigated its way and showed the world the way forward
56. India built consensus on global problems, the recently announced India Middle East Europe Economic Corridor is a strategic and economic game changer for India and others
57. Our government is ready to assist states in faster development of aspirational districts and blocks Government will pay utmost attention to make eastern region and its people a powerful driver of India's growth
58. Social Justice was largely a political slogan. For our government, social justice is an effective and necessary governance model !! The saturation approach of covering all eligible people is the true and comprehensive achievement of social justice, this is secularism in action, reduces corruption, prevents nepotism There is transparency and assurance that benefits are received to all eligible people, all regardless of their social standing get access to opportunities We are addressing systemic inequalities which have plagued our society, our focus is on outcomes and not on outlays so that socioeconomic transformation is achieved
59. Charging of electric vehicles Entrepreneurship opportunities to a large number of vendors for supply and installation, employment opportunities for youth with technical skills in manufacturing, installation and maintenance
60. Rooftop solarisation and free electricity
61. Through rooftop solarisation, 1 crore households will be enabled to obtain up to 300 units of free electricity every month
62. FDI inflows stand at $596 billion, twice more than 2014-15
63. The govt will form a high powered committee to address the concerns of fast population growth and demographic change
64. Fisheries scheme to help reach the target of INR 1 lakh crore exports
65. 2 Crore More Houses To Be Built Under PMAY-Gramin
66. Fiscal deficit for FY 24 revised at 5.8%. lower than earlier estimate of 5.9% in BE
67. FDI is 'First Develop India. FDI inflow during 2014 to 2023 was Rs 596 billion US dollars, marking a golden era. This was twice the FDI inflow between 2005 to 2014. For sustained FDI, we are negotiating bilateral investment treaties with foreign partners
68. PM Mudra Yojana has sanctioned 43 crore loans amounting to Rs. 22.5 lakh crore for entrepreneurial aspirations of our youth
69. Revised fiscal deficit estimated for FY24 has been pegged at 5.8% of GDP and the deficit for FY25 is pegged at 5.1%
70. To address fervour for domestic tourism, projects for port connectivity, tourism infra & amenities will be taken on our islands including Lakshadweep
71. Government will further promote private and public investment in post harvest activities including aggregation, modern storage, supply chains, primary and secondary processing, marketing and branding
72. After successful adoption of nano urea, Nano DAP application on various crops will be expanded in all agroclimatic zones
73. Electronic National Agricultural Market has integrated 1,361 mandis and is providing services to 1.8 crore farmers with trading volume of 3 lakh crores of rupees. The sector is poised for inclusive, balanced and higher growth and productivity.
74. I propose to retain the same tax rates for direct and indirect taxes including import duties
75. Govt will lay a white paper in house on state of the economy pre and post 2014

Regards
Nishant Raj Gupta
Director
Plan Legal Compliance Private Limited

04/11/2021

21/04/2021

Mask is important but right treatment is also very important...

22/05/2018

Reduction/Increment in limit for AIR Information is required quickly to curb black transactions.......

Cash deposit in a saving account during a F. Y. Exceeding RS 12,00,000 must be reported by bankers to Income Tax department in place of RS 10,00,000

Purchase sale of property exceeding RS 5 lacs instead of RS 30 lacs must be reported by Sub Registrar to Income Tax Department

09/05/2018

Much awaited Notification w.r t MCA Annual Filing Fees came.

Annual filing Fee of Rs. 100 per day shall be applicable from 01/07/2018
Annual Form Filing Done till 30/06/2018, shall be chargeable at Normal filing Fee + 12 times.
Annual Form filing Done after 30/06/2018,shall be chargeable at Normal filing Fee + 12 times. +Rs. 100 per day for the period of Default.

No Retrospective effect of Increase in Additional fees

25/03/2018

New form AOC-3A notified for sending financial statements to members by Ind AS Complaint Co.

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has amended the Companies (Accounts) Amendment Rules, 2014 to provide new form AOC-3A for sending financial statements including consolidated financial statements to members, debenture trustees and to all persons other than such members or trustee, being the person so entitled, not less than 21 days before the date of Annual General Meeting by Ind AS Compliant Company

11/11/2017

1. New rates to be applicable from 15.11.2017 prospectively after notification.
2. 178 items shifted from 28% slab to lower slabs leaving apart sin goods and cess applicable goods.
3. Restaurants to have no ITC. Rate of tax shall be 5%. Restaurants in star hotels-18% with ITC. Other hotels -5% without ITC.
4. Outdoor catering -18% with ITC.
5. Gstr-3b to continue till 31.03.2018.
6. Nil returns to become very easy.
7. Only filing of GSTR-1 in current year for all taxpayers. Below 1.5 crore- 31st dec for July to sept, Qtr3- 15.02.2018, Qtr4- 30.04.18
8. Other taxpayers file GSTR 1 for July-oct by 31st dec 2017 then from November by 10th of next to nextmonth - only GSTR 1.
Ex for November till 10th Jan
9. Gstr-1 to be matched with GSTR-3B.
10. Penalty on late filing, nil return- Rs. 20 per day. Others- Rs. 50 per day.
11. Composition: July-sept- ITC-05 by 31.12.2017 and GSTR-04 by 24.12.2017
12. *TRAN-01 to be filed by 31.12.2017.*
13. Composition rate of 1% for manufacturers.
14. Composition scheme for services up to Rs. 5 Lakhs in addition to supply of goods.
15. Composition limit to be increased to Rs. 1.5 crores only upon amendment of law.
16. 1% composition only on taxable and not exempt goods. Dealer dealing in exempted goods allowed to opt for composition.

Summary of the meeting of November 10, 2017

*Composition scheme expanded*
Threshold for Composition scheme to be increased to Rs. 1.5 Crores. Uniform tax rate of 1% applicable for both traders and manufacturers. Composition suppliers allowed services upto Rs. 5 lakh per annum for eligibility. Exempted supply not to be taxed at 1%.

*Returns*

Filing of Form GSTR 2 and GSTR 3 has been suspended for the current financial year. Only GSTR 1 is to be filed as per the below schedule.

For suppliers having turnvover below 1.5 crores,
For the period of July to Sept - 31st Dec 2017
For the period of Oct to Dec - 15th Feb 2018
For the period of Jan - Mar - 30th Apr 2018

For suppliers having turnvover more than 1.5 crores,
For the period of Jul to Oct - 31st Dec 2017
For the month of Nov - 10th Jan 2018
For the month of Dec - 10th Feb 2018
For the month of Jan - 10th Mar 2018
For the month of Feb - 10th Apr 2018
For the month of Mar - 10th May 2018

Filing of return in Form 3B to be continued till March. For small taxpayers, return to be simplified. It is not clear whether small suppliers will have to file monthly or quarterly (as proposed in the last meeting).

A committee to simplify details of GSTR 2 and GSTR 3 will be setup.

*TRAN-1 date extended *
The due date of TRAN-1 has been extended to December 31, 2017.

*Penalties reduced*
Rate of penalty for delay in filing of returns will be reduced from Rs. 200 per day to Rs. 20 per day for suppliers with nil returns. For others, penalty to be reduced to Rs. 50 per day.

*GSTR-4 extended*

Due date for return of suppliers covered in composition scheme in Form GSTR-4 has been extended to 24th December 2017.

*Changes in Rates*

1. 5% Tax on all Restaurants other than 5-Star *without ITC*

2. Rates reduced for 178 items from 28% to 18% effective Nov 15, 2017.
- Washing Machines
- Air Conditioners
- Make up
- Sanitary Items
- Marble/flooring
- Toiletries

3. Rates reduced from 28% to 12%
- Wet grinders
- Armoured fighting vehicles

4. Rates reduced from 18% to 12% for 13 items, from 5% to 0% for 6 items, from 12% to 5% - 8 items
E&OE

Late fee was waived in all such cases. It has been decided that where such late fee was paid, it will be re-credited to their Electronic Cash Ledger under “Tax” head instead of “Fee” head so as to enable them to use that amount for discharge of their future tax liabilities.

If there is a nil return to be filed then late filing penalty will be reduced to Rs 20. For others it has been reduced to Rs 50.

27/10/2017

https://blogs.compliancecalendar.in/due-date-for-filing-aoc-4-aoc-4-cfs-and-aoc-4-xbrl-has-been-extended-upto-28112017-690

*Due Date for filing AOC-4, AOC-4 CFS and AOC-4 XBRL has been extended upto 28.11.2017*

ROC Filing has been extended till 28.11.2017

07/10/2017

Gst Council 22nd meeting update:

1. Turnover for composition scheme raised from ₹75 Lakhs to₹ 1 crores.
2. E-way bill provisions deferred till April 2018.
3. Reverse charge to be abolished till 31.03.2018.
4. Quarterly returns for taxpayers with annual turnover less than ₹1.5 crores. Tax to be paid on monthly basis.

11/09/2017

FIVE Golden Rules of Investments !!!

*Rule #1* Use Banks for financial transactions, short term cash management and credit management.

*Rule #2* Use Insurance to cover the risks.

*Rule #3* Use Gold to hedge your currency (i.e. Rupee).

*Rule #4* Use Real Estate for consumption (Residence) or regular income (rent).

*Rule #5* Use Capital market to create long term wealth.

Unfortunately, it happens otherwise.
People tend to use Banks and Insurances for investments,

Gold for consumption (Jeweleries),

Real Estate for long term wealth creation and

Capital Markets for speculation and short term gain.

09/09/2017

Summary of today's meeting of the GST Council.

# Due date of GSTR1 for July extended to *October 10*. Confirmed by FinMin Arun Jaitley. New timetable is as follows.

- For registered persons with turnover in a state more than Rs. 100 crores, due date for GSTR-1 for July 2017 will be 03.10.2017
- For others, due date for GSTR - 1 July 2017 will be 10.10.2017
- GSTR-2 (for the month of July 2017) 31.10.2017
- GSTR-3 (for the month of July 2017) 10.11.2017
- GSTR-4 (for the quarter July-sep 2017) 18.10.2017
- GSTR-6 (for the month of July 2017) 13.10.2017

# Time table for next month to be announced later on

# *TRAN - 1 extended by 1 month*. Single revision option to be provided.

# *GSTR 3B* to be continued for 4 more months - *Sept, Oct, Nov and Dec*

# Window for *Composition option* to be re-opened. Due date 30th Sept.

# Inter-ministerial panel to be formed to look at the technical issues around GST Network to address issues pertaining to uploading of the returns on GSTN

# Council widens the definition of *'Brand'*. If product carries a trademark which is registered on 15.5.2017 or even if unregistered but mark/name allows exclusivity on account of any reason. Rate for branded goods reduced to 5% from 12%.

# No registration for inter-state sale upto Rs. 20 lakhs for artisans, folk artists, tribal art and for specified job work. Khadi sold through KVIC stores exempted.

# *Tax rates reviewed* and reduced for 30 items.

# Review of tax rates after 6 months if healthy collection continues.

# GST on Works Contract for Govt reduced to 12%

# No change in *Cess on Cars* with engines less than 1200cc petrol or 1500cc diesel. Cess on Mid segement cars increased by 2%. Cess on Large cars increased by 5%. Cess on SUV increased by 7%. No change for Hybrid cars.

# Despite robust collection of GST (Rs. 95000 Crore), on account of *unrealised IGST* (Rs. 37000 Crore), State Govts are facing liquidity issues.

# Officer's committee to be formed to look on *embedded taxes in exports*.