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Profits on sale of a capital asset for scientific research which was allowed U/s 35 earlier
[S. 41(3)]
Note:
(1) Profits from transaction not undertaken in the regular course are taxable as casual income under the
head ‘IOS’.
(2) Profits from speculation business should be kept distinct from other business. [S. 28, Expl.2]
(3) Share income of a partner, in the total income of the firm, is exempt u/s 10(2A)
Rent, rates, taxes, repairs (excluding capex) & insurance of buildings [S. 30]
Repairs (excluding capex) and insurance of P&M and furniture [S. 31]
Depreciation –
Additional Depreciation @ 20% -New P&M used for manufacture.
Assets used for < 180 days depreciation restricted to 50%.
Business of growing and manufacturing tea or coffee or rubber = Deduction lower of
Amount deposited in Tea/Coffee/Rubber Development Account or 40% of its profits
from business [S.33AB]
Expenditure on scientific research related to business, (including capex less land cost) [S.
35(1)(i) and (iv)]
125% of amount paid to approved scientific research association, university, college or
other institution for scientific research / research in social science or statistical research.
[S.35(1)(ii) and (iii)]
Payment of salary to working partner subject to specified limits and interest on capital (max 12%) to
partners - authorized by partnership deed [S. 40(b)]
1. Partnership deed will not have retrospective effect.
2. Deduction for remuneration shall not be allowed unless the partnership deed either specifies the amount
of remuneration payable to each individual working partner or lays down the manner of quantifying
such remuneration.
Expenses deductible on actual payment only- 43B
Provision made for payment of contribution to an approved gratuity fund, or for payment
of gratuity payable during the year. [S. 40A(7)]
Advertisement in any souvenir, brochure, etc. of political party. [S. 37(2B)]
Interest, royalty, fees for technical services or other sums payable outside India or to NRI,
foreign company in India on which TDS is not made or not deposited within the time limit.
[S. 40(a)(i)]
Salaries payable outside India or to a non-resident on which TDS is not paid or deducted
[S. 40(a)(iii)]
Interest, commission or brokerage, rent, royalty, fees for professional or technical services
to resident on which TDS is not deducted or paid within the due date.
For the above 3 cases, where TDS is deducted or paid in any subsequent year, then such sum is
deductible in the PY in which TDS is paid [S. 40(a)(ia)]
Clause 7(a)
• No need to furnish remuneration or interest to partners. [Para 18.1]
Clause 7(b)
• The word “particulars” includes the date/s of change/s also. Dates
of changes in salary to partners are also to be mentioned.
• Admitting a minor to the benefits of partnership is also a ‘change in
the partners’.
• S 44AF:Retail Business
– 5% of Turn-over or any higher amount [NA if gross receipts > Rs.40 lacs]
•Clause 11(b)
– Only non-corporate assessees can change their method of accounting from cash
to mercantile or vice-versa.
•Clause 11(c)
– ‘Effect thereof on the profit or loss’ refers to the effect on the profit or loss as per
the P&L a/c. It does not refer to the effect on taxable income.
– Non-disclosure of a change in accounting policy will have to be reported under
clause 11(d) and not under this clause.
•Clause 11(d)
– S.145 (1) requires the assessees to comply with the AS notified u/s 145(2).
– NAS(IT)- I - Disclosure of Accounting Policies and
– NAS(IT)-II - Disclosure of prior period items and extraordinary items and
changes in accounting policies.
JAIN K. VRIND & CO.
Form No. 3CD – Part B
Chartered Accountants
12.Method of valuation of closing stock employed in the previous
year
(a) Details of deviation, if any, from the method of valuation
prescribed u/s 145A, and the effect thereof on the profit or loss
12A. Give the following particulars of the capital asset converted
into stock–in-trade:-
(a) Description of capital asset;
(b) Date of acquisition;
(c) Cost of acquisition;
(d) Amount at which the asset is converted into stock-in-trade.
Clause 12(a):
• Raw material – at cost:
• Finished goods – at cost or NRV, whichever is lower.
JAIN K. VRIND & CO.
Form No. 3CD – Part B
Chartered Accountants
COST
• Cost of inventories should include cost of purchase, cost of conversion
and all cost incurred to bring the inventories to their present location and
condition.
• Cost of conversion to include fixed factory overheads also (i.e. Absorption
costing basis). Direct costing (marginal costing or variable costing) basis
is not allowed
• Cost of inventories of items that are not ordinarily interchangeable and
goods or services produced and segregated for specific projects should
be assigned by Specific identification of their individual cost. However,
when there are large number of items of inventory which are ordinarily
interchangeable, specific identification of costs is inappropriate since, in
such circumstances, an enterprise could obtain predetermined effects on
the net profit or loss for the period by selecting a particular method of the
ascertaining the items that remain in inventories.
• The cost of inventories, other than those specified above, should be
assigned by using the FIFO or weighted average cost formula.
Clause 12A:
1. The particulars of clause 12A have to be furnished with reference to the
previous year in which the capital asset was converted into stock-in-trade.
2. Though the purpose of reporting is keeping in view the provisions of S. 45(2),
the tax auditor is not required to compute to market value, capital gain,
business profit etc.
3. He has to disclose the date of acquisition of asset and cost acquisition.
4. He has to report the amount at which the asset is converted into stock-in-
trade (as per books of account). If the conversion value is at the book value
of asset, he has to report the fact under this clause.
Clause 13:
• Sub-clause (b) and (c) will not apply to an assessee following the cash
basis of accounting.
• According to ICAI, If the letter admitting the amount is dated say 28-3-
2007 and received by the assessee on 2-4-2007, it is “admitted by the
authorities within the previous year”.
JAIN K. VRIND & CO.
Form No. 3CD – Part B
Chartered Accountants
14. Particulars of depreciation allowable as per the Income-tax
Act, 1961 in respect of each asset or block of assets, as the
case may be, in the following form :-
(a) Description of asset/block of assets
(b) Rate of depreciation
(c) Actual cost of written down value, as the case may be
(d) Additions/deductions during the year with dates; in the case
of any addition of an asset, date put to use; including
adjustments on account of: Modified Value Added Tax credit
claimed and allowed under the Central Excise rules, 1944, in
respect of assets acquired on or after 1st March, 1994,
(i) change in rate of exchange of currency, and
(ii)subsidy or grant or reimbursement, by whatever
name called
(e) Depreciation allowable
(f) Written down value at the end of the year
Available in respect of tangible assets Available only for plant and machinery items excluding the
(buildings, machinery, plant and furniture) following:
and intangible assets. • Ships and aircrafts.
• Machinery/ plant installed in any office,
premises/residential, accommodation in the nature of
guest house.
• Office appliances/road transport vehicles.
• Any plant/machinery whose 100% of actual cost has been
allowed as deduction.
Rates will be prescribed % on WDV Rate is 20% of actual cost if acquired and installed on or after
[as per S.32(1)(ii) prescribed % of actual cost] 1-4-2005 and 15% of acquired and installed on or after 1-4-
2002 but before 1-4-2005.
Available to all assesses across the board Available only to assesses who manufacture or produce
articles/things.
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(a) Any sum paid to an employee as bonus or commission for services
rendered, where such sum was otherwise payable to him as profits or
dividend. [Section 36(1)(ii)]
(b) Any sum received from employees towards contributions to any provident
fund or superannuation fund or any other fund mentioned in section 2(24)
(x); and due date for payment and the actual date of payment to the
concerned authorities u /s 36(1) (va)
Clause 17 (c)
• Expenditure incurred in publishing an advt. in newspaper or magazine or journal
published by a political party need not be disclosed under this clause. Based on the rule
of “ejusdem generis” under interpretation of statues by which the words “or the like”
appearing the clause will necessarily have to derive its meaning from the words souvenir,
brochure, tract or pamphlet only.
Clause 17(d)
• Payments to service organizations such as Rotary, Lions, Jaycees, Giants would not
necessarily be treated as payment to clubs [Para 31.2 of G.N].
• Payments in respect of both employees as well as directors/partners/proprietors
should be reported under this clause in case of companies.
• If any portion of expenditure incurred on clubs of a personal nature, the same should be
shown separately under clause 17(b). [Para 31.1 of G.N].
Clause 17(h)
• If an amount is disallowed u/s 40(b) and the same has been paid in cash in violation of S.
40A(3), can such expenditure be disallowed under both sections?
• It has been held that disallowance u/s Section 40A(3) cannot be made when net profits are
computed estimated basis. [CIT Vs Purushothamalal Tamrakar (2004) 270 ITR 314 (MP)],
[ACIT Vs Padamchand Bhansali 86 IIJ 215 (Jd)].
Clause 17(i)
• If provision for gratuity is not made in accordance with GAAP, tax auditor will have to
qualify his report in Form NO.3CB. Non-allowability under S. 40A(7) is no excuse for not
making a provision in accordance with GAAP.
JAIN K. VRIND & CO.
Form No. 3CD – Part B
Chartered Accountants
Clause 17 (f):
Provisions of S. 40(a)
S. 40(a) disallows the following.
i. Interest, royalty, fees for technical services or other sum chargeable under this Act, which is
payable.
A. outside India; or
B. In India to a non-resident, not being a company or to a foreign company and if the tax has
not been paid thereon nor deducted there from under chapter XVII-B;
ii. STT;
iii. FBT;
iv. Amount of tax levied on the PGBP or assessed at a proportion of, or otherwise on the basis of,
any such profits or gains.
v. Wealth-tax.
vi. Payment to a PF or other fund established for employees benefit, unless proper arrangements of
TDS on any taxable payment out of such fund are made
vii. Income Tax paid by employer on Perquisites of employee [S. 40(a)(v)]
viii. Interest, commission or brokerage, rent, royalty, fees for professional or technical services to
resident on which TDS is not deducted or paid within the due date.
ix. Any payment which is chargeable under the head Salaries. if it is payable
A. outside India; or
B. to a non-resident, and if the tax has not been paid thereon nor deducted there from under
chapter XVII-B;
JAIN K. VRIND & CO.
Form No. 3CD – Part B
Chartered Accountants
MSMEDA 2006
Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises Development Act
Particulars Invesment
Plant & Machinery Equipment
(Manufacturing) (Service)
Micro Enterprises * Upto 25 Lacs Upto 10 Lacs
Small Enterprises * 25 Lacs to 5 Crores 10 Lacs to 2 Crores
Medium Enterprises 5 Crores to 10 2 Crores to 5 Crores
*Suppliers – to file a memorandum
Crores
According to S. 22 of MSMEDA, where any buyer is required to get his annual accounts audited under
any law for the time being in force, such buyer shall furnish the following additional information in his
annual statement of accounts.
The principal amount and the interest due thereon remaining unpaid to any supplier as at the end of each
accounting year;
Interest paid by the buyer in terms of S. 16, along with payment amount made to the supplier beyond the
appointed day during each accounting ear;
Interest due and payable for the period of delay in making payment
Interest accrued and remaining unpaid at the end of each accounting year; and
The amount of further interest remaining due and payable even in the succeeding years, until such date
when the interest dues as above are actually paid to the small enterprise, for the purpose of disallowance as
a deductible expenditure u/s 23.
Clause 18:
• The tax auditor is only required to give particulars of payment to persons
specified under S. 40A(2)(b) under this clause.
• He is not required to give his opinion on the
unreasonability/excessiveness of the payments. That is the AO’s
prerogative.
(A) pre-existed on the first day of the previous year but was not allowed in the
assessment of any preceding previous year and was:
(a) paid during the previous year;
(b) not paid during the previous year;
23. Details of any amount borrowed on hundi or any amount due thereon (including
interest on the amount borrowed) repaid, otherwise than through an account
payee cheque. [Sec.69D]
24 *(a) Particulars of each loan or deposit in an amount exceeding the limit specified in section
269SS taken or accepted during the previous year :-
(i) name, address and permanent account number (if available with the assessee) of the
lender or depositor;
(ii) amount of loan or deposit taken or accepted;
(iii) whether the loan or deposit was squared up during the previous year;
(iv) maximum amount outstanding in the account at any time during the previous year;
(v) whether the loan or deposit was taken or accepted otherwise than by an account payee
cheque or an account payee bank draft
*(These particulars needs not be given in the case of a Government company, a banking
company a corporation established by a Central, State or Provincial Act.)
• The particulars (i) to (iv) at (b) and the Certificate at (c) above need not be given
in the case of a repayment of any loan or deposit taken or accepted from
Government, Government company, banking company or a corporation
established by a Central, State or Provincial Act
Unabsorbed Depreciation u/s 32(2) & unabsorbed Scientific Research Allowance u/s 35(4) can
be carried forward, despite change shareholding > 51%.
JAIN K. VRIND & CO.
Form No. 3CD – Part B
Chartered Accountants
26. Section-wise details of deductions, if any, Admissible under Chapter
VIA
27.
(a) Whether the assessee has complied with the provisions of Chapter XVII-
B regarding deduction of tax at source and regarding the payment
thereof to the credit of Central Government [Yes/No]
(b) If the provisions of Chapter XVII-B have not been complied with, please
give the following details*, namely:-
(i) Tax deductible and not deducted at all
(ii) shortfall on account of lesser deduction than required to be deducted
JAIN K. VRIND
“Please & CO.
give the details ofNo.
cases
Form 3CDcovered
– Part Bin (i) to (iv) above.”
Chartered Accountants
Clause 27
There are a number of debatable issues involved -So it may not be
possible to give a yes/No answer to clause 27(a). Tax auditor may make
appropriate comments against clause 27(a) along the following lines:
If the tax auditor is Satisfied regarding TDS compliance
“We have verified the compliance with the provisions of chapter XVII-B
regarding deduction of tax at sources and regarding the payment thereof
to the credit of the Central Government. Our verification has been
carried out in accordance with the Auditing Standard generally accepted
in India, which includes test checks and concept of materiality. On the
basis of verification a aforesaid, we have not come across any material
non-compliance with the provisions of Chapter XVII-B regarding
deduction of tax at source and regarding the payment thereof to the
credit of the Central Government.”
If the tax auditor is NOT Satisfied regarding TDS compliance
“We have verified the compliance with the provisions of chapter XVII-B
regarding deduction of tax at source and regarding the payment thereof
to the credit of the Central Government. Our verification has been carried
out in a accordance with the Auditing Standards generally accepted in
India which include test checks and concept of materiality. The non-
compliances revealed during our verification as aforesaid have been
mentioned in item 27(b) hereunder”.
Clause 27(b)(iv) “Tax deducted but not paid to the credit of the Central Government “.
A. Raw Materials:
(i) Opening stock;
(ii) Purchases during the previous year;
(iii) Consumption during the previous year;
(iv) Sales during the previous year;
(v) closing stock;
(vi) * yield of finished products;
(vii) * Percentage of yield;
(viii) * Shortage/excess, if any *To the extent available.
30. Whether any cost audit was carried out, if yes, enclose a copy of the
report of such audit [See section 139(9)]
31. Whether any audit was conducted under the Central Excise Act, 1944, if
yes, enclose a copy of the report of such audit
JAIN K. VRIND & CO.
Form No. 3CD – Part B
Chartered Accountants
32. Accounting ratios with calculations as follows :-
(a) Gross profit/Turnover;
(b) Net profit/Turnover;
(c) Stock-in-trade/Turnover;
(d) Material consumed/Finished goods produced
Place: Name:
Date: Address:
Clause32:
• Numerators and denominators used for calculating the ratio should also be
specified.
• Ratios have to be given for the business as a whole.
• In case of a partnership firm, the net profit ratio should be calculated after
charging such interest and remuneration as these items constitute a charge
of profit as per GAAP.
Nature of Business:
• If the assessee is carrying on multiple activities like software, hardware,
trading etc, the concessionary value of fringe benefits can be quantified
based on separate books of account maintained for each activity.
• In case the assessee is not maintaining separate books of account F A Q
No.41 of the circular suggests that the expenditure may be attributed to
various activities proportionate to the Wages & Salaries cost of the
assessee.