Direct Taxes Law And Practice

Taxmann's flagship publication on Direct Taxes has been the 'go-to-guide' for Students & Professional Practitioners for over 40 years. This book aims to make the reader understand the law and develop the ability to apply it. In other words, this book aims to provide the reader with the following: • Acquire familiarity with the direct tax provisions • Awareness of the direct tax provisions • The nature and scope of the direct tax provisions • Up-to-date knowledge of how different courts of Law have interpreted a statutory provision on different occasions This book is written in simple language, explaining the provision of the Law in a step-by-step & to-the-point manner with the help of suitable illustrations, without resorting to paraphrasing sections and legal jargon. This book will be helpful for students appearing in CA, CS, ICWA, M.Com., LL.B., and MBA examinations. It will also be helpful for those appearing in the income-tax departmental examination. The Present Publication is the 70th Edition for A.Y. 2024-25 (amended up to 31st December 2023), authored by Dr Vinod K. Singhania & Dr Kapil Singhania. The noteworthy features of this book are as follows: • [Self-Learning/Practice Book] Features learn-yourself-technique enabling students to learn & apply the Law faster • [Treatment of Text is To-The-Point] The matter is arranged in paras and sub-paras with distinct numbers to save time and energy. Also, debatable issues have been deliberated to their logical conclusion • [Well-Thought-Out-Original-Problems] Each para starts with analytical discussions supported by 600+ 'well-thought-out-original-problems'. A unique style of illustrating all complex provisions has been adopted. Hints are also given wherever tax planning can be resorted to • [Most Amended] Latest Circulars, Notifications, Amendments, & Case Laws (up to 31st December 2023) are included in all discussions. All recent citations of Court Rulings, Circulars and Notifications have been highlighted • [Past Exam Questions with Answers] Question set for CA Final from May 2013 to May 2023), the post-graduate and professional examination is given along with their solutions (of theory and practical questions) as per the law applicable for A.Y. 2024-25 • [Follows Six-Sigma Approach] to achieve the benchmark of 'Zero-Error' The detailed coverage of this book includes: • Basic Concepts • Residential Status and Tax Incidence • Incomes Exempt from Tax • Salaries • Income from House Property • Profits and Gains of Business or Profession • Capital Gains • Income from Other Sources • Income of Other Persons included in Assessee's Total Income • Set Off and Carry Forward of Losses • Deductions from Gross Total Income and Tax Liability • Agricultural Income • Typical Problems on the Assessment of Individuals • Tax Treatment of Hindu Undivided Families • Special Provisions Governing Assessment of Firms and Associations of Persons • Taxation of Companies • Assessment of Co-operative Societies • Assessment of Charitable and Other Trusts • Returns of Income and Assessment • Penalties and Prosecution • Advance Payment of Tax • Interest • Tax Deduction or Collection at Source • Refund of Excess Payments • Appeals and Revisions • Income-tax Authorities • Settlement Commission and Dispute Resolution Committee • Special Measures in Respect of Transactions with Persons Located in Notified Jurisdiction Area • General Anti-avoidance Rule • Advance Ruling for Non-residents • Search, Seizure and Assessment • Transfer Pricing • Business Restructuring • Alternative Tax Regime • Tax Planning • Miscellaneous • Annexures o Tax Rates o Rates of Depreciation o The Eleventh Schedule, Thirteenth Schedule, Fourteenth Schedule/ Investment ceiling in the case of small-scale industrial undertaking o Notified backward districts o Question set for CA (Final) Examination and Answers from May 2013 to May 2023

Taxmann's flagship commentary on Direct Taxes has been the most trusted & bestselling commentary for experienced practitioners for over twenty years. It aims at not only making the reader understand the law but also helping them develop the ability to apply it. In other words, this book aims at providing the reader with the following: • Acquire familiarity with the various direct tax provisions • Awareness of direct tax provisions • The nature and scope of direct tax provisions • Up-to-date knowledge of how a statutory provision has been interpreted by different courts of law on different occasions The Present Publication is the Latest Edition for Assessment Years 2023-24 & 2024-25, authored by Dr Vinod K. Singhania & Dr Kapil Singhania, incorporating all the amendments made by the Finance Act 2023. The salient features of this book are as follows: • [Thoroughly Revised] to make the text more reader-friendly • [Lucid & To-The-Point Explanations] which have been arranged in paras & sub-paras with distinct numbers to make the practitioners more efficient in their work • [Theoretical Discussions Supplemented by Unique 600+ Illustrations] covering an exhaustive range of issues with reference to the latest Case Laws • [Tax Planning] Hints are given wherever tax planning can be resorted to • [Coverage of Statutory & Judicial Precedents] o In-depth analysis of all provisions of the Income-tax Act with relevant Rules, Judicial Pronouncements, Circulars and Notifications o Frequently asked questions for complex provisions o Gist of relevant Circulars and Notifications issued from January 2023 to February 2023 o Digest of all Landmark Rulings by the Apex Court, High Courts, and Tribunals from 2015 to February 2023 • [Bestseller Series] Taxmann's Bestseller Book for more than twenty years • [Zero Error] Follows the Six Sigma Approach to achieve the Benchmark of 'Zero Error' • The detailed contents of the book are as follows: o Basic Concepts o Residential Status and Tax Incidence o Incomes Exempt from Tax o Salaries o Income from House Property o Profits and Gains of Business or Profession o Capital Gains o Income from Other Sources o Income of Other Persons included in Assessee's Total Income o Set off and Carry Forward of Losses o Deductions from Gross Total Income and Tax Liability o Agriculture Income o Typical Problems on the Assessment of Individuals o Tax Treatment of Hindu Undivided Families o Special Provisions Governing Assessment of Firms and Associations of Persons o Taxation of Companies o Assessment of Co-operative Societies o Assessment of Charitable and Other Trusts o Return of Income and Assessment o Penalties and Prosecution o Advance Payment of Tax o Interest o Tax Deduction or Collection at Source o Refund of Excess Payment o Appeals and Revisions o Income-tax Authorities o Settlement Commission and Dispute Resolution Committee o Special Measures in Respect of Transactions with Persons Located in Notified Jurisdictional Area o General Anti-Avoidance Rule o Advance Ruling o Search, Seizure and Assessment o Transfer Pricing o Business Restructuring o Alternative Tax Regime o Tax Planning o Miscellaneous

Covering Income-tax & Wealth -tax with special reference to Tax Planning * Residential status and tax incidence * Incomes exempt from tax * Salaries * Income from house property * Profits and gains of business or profession * Capital gains * Income from other sources * Income of other persons included in assessee's total income * Set off and carry forward of losses * Deductions from gross total income and tax liability * Agricultural income * Typical problems on assessment of individuals * Tax treatment of Hindu undivided families * Special provisions governing assessment of firms and association of persons * Taxation of companies * Assessment of co-operative societies * Assessment of charitable and other trusts * Return of income and assessment * Penalties and prosecutions * Advance payment of tax * Interest * Tax deduction or collection at source * Refund of excess payments * Appeals and revisions * Income-tax authorities * Settlement of cases * Purchase of immovable properties * Advance ruling for non-residents * Search, seizure and block assessment * Transfer pricing * Business restructuring * Tax planning * Miscellaneous * Wealth-tax