Key highlights of Budget 2023 : Indirect Tax and Direct Tax

 

 

Finance Bill Can be viewed under below link :

https://www.indiabudget.gov.in/doc/Finance_Bill.pdf

Key highlights  of Budget 2023  from indirect tax perspective mentioned below: 


 Part-A: Customs

 a)    The basic customs duty is reduced on import of denatured ethyl alcohol, acid grade fluorspar, crude glycerine etc. which are used in the manufacture of industrial chemicals.

b)            The import duty on articles which are made of precious metals and on imitation jewellery is being increased. However, Social Welfare Surcharge is exempted on them.

c)            To boost export of lab grown diamond (LGD), the basic customs duty on import of seeds used to manufacture LGD is reduced to Nil.

d)            The basic customs duty reduced on import of inputs which are used in manufacture of aquatic feed.

e)            The basic customs duty is reduced on import of camera lens use in mobile phone and on import of open cells of TV panels.

f)            The basic customs duty is increased on import of kitchen chimney, bicycles, toys, compounded rubber.

g)            Out of 196 exemptions, 146 exemptions are being extended by one year i.e. upto 31.03.2024 and of the remaining some are extended for two years and some are extended for five years. And some are discontinued w.e.f. 31.03.2023.

h)            9 month time limit fixed to dispose of the case by Settlement Commission.

 

Part-B: GST

a)            Composition scheme can be opted by the person supplying goods through e-commerce operator that will help small traders using e-commerce platform.

b)            Supply of warehoused goods to any person before clearance for home consumption, would be treated as exempt supply for the purpose of calculation of reversal of input tax credit under Rule 42/43 of CGST Rules.

c)            Input tax credit would not be allowed on goods or services used in CSR activities.

d)            Time limit is fixed i.e. 3 years upto which a delayed GST return can be filed. In otherwords, GST return for a tax period cannot be filed after 3 years.

e)            The changes proposed in GST council for decriminalizing the offences under GST are being made effective.

 

f)            A specific section 158A is inserted in CGST Act, for sharing the information of taxpayers with other agencies.

g)            Retrospective effective (w.e.f 01.07.2017) is given to provisions of para 7, 8(a), 8 (b). According to these paras the transactions from non-taxable territory to nontaxable territory, transaction in warehouse before clearance of goods, high seas sales; these transactions are treated as neither as supply of goods nor as supply of services.

 

 

Direct Taxes

Key highlights  of Budget 2023  from Direct tax perspective mentioned below: 

1. Common IT form and grievance redressal system

2. MSME - avail benefit of presumptive taxation increased to 44AD to 3 crores

Professionals u/s 44ADA - 75 lakhs

Provided receipt in cash doesn't exceed 5%

3. MSME-TDS only on payment for deduction

4.  Co-operatives tax -15%

Higher limit of 2 lakh per member for cash deposit in agricultural banks

Higher limit of Rs. 3 crores on TDS for cooperative societies

5. Startups

To avail startup benefits from 31-03-2023 to 31-03-2024

6. 100 new joint commissioners for appeal

7. S.54 to S.54F capped at 10 crores

8. TDS on Online gaming -

9. TDS 30% to 20% on taxable portion of EPF

10. Extending funds for GIFT and IFSC

 

Personal Income Tax

1. Rebate for income upto 7 lakhs u/s 87A in the new tax regime

 

2. New tax regime from

0- up to 3 lakhs Nil

3- up to 6 lakhs- 5%

6- up to 9 lakhs 10%

9- up to 12 lakhs 15%

12- upto 15 lakhs  20%

Above 15 lakhs- 30 %

 

3. Standard deduction for new tax regime for Rs. 15.5 lakhs or more -52,500

 4. Reduction of highest surcharge from 37% to 25% on new income tax regime

 

5. Limit on tax exemption for leave encashment is increased from 3,00,000 to 25,00,000

 

6. New income tax regime default regime


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