Taxation Laws (Second Amendment) Bill, 2016 introduced in Lok Sabha; A scheme namely, Taxation and Investment Regime for Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana, 2016 (PMGKY) has been passed in the Lok Sabha and is in consideration before Rajya Sabha. The insights of the proposed scheme and amendments are discussed in this document.
3. 01 The scheme is introduced through The
Taxation Laws (Second Amendment) Bill,
2016, which is passed in the Lok Sabha
and is under consideration with Rajya
Sabha. The scheme is proposed to give
tax evaders last chance and to bring
more black money into the records.
THENEW
SCHEME
INTRODUCTION
4. WHATIS
INTHE SCHEME?
Under this scheme one can
disclose his income which had
not been offered to tax till
date, it includes cash as well as
bank deposits.
The scheme is similar to the
IDS 2016, but the tax rates are
high and its terms are
different.
5. 02
The tax rate shall be 30% on the
disclosed income plus 33%
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan
cess plus 10% penalty on the
income disclosed in the scheme.
This sums up to 50% of income
disclosed.
RATES&TERMS
RATES TERMS
The person disclosing the
income shall have to put 25% of
the income disclosed into
the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan
Scheme 2016 for four years and
this will not carry any interest.
6. 50%
Of the disclosed income
shall be paid to Income
Tax Department.
Of the disclosed income
shall be free to use
immediately .
25% 25%
Of the disclosed
income shall be
deposited in the
aforesaid scheme for 4
years.
7. 03
OTHERAMENDMENTS
PROPOSED
To encourage people to disclose their income, few of the other
amendment are also proposed. In case of identification of any undisclosed
income by the tax department can now attract higher tax rates, penalties
and additional cess.