{"id":26609,"date":"2015-03-12T03:35:09","date_gmt":"2015-03-12T03:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vskills.in\/certification\/blog\/?p=26609"},"modified":"2024-04-03T13:23:04","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T07:53:04","slug":"income-tax-important-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/blog\/income-tax-important-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Income Tax: Important Facts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a ref=\"magnificPopup\" href=\"http:\/\/vskills.in\/certification\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Income-Tax-Important-Facts.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26695\" alt=\"Income Tax Important Facts\" src=\"http:\/\/vskills.in\/certification\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Income-Tax-Important-Facts.jpg\" width=\"205\" height=\"246\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Income tax is a source of revenue to Government and this revenue is used for the development and welfare of the people of India by providing them public goods and services.The origin of this word is derived from the phrase Taxation which means an estimates.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Government collect Income tax through the provisions of Income Tax Act. The Income Tax\u00a0 act 1961\u00a0 contains provisions for the calculation of tax , procedure for assessment, appeals, penalties and prosecutions. It also contains\u00a0 the powers and duties of various Income tax authorities. The Government introduces amendments in the form of various amendment Acts and Ordinances. When\u00a0 finance Bill \u00a0is approved by Lok Sabha &amp; Rajaya Sabha and\u00a0 president approved it then it becomes the Finance Act &amp;\u00a0\u00a0 amendments\u00a0 take place in the income Tax Act. Tax planning require\u00a0 to study Income Tax Act,1961, Income tax Act 1962, Central Board of Direct Taxes( (CBDT) issues Circulars, clarifications\u00a0 from time to time &amp; Judicial decisions relating to tax matters.The Tax is divided into the\u00a0 Direct &amp;\u00a0 Indirect Tax.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The Government directly collects Direct\u00a0 taxes from the tax payers out of their income. These are collected from certain category of people like Individual and companies or organizations etc. only. It is the tax that cannot be shifted to others.\u00a0 Income Tax, Wealth Tax, Professional Tax are Direct Taxes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The Government indirectly collects indirect\u00a0 taxes from\u00a0 the production and sale of products and services i.e., amount of Tax is inclusive in the price of the product and service. These taxes also known as Commercial Taxes. It is collected from the entrepreneurs or manufactures or traders on the basis of their turnover during the financial year. It is tax that can be shifted to others. Excise Duties, Custom Duties, local Sales Tax or value added are Indirect Taxes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The revenues that are generated in the form of levying taxes are divided between Central and State Governments on ratio basis as per the subjects listed under Union List and State List of the VIIth schedule of the Indian Constitution.The Central Government collects wholly indirect taxes like customs duty, Excise duty, central sales Tax (CST), and direct taxes like \u00a0wealth tax, Estate Duty and education Cess, etc.The State Government collects indirect taxes like local sales tax or value added tax, excise duty on liquor etc., and direct taxes like professional &amp; Property tax.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">At last but not least, it is our duty to pay tax and file \u00a0return with correct details of income on time. We must take oath<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">&#8221; To Encourage white money and Discourage black money.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/accounting-banking-and-finance\">Click here for government certification in Accounting, Banking &amp; Finance<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Income tax is a source of revenue to Government and this revenue is used for the development and welfare of the people of India by providing them public goods and services.The origin of this word is derived from the phrase Taxation which means an estimates. 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