Direct Tax- Laws and Practice

COURSE LAYOUT

Week 1 Basic Concepts and Definitions - Income Tax Act, 1961
1.1 Tax evasion, tax avoidance, tax planning/ management
1.2 Background, Concept and Mechanism of Income Tax
1.3 Definitions, Concept of Income, Assessee, Previous Year, Assessment Year
1.4 Basis of Charge 1.5 Scope of Total Income

Week 2 Residential Status and Incomes Exempt from Tax
2.1 Residential Status and incidence of tax
2.2 Incomes Exempt from Tax

Week 3 Income from Salaries
3.1 Basis of Charge of Income from Salaries
3.2 Allowances
3.3 Perquisites
3.4 Computation of Income from Salary

Week 4 Income from House Property
4.1 Basis of Charge of Income from House Property
4.2 Gross Annual Value
4.3 Deductions under Section 24
4.4 Computation of Income from House Property

Week 5 Profits and Gains of Business or Profession
5.1 Basis of Charge of Profits and Gains of Business or Profession
5.2 General Principles Governing income from business
5.3 Deductions under Section 30 to 44DB
5.4 Computation of Profits and Gains of Business or Profession

Week 6 Capital Gains
6.1 Basis of Charge of Capital Gains
6.2 Concept of Capital Asset
6.3 Capital gains exempt from tax and allowable deductions
6.4 Computation of Short term and Long term capital gains

Week 7 Income from Other Sources
7.1 Basis of Charge of Income from Other Sources
7.2 Dividend, Interest on Securities
7.3 Deductions
7.4 Computation of Income from Other Sources

Week 8 Deductions from Gross Total Income
8.1 Essential Rules governing deductions
8.2 Deductions under Sections 80C to 80U

Week 9 Clubbing of Income and Set off & Carry Forward of Losses
9.1 Income of other persons included in Assesse’s Total Income
9.2 Set off and Carry Forward of Losses

Week 10 Return of Income and Assessment
10.1 Filing of Returns
10.2 Assessment

Week 11 Advance Payment of Tax and Tax Deduction/Collection at Source
11.1 Advance Payment of Tax
11.2 Tax Deduction at Source
11.3 Tax Collection at Source

Week 12 Computation of Taxable Income of Individuals
12.1 Tax Incidence on Individuals
12.2 Computation of Taxable Income and Tax Liability of individuals.

Week 13 Computation of Taxable Income of Companies
13.1 Computation of Taxable Income and Tax Liability of Companies
13.2 Minimum Alternate Tax

Week 14 Appeals and Revisions
14.1 Income tax authorities
14.2 Appellate hierarchy
14.3 Revisions

Week 15 Tax Planning
15.1 Setting up of a new business
15.2 Specific Managerial decisions

Important Information about Evaluation Date of Proctored Examination for 70 marks: 14 or 15 Nov 2020

Internal Evaluation for 30 Marks
Week 1 15 MCQs Last Date of Submission 28 Aug 2020 for 1.5 marks
Week 1 Subjective Assessment Last Date of Submission 10 September 2020 for 2.0 marks
Week 2 15 MCQs Last Date of Submission 28 Aug 2020 for 1.5 marks
Week 3 15 MCQs Last Date of Submission 28 Aug 2020 for 1.5 marks
Week 4 15 MCQs Last Date of Submission 15 Sep 2020 for 1.5 marks
Week 4 Subjective Assessment Last of Submission 30 September 2020 for 3.0 marks
Week 5 15 MCQs Last Date of Submission 15 Sep 2020 for 1.5 marks
Week 6 15 MCQs Last Date of Submission 15 Sep 2020 for 1.5 marks
Week 7 10 MCQs Last Date of Submission 30 Sep 2020 for 1.0 marks
Week 7 Subjective Assessment Last Date of Submission 15 Oct 2020 for 2.0 marks
Week 8 15 MCQs Last Date of Submission 30 Sep 2020 for 1.5 marks
Week 9 15 MCQs Last Date of Submission 30 Sep 2020 for 1.5 marks
Week 10 10 MCQs Last Date of Submission 15 Oct 2020 for 1.0 marks
Week 11 15 MCQs Last Date of Submission 15 Apr 2020 for 1.5 marks
Week 12 15 MCQs Last Date of Submission 15 Apr 2020 for 1.5 marks
Week 12 Subjective Assessment Last Date of Submission 31 October 2020 for 2.0 marks
Week 13 10 MCQs Last Date of Submission 31 Oct 2020 for 1.0 marks
Week 14 15 MCQs Last Date of Submission 31 Oct 2020 for 1.5 marks
Week 15 15 MCQs Last Date of Submission 31 Oct 2020 for 1.5 marks Please participate in all elements of the internal evaluation