« Top Headlines » Open DEMAT Account in 24 hrs  Income Tax Calculator FY 2023-24: How To Know Your Tax Liability Online On IT Dept's Portal?  BackBack Income Tax Act amendment on cards on tax treatment of MSME dues  ITR-1, ITR-2, ITR-4 forms for FY 2023-24 available for e-filing. Check details here  Income tax slabs FY 2024-25: Experts share these 8 benefits for taxpayers in new income tax regime  How To File ITR Online - Step by Step Guide to Efile Income Tax Return, FY 2023-24 (AY 2024-25)  Old or new tax regime for TDS on salary? This post-election 2024 event will impact your tax planning  What Are 5 Heads Of Income Tax?  Income Tax Dept releases interim action plan for FY25 on tax collection, refund approvals   Income Tax Return: 5 lesser-known tax-saving tips from Section 80  Income Tax Return: 5 lesser-known tax-saving tips from Section 80  Why you need not rush to file your ITR immediately «  Govt may have to write off Rs 85,000cr tax arrears... E-filing creates ‘Web’, corporate sector files 4 lakh... » I-T sops on income from asset firms likely January, 05th 2007 The government may exempt investments in asset reconstruction companies (ARC) from income tax in the forthcoming Budget to boost the bad assets recovery business.    At present, the Income Tax Act does not recognise the pass-through nature of the trusts set up by such companies for acquisition, management and resolution of non-performing assets in accordance with the Sarfaesi Act and RBI guidelines.    The banking industry feels that ARCs play an important role in adding value to the impaired assets of banks by helping fast recovery of the non-performing assets (NPAs).    It is not possible every time for the ARCs to take debt or equity route to raise funds to purchase the impaired assets. Issuing of security receipts thus becomes a logical option.    Therefore the ministry may think of giving it the same status as mutual funds which are exempt from tax under Section 10 (23) (D) of the Income Tax Act, said a source.    Under the Section, while computing the total income of any person, income from any mutual fund registered under the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act (Sebi Act), 1992, is not included.    This income tax benefit on the individual incomes attract investment in this sector. So, investors in securities of ARCs should also be exempted to make it an attractive investment option, the source said.    The ministry is also likely to consider giving tax deductions to banks on the investments made to set up ARCs, under Section 36 of the Income Tax Act.    A number of deductions under Section 36 are allowed while computing income from profits and gains of business.    For example, scheduled banks are given tax incentives for an amount not exceeding 5 per cent of the total income and an amount not exceeding 10 per cent of the aggregate average advance made by the rural branches of such bank computed in the prescribed manner.