About Income Tax Advisory
Tax planning capital gains structuring foreign income disclosure and presumptive scheme advisory. Forms handled: Form 67, Form 10, Schedule FA. Legal basis: Sections 44AD/44ADA presumptive Section 56 gifts Section 195 TDS.
Plain-English glossary for this service
Form Form 10 is the statutory form prescribed for income tax advisory engagements under the applicable Act. It carries the information set required by the prescribed authority and follows the timeline set by the relevant section or rule.
Sections 44AD/44ADA presumptive Section 56 gifts Section 195 TDS is the operative provision of the Statutory Reference that governs income tax advisory in the present context. It sets the substantive obligation, the procedural pathway and the consequences of non-compliance.
capital gains exemption miss is a recurring compliance risk in income tax advisory engagements. Identifying it early in the workflow lets the practitioner mitigate the exposure before it ripens into an adverse statutory consequence.
Schedule FA non-disclosure is a recurring compliance risk in income tax advisory engagements. Identifying it early in the workflow lets the practitioner mitigate the exposure before it ripens into an adverse statutory consequence.
presumptive vs regular calculation is a recurring compliance risk in income tax advisory engagements. Identifying it early in the workflow lets the practitioner mitigate the exposure before it ripens into an adverse statutory consequence.
Form Schedule FA is the statutory form prescribed for income tax advisory engagements under the applicable Act. It carries the information set required by the prescribed authority and follows the timeline set by the relevant section or rule.
Form Form 67 is the statutory form prescribed for income tax advisory engagements under the applicable Act. It carries the information set required by the prescribed authority and follows the timeline set by the relevant section or rule.
Operative provisions cited on this page
Every claim on this page can be traced back to a section or rule below.
The concessional-slab regime that, from AY 2024-25, is the DEFAULT for individuals and HUFs; most deductions and exemptions are foregone in exchange for lower slab rates, with a standard deduction still allowed. Choosing between this and the old regime is the central advisory decision.
Allows deduction up to Rs.1,50,000 for specified investments and payments — LIC, PPF, ELSS, principal on housing loan, children's tuition, five-year deposits — available only under the old regime and central to old-vs-new planning.
Deduction for medical-insurance premium and preventive health check-up — up to Rs.25,000 (Rs.50,000 for senior citizens) — a common lever in old-regime advisory that the new regime does not allow.
Permits deduction of interest on a housing loan up to Rs.2,00,000 for a self-occupied property under the old regime; its availability often decides whether the old regime beats the new one for a borrower.
Advance tax is payable where the tax liability is Rs.10,000 or more, in four instalments (15 June, 15 September, 15 December, 15 March). Advisory work forecasts income to schedule these and avoid interest.
Section 234B charges 1% per month for shortfall in advance tax; Section 234C charges 1% per month for deferment of instalments. Proper advisory and estimation avoid both.
Section 112A taxes long-term capital gains on listed equity/equity mutual funds above the annual exemption at a concessional rate; Section 111A taxes short-term gains on the same at a flat rate. Harvesting and holding-period planning flow from these.
Presumptive schemes let eligible small businesses (44AD) and professionals (44ADA) declare income at a prescribed percentage of turnover/receipts, simplifying compliance — advisory determines eligibility and whether it is beneficial.
Forms used in this engagement
Filed by taxpayers with business or professional income who wish to be taxed under the old regime, or to withdraw that option
Deposit of advance-tax instalments and self-assessment tax computed during advisory
Enables an employee to claim deductions and allowances so the employer computes salary TDS correctly under the chosen regime
Advisory determines the correct ITR form and schedules (capital gains, business income, foreign assets)
Return for eligible taxpayers opting for presumptive taxation under Sections 44AD/44ADA/44AE
Advisory helps eligible taxpayers avoid unnecessary TDS on interest where total income is below the taxable limit
Compliance deadlines that matter
Miss any of these and the next consequence kicks in automatically.
Section 44AD (Business) vs Section 44ADA (Professional)
Three named tax practitioners — not a faceless outsourcer
B.Com, CA Inter, GST Practitioner. 15+ years and 500+ Chennai engagements. Leads the notice-reply and CMA project-report practice.
B.Com. 15+ years in statutory and ROC compliance, partnership-firm matters, and audit-support engagements.
B.Com, M.Com. 5+ years on monthly GST returns, GSTR-2B reconciliation, and ASMT-10 first-touch responses.