{"id":7214,"date":"2015-05-29T13:05:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-29T13:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/sccblog\/?p=7214"},"modified":"2015-11-03T11:31:47","modified_gmt":"2015-11-03T06:01:47","slug":"black-money-undisclosed-foreign-income-and-assets-and-imposition-of-tax-act-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2015\/05\/29\/black-money-undisclosed-foreign-income-and-assets-and-imposition-of-tax-act-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015 received the assent of President on 26.05.2015. The objective of the Act is to make provisions to deal with the problem of the Black money that is undisclosed foreign income and assets, the procedure for dealing with such income and assets and to provide for imposition of tax on any undisclosed foreign income and asset held outside India.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><u><span lang=\"EN-US\">The Act provides as follows:<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\" type=\"disc\">\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\">The provisions of the Act shall come into force on the 1<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0of April, 2016.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\">Defines \u201cUndisclosed Asset located outside India\u201d as an asset (including financial interest in any entity) located outside India, held by the assessee in his name or in respect of which he is a beneficial owner, and he has no explanation about the source of investment in such asset or the explanation given by him is in the opinion of the Assessing Officer unsatisfactory.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\">For every assessment year commencing on and from the 1<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0of April, 2016, every assessee shall be charged a tax in respect of his total undisclosed foreign income and asset of the previous year @ 30% of such undisclosed income and asset, provided \u201cvalue of an undisclosed asset\u201d means the fair market value of an asset (including financial interest in any entity). As well as, a penalty of a sum equal to 3 times the tax computed, in addition to the payment of tax.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\">The scope and computation of total undisclosed foreign income and asset.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><u><span lang=\"EN-US\">Tax authorities<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\" type=\"disc\">\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\">the powers and functions of tax authorities under this Act shall be performed by the income-tax authorities specified in Section 116 of the Income-tax Act, and shall have same powers as are vested in a court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 while trying a suit.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><u><span lang=\"EN-US\">Notice\/ Order\/ Appeals<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\" type=\"disc\">\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\">Assessing Officer shall have power to serve notice on the assessee to provide details of any income or asset he may require for the purpose of this Act, and assess the undisclosed foreign income and asset and determine the sum payable by the assessee within 2 years from the date of issue of notice.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\">tax authority may amend the order of assessment passed by the Assessing Officer, provided that he shall not make any amendment, which has the effect of enhancing the undisclosed foreign income and asset or reducing a refund or otherwise increasing the liability of the assessee, without giving an opportunity to the assessee of being heard.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\">a notice of demand shall be served upon the assessee by a tax authority to demand any sum payable in consequence of any order made under this Act, which shall be payable to the credit of Central Government.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\">any person aggrieved with the order of assessment passed by the Assessing Officer may appeal to the Commissioner (Appeals), who shall dispose of the appeal as expeditiously as possible and within a period of one year from the end of the financial year in which the appeal is preferred. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\">any assessee aggrieved by an order passed by the Commissioner (Appeals) may appeal to the Appellate Tribunal against such order, which shall exercise the same powers and follow the procedure as it exercises and follows in hearing and making an order on any appeal under the Income-tax Act.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\">an appeal shall lie to the High Court from every order passed in appeal by the Appellate Tribunal, if the High Court is satisfied that the case involves a substantial question of law. The appeal shall be heard by a Bench not less than two Judges of the High Court and shall be decided in accordance with the opinion of such Judges or if the Bench is of more than two Judges, by the majority of such Judges.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\">an appeal shall lie to the Supreme Court from any judgment of the High Court, provided that the High Court certifies it to be a fit case for appeal to the Supreme Court.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\">even though any appeal is preferred to the High Court or the Supreme Court, the tax assessed in accordance with the provisions of this Act shall be paid by the assessee.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><u><span lang=\"EN-US\">Recovery of tax dues<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\" type=\"disc\">\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\">an assessee shall be deemed to be an assessee in default, if the tax arrear is not paid within the scheduled time. The Assessing Officer or the Tax Recovery Officer may require the employer of the assessee to deduct from any payment to the assessee such amount as is sufficient to meet the tax arrear from the assessee, and the employer shall comply with the requisition and shall pay the sum so deducted to the credit of the Central Government. The Assessing Officer or the Tax Recovery Officer shall grant a receipt for any amount paid in compliance with a notice issued, and the person so paying shall be fully discharged from his liability to the assessee to the extent of the amount so paid. The Assessing Officer or the Tax Recovery Officer may apply to the court, in whose custody there is money belonging to the assessee, for payment of the tax arrears from the assessee.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\">provision for recovery of tax dues in case of a company in liquidation. 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Declaration would exempt the person from facing any prosecution.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\">tax paid in pursuance of a declaration shall not be refundable.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\">where any declaration has been made but no tax and penalty has been paid within the time specified, the value of such asset shall be chargeable to tax under this Act in the previous year in which such declaration is made.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><u><span lang=\"EN-US\">Agreement with Foreign Countries<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\" type=\"disc\">\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\">provides power to the Central Government to enter into an agreement with the Government of any other country, for exchange of information for the prevention of evasion or avoidance of tax on undisclosed foreign income chargeable under this Act.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><u><span lang=\"EN-US\">Rounding off of Income<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\" type=\"disc\">\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\">the amount of undisclosed foreign income and asset computed in accordance with this Act shall be rounded off to the nearest multiple of one hundred rupees.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><u><span lang=\"EN-US\">Cognizance of offences<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\" type=\"disc\">\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\">no court inferior to that of a metropolitan magistrate or a magistrate of the First Class shall try any offence under this Act.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\">no suit shall be brought in any civil court to set aside or modify any proceeding taken or order made under this Act.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"right\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">-Ministry of Law &amp; Justice<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015 received the assent of President on 26.05.2015. 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