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About Taxbase : TaxbaseLAN” is the best solution for Chartered Accountants, Tax Consultants for Tax computation needs. You can instantly compute the taxable income and taxes there on for your respective clients. Thus, relieving you from the day-to-day manual working of tax computations, preparing returns and checking the computation sheet & tax returns and filling up. This tool in your office will keep you updated on tax law changes towards tax computations and will provide you most accurate tax computations along with extremely presentable outputs for preparing return of income. Further, you would be able to use your time more effectively in handling more number of clients. Moreover, you will be informed of regularly released latest version of the software through alerts which will be shown on software screen. Such upgrades can downloaded from our site www.sinewave.co.in TaxbaseLAN User’s Guide introduces you to the TaxbaseLAN features and helps you install TaxbaseLAN so that you are ready to use the software effectively. Once you are started, the context-sensitive help is accessible from within TaxbaseLAN to explain features and guide you on the various concepts and functions. Sinewave Computer Services Pvt. Ltd., provides online support to its product users. We have a team for supporting queries or difficulties faced by customer. TaxbaseLAN is provided with free web and e-mail support and access to updates and new releases for a specified period of time.
System Requirements : • Hardware • Minimum Pentium – IV processor computer required. • Monitor resolution minimum 800 X 600, you will find this setting by clicking • mouse on blank desktop -> properties -> Desktop -> setting & in this you will • see option as screen resolution you can adjust setting from this option. • Minimum 512 MB of RAM required. • 150 MB of free space on the Hard disk to operate the software. • Software: • The System can operate on Windows 95, 98, 2000, 2008, ME, XP, NT, Vista, Windows 7. • System Date Format set to "DD/MM/YYYY“. • CD Rom drive optional only for installation or you can share CD Rom drive from LAN.
Software Installation from CD : The installation steps are as follows: -> Insert Product CD in CD ROM Drive -> This is autorun CD so -> Startup screen will appear -> Click on Products -> List of products will display -> Click on Taxbase -> Two types of software’s at the bottom as Taxbase & TaxbaseLAN -> Click on the Taxbase for singleuser & TaxbaseLAN for multiuser -> Further steps are described from the next slide.
Software Installation from CD : If startup screen does not appear after inserting CD in CD ROM then follow the following steps : ->Go to my computer ->Right Click on CD ROM Drive ->Select open ->Go to products ->Taxbase -> Will display version screen -> Click next -> License Agreement scree -> Tick on I accept agreement -> Click on next
Software Installation from CD : • By default database path is • C:\Programe Files\ Sinewave\Taxbase • If you want to change drive you can change it at the first time installation. • It will display by default Prog. starting work group • Click Next. • Then it will display selected components for installation • Then just go on clicking next • At the end system will display you screen on which it is written as Please Note.
Software Installation from CD : You are being requested to update database after installation of software before proceeding to run the software smoothly. Here you have Two options to select : -> Install Form 16 Digital Signer : - Tick this option If you want facility to sign your I. T. Return digitally instead of physically ( For E-Filing) -> Update Microsoft Data Access Components : - Tick this option for efficient & error free operation of the software, so that technical errors which might be occurred will be prevented
TaxbaseLAN Software Installation : Here only changes in the installation process is mentioned, remaining all procedure is same. -> By default installation path changes to C:\Program Files\Sinewave\TaxbaseLAN -> When you are installing software on the server you have to select installation type as server to install database on server -> When you are installing software on the workstation you have to select installation path as workstation so that it will not install database on the node
TaxbaseLAN Software Installation : On this screen it gives summary for the components selected for the installation -> Then click on the next to install the software then your process will continue till installation process finishes Here you are having four options :- -> View Feature List :- This option is by default remains ticked, if it is tick means it will display you which are the new changes incorporated in the new version. -> Install Form 16 Digital Signer :- Tick this option If you want facility to sign your I. T. Return digitally instead of physically ( For E-Filing)
TaxbaseLAN Software Installation : Update Microsoft Data Access Components : This is the supporting utility for efficient & error free operation of the software. Tick it so that technical errors which might be occurred will be prevented -> Install MySQL ODBC Connectivity : This is will install MySQL components for your database backend. It is not compulsory to install this; this is totally depended on the user. If user wants Microsoft Access as backend then he should not click on 4th option Installation from the Website : For this you need to access Sinewave’s Website as -> https://www.sinewave.co.in -> Give Customer Login Id & Password provided by Sinewave at the time of purchase -> It will display list of products you own -> Select desired product -> It will display list of files required for installation -> download all this files in a folder at any location -> double click on the setup file and above process will start which is same as above
Online License : This option is applicable to the users who are already user’s & surrendered their licenses may be for system updation or change of server or whatever may be the reason. Here you are required to provide : -> E Mail Id (Registered with Sinewave) -> Customer ID ( provided at the time of Purchases ) -> Password ( provided at the time of Purchases ) -> Click on register -> Info will go to Sinewave’s server check this details on server If found then picks up & puts in the machine. -> You required net on the machine where you want to install license
Offline License : This option is for those who does not have internet connection -> They can simply write this serial number generated on there machines. -> Mail this serial number to Sinewave on below email_id from anywhere support@sinewave.co.in -> Sinewave will mail license code on the email_id -> After receiving the license code -> they can manually type in the fields given on the screen -> Click on register. -> You will get valid license . -> You will be able to work on software without any problems
Back up: • Take a Daily Back up • This option will help to take the daily backup of the database files. All the system data resides in these database files. It is strongly recommended that you use this option and take a backup at the end of each day. • The Take a Daily Backup option is available under the Miscellaneous menu. • When Take a Daily Backup option of the Miscellaneous menu is selected you will be informed about the backup zip file that will be created. • Name of The Zip file is TW120215.zip. • The backup zip file will be saved at a user specified location. The user will be prompted to specify the location after he clicks on the OK button mentioned above.
Back up: • Delete Back Up • This option will help you to delete old backup files. • This option is useful when there are old backup files lying on your system which are unnecessarily occupying the hard disk space. • To access this screen select menu Miscellaneous -> click Delete Backups option. • You need to specify the backup folder and the date prior which the backups taken are to be deleted. Please note that the specified date is compared with the file name and not with the Created, Modified or Accessed Date. Only file names with TW######.zip conventions will be deleted • Note : Backups once deleted cannot be recovered.
Import • Import Data for An Assessee • This screen will be appear from Miscellaneous - > Import Data -> Import Data for An Assessee • click on Database Path - Browse & Select the Assessee which you want to import. • If Click on fifiles ' button then open following screen. • Select the MDB file from Source Data file which you want to Import. • After selecting the source data file you will see on left hand side Assessee Name & then click on , Creat New & then Import. • After completing Importing you will receive the msg as DataImported successfully.
Import • Import Group • This screen will be appear from Miscellaneous - > Import Data -> Import Data for a Group • Use button to specify the database file path to export the data of selected Group. • Use Import button to Import the data of Group. You will be informed when the importing procedure is completed.
Import • From Taxbase – Windows (Full Data) • This screen will be appear from Miscellaneous - > Import Data -> From Taxbase-Window (Full Data). • If Click on 'MDB files' button then open following screen. • Select the MDB file from Source Data file which you want to Import. • If Click on 'ZIP files' button then open following screen. • Select the ZIP file from Source Data file which you want to Import.
Export • Export Assessee: • Select the Data, Blank Sheet for Data Enrty Select the 'Assessment Year' tick on the files or click 'Select All' button and "Export" to Export the files . • You can mail this files by clicking on Mail Button. • Areas Applicable Report • Select the Area wise Report or Summary Report . Select the 'Files ' click on the button and "Export" to Export the files . • Export Data for Single Assessee • This option will help you to export the Taxbase and TDS data for the selected Assessee(s) to a specific database file. • To access this screen select menu Miscellaneous -> Export Data -> click Taxbase - Windows (Single Assessee) option. • Use …button to specify the database file path to export the data of selected assessee(s). • Use Export button to export the data of assessee(s). You will be informed when the exporting procedure is completed. • You will receive the msg as Data Exported sucessfully to c/program files/TaxbaseLAN/Taxbase.mdb.
User Parameters / Option To access this screen select menu Miscellaneous -> click User Parameters / Options option. • The above screen stores information about you as a user, this data may be transmitted to SCSPL optionally, hence we are aware on the versions being used by you. • This data is used optionally, to print on bills prepared by you, computation sheets etc. • Registration number is needed, for online updates etc., it is unique number provided to all licensed users of the product. • Besides above there are options to send routine reminders to your clients, these reminders may be like payment of provident fund, payment of TDS, payment of services tax, ESIC etc. These settings are done through master file data of client or control screen provided. You may disable this facility, if same is not desired by you. • Based on above criteria, upon entry to TaxbaseLAN system reminds you on such SMS’s which are needed to be sent.
User Access • Through this option you may define multiple users of the system who will have rights to access the system. • The User Access option is available under Miscellaneous menu. • Allow Deletion of Groups and Assessee • Allow Addition/Modification/Deletion of Master Information • Allow Access To • Reset Multiple User Access
Group Definition : With Password Without Password • This screen facilitates entry of the group information viz. group name, address, city, pin, telephone no, email ID, etc. You can use this option to categorize your assessees in a particular group. • Further, group passwords are provided, hence user can access a group data only with passwords. • If the Address fields are not enough for the user he can select the button in the left corner to add five line address .
Assessee Creation : . • Select Master Data->Static Information option to enter Assessee information. • Assessee-First, Middle and Last name, Pan, Sex, office, Residential & Filing address, Assessing Officer, father name, mobile number, email ID would be entered on the screen. • Ward may be selected from existing defined wards or a new one may be created. • Date of birth along with anniversary date for individuals may be entered. • AreasApplicableallowstheusertoselecttheareasapplicablefromthegivenlistwhichisused in MasterFileList & to Send SMS. • Credit Card and Bank details may be entered as per required. • You may delete any taxpayer with option of deletion of data for specified assessment year or throughout the system. • Short name is provided for addressing taxpayer through SMS system. • Area Code, AO type, Range Code & AO no, File No. are provided for e-filing.
Income Details Screen • This screen enables you to enter income in any selected chapter along with provisions therein of that chapter. • Upon exit from any chapter, total income along with taxes along with interest (if applicable) would be computed and displayed. • You may print computation sheet and return of income from here, both options of printing that is, windows graphical print and conventional and fast dot matrix printing. • TheOtherForm Data entertheinformationpertainingtothereturnsuch as Due Date , Date and Place of Filing, theSignatory etc. for a particular selectedassessee. • All returns of income are catered to specifically Form ITR-1, ITR-2, ITR-3, ITR-4, ITR-5, ITR-6, ITR-7
Salary Details Entry : • After clicking on the Salary Head you will get screen : • Enter Employer Details • Enter Salary Details • Enter HRA Details it will do Auto • Computation of HRA Exemption • U/s 10(13A) • Enter perquisites then system • will do Auto Perquisite Valuation Relief Computation U/S 89 • Exemption U/S 10 • Professional Tax Deducted • P.F. Deducted from Salary • TDS deducted on Salary • At last it will show you Taxable • Salary
House Property Income : • Covers all House Property Computations such as Let out, SOP and Deemed Let Out Property. • Auto computation of Section 24 Deductions • Income Computation for Section 25A unrealized Rent Received and Section 25B arrears of rent received. • Based on your percentage of share in the property it will show you income. • After entering house property incomes it will display you net income earned under House Property. • First give address of property • Your share of percentage in the property • Select type of your property whether let out, SOP or deemed let out.
House Property Continue…… • Let out Property : - Give Municipal Value or Fair Rent Value • Property Taxes paid by assessee • Interest if any paid. • Arrears Rent or Unrealized Rent • Let Out Property means Property Given on Rent to somebody. • Self Occupied Property :- Give Only interest paid during the year on Loan • Any interest paid during the construction • Tick in the check box is condition is true • Based on tick it will calculate deductions • Net figure for this is always negative. • Self Occupied Property means self staying property. • Deemed Let Out Property :- Give Municipal Value or Fair Rent Value • Property Taxes paid by assessee • Interest if any paid. • Options for Let out & Deemed Let Out are same. • Deemed Let Out Property means your property is ready to utilize but no one is utilizing it, it is vacant.
Business Summary - Balance Sheet Entry • When you are filing return against the business income you need to furnished balance sheet and profit loss statement for the year along with Income Tax Return. Our software has facility to enter this details, so that it will appear on respective return. • To enter this details you have to click on other details on Income details screen, then Balance Sheet option will be seen at the bottom. If you click on this option you will actual option to enter details of profit loss and balance sheet.
Balance Sheet Entry Continue…… : • You will get below screen where • you have to enter balance sheet • details. • At the bottom you will see option • as B/s & P/L not applicable with • chick box tick, remove this tick • then only you will be able to enter • B/S & P/L. • After completion of Balance Sheet • your both debit and credit figures • should be tallied with each other • there should not be any difference.
Profit and Loss Account : • You will get the screen where • you have to enter Profit & Loss • Account details. • At the bottom you will see option • as B/s & P/L not applicable with • chick box tick, remove this tick • then only you will be able to enter • B/S & P/L. • After completion of P/L • your both debit and credit figures • should be tallied with each other • there should not be any difference.
Business / Profession • Separate Computation head for • Partnership Firm • Normal Business and Profession • LIC Commission Agent income Computation • Partner’s Remuneration and Interest • Other Business income Computations • Presumptive income Computation under Section 44 AD, 44AE, 44AF Etc. • Exports and STPI unit Exemption Computation • Automatic Depreciation Computation • Wide Coverage to all the Deductions and Additions heads under Allowable & • disallowable expenses.
Business Summary : • This screen shows five different options of • income from business. • Income from Firms :- This option is used to enter • income from Partnership firm in which you are a • partner • LIC Commission Agent : - This option is used by • only LIC agent who get’s commission on new • registration or renewal of policies • Other Business Income :- This option is used to • enter other type of business income. • Business / Profession :- This option is used to • enter if you are having Income from your own • business ( Proprietary Business ) • Remuneration / Interest :- This option is used to • calculate interest and remuneration payable to • partners of partnership firm. • Allowable Remuneration & Interest:-This option is • used to allocate remuneration & Interest as per their • sharing ratio.
Business / Profession Continue…… : • Income from Partnership Firm : • We are having facility to link partners with partnership firm so that Profit, Interest & Remuneration paid to partners is directly linked with there individual return. • Other way you can enter • Name of the partnership firm • PAN number of the firm • Profit, Loss & Remuneration percentage • Your capital Balance in the firm on the date • Profit received from partnership firm • Interest received from partnership firm. • Remuneration received from partnership firm • Expenses incurred • Then you will get net firm Income
Business / Profession Continue…… : • LIC Commission Agent : • This option is used by only LIC agent who get’s commission on new registration or renewal of policies. • This screen will help you to enter expenses deductible from commission earned by agents of Life Insurance, etc • Insurance agents of Life Insurance Corporation having total commission (including first year commission, renewal commission and bonus commission) of less than Rs. 60,000/- for the year, and not maintaining detailed accounts for the expenses Incurred by them, may be allowed as follows: • i. Where separate figures of first year and renewal commission are available, 50% of first year commission and 15% of the renewal commission; • ii. Where separate figures as above are not available, 331/3% of the gross commission. • In both the above cases, the ad hoc deduction will be subject to a selling limit of Rs. 20,000/-. The gross commission in (ii) above will include first year as well as renewal commission but will exclude bonus commission.
Business / Profession Continue…… : • Other Business Income :- • This option is used to enter other type of business income.
Business / Profession Continue…… : • From the above screen select Business / • Profession Option : • Give name of business • Click on the green aero to pickup profit • from profit & loss statement. • Then click on details option to enter • allowable & disallowable expenses • In the allowable expenses you can able to • enter depreciation • Then tick in appropriate check boxes • In profit gains (1) option you can enter if • you are running business u/s 44 • In profit gains (2) option you can enter • deduction received u/s 10 • After all this you will get taxable income • under head business and profession
Business / Profession Continue….. • Allowable/Disallowable : • In order to make the entries relating to Allowable & Disallowable regarding this source of Income, Click on “Detail”& select the Allowable & Disallowable accordingly. • These items are those items that can be added or deducted from the Net profit & Loss. • If click on “Depreciation” button the depriciation chart & arrive at the amount allowable depriciation will appear .
Business / Profession Continue….. Disallowable: • Disallowable : • In order to make the entries relating to Allowable & Disallowable regarding this source of Income, Click on “Detail”& select the Allowable & Disallowable accordingly. • These items are those items that can be added or deducted from the Net profit & Loss. • Treated separately: • In order to make entries relating to the treated separately regarding this source of income, Click on the “Detail ” and select Treated Separately accordingly the option will be displayed Treated separately. Treated separately
Business / Profession Continue….. • Remuneration and Interest ToaccessthescreenselectmenuIncomeTax -> Business -> clickRemuneration and Interest Remuneration and interestpaid are automaticallypostedtotherespectivepartners (ifthepartnerisdefined as anassessee in theTaxbase.) whenremuneration and interestscreenisclosed
Business / Profession Continue….. • Remuneration and Interest • Defining Partner: • This option is available only if the assessee is a Partnership Firm With Status code 05 or 06 whichever is applicable, also the Partners & their Share Percentage in Profit, Loss & Remuneration should also be defined accordingly. • Allowable Remuneration and Interest • To access the screen select menu Income Tax -> Business -> click Allowable Remuneration and Interest • Specify whether partner is working or Non working ,Interest @ 12% & click on Compute button . • you will see the Allowable remuneration will Automatically distributed to partners as per their sharing ratio.
Business / Profession Continue….. • Profit & Gains (1) • You can enter here Adjusted Amount of change in accounting & stock valuation method. • In profit gains (1) option you can enter if you are running business u/s 44. • Profit & Gains (2) • In profit gains (2) option you can enter deduction received u/s 10.
Capital Gains: • Capital Gains means the profit earned from the sale of property, i.e. your belongings or your assets. Based on periodicity it is known as long term or short term. • This option allows you to auto compute your • capital gains. • It has two options as i) Summary & ii) Details. • In summary you have to calculate your • Capital gain periodically, long term, short • term, against shares or other, exemptions. • In details option all the above information • system will calculate on its own, you don’t • need to calculate anything.
Capital Gains: • To Enter Summary Capital Gains :- • Calculate Capital gain or Capital Loss manually • Byfercate it periodically based on Advance Tax Dates • Then transfer it to Short term or Long term • Again transfer it to shares or other than shares • Security transaction tax paid or not • Taxes paid @ 10% or 20% • Any capital gain exempt u/s 54 ( Exempt for Tax Charge ) • After entering all this details at the end you will get net Capital gain from Short Term and Long Term. • While doing this system will never ask you for the type of asset, and once you select summary option you will not able to convert it to details option.
Capital Gains: • Shares with STT & Shares without STT :- • Enter Type of Assets. • Date of Purchase. • No’s, rate & value of purchase depends on type of assets. • Date of Sale. • Rate & value of sales depends on type of assets. • It will display you capital gain transferred to Short or Long term on periodicity. • Then system will ask you whether paid STT select appropriate answer. • Then system will display you Index Acquisition Cost. • Tax on transaction @ 10% or 20% is by system or by user option. • If STT paid select appropriate exemption head. • Then system will display you capital gain, like this you can go on till your entry finishes & at the end it will display you net capital gain.
Improvement Cost data entry • Improvement Cost data entry Capital Gains: • Slump Sales: • In order to enter the amount of Slump sales you have select type of Assets as Other & tick the Slimpe Sale. • Index Improvement Cost: • Indexed Improvement Cost is the amount which bears to the Cost of Improvement.
Capital Gains: Residential • Exemption : Residential/Debentures In order to avail of the various exemptions applicable under Income from Capital Gains, click the mouse on the Exemption figure area. This will bring forward a pop-up screen which will show the exemptions applicable (depending on the type of asset sold). The Income-tax Act grants total/partial exemption of capital gains under sections 54, 54B, 54D, 54EC, 54ED, 54F, 54G and 54H. Exemptions under specified section is displayed and reduced from taxable Capital Gains. Debentures
Capital Gains: • After entering your Capital Gains • Details, you have to give the • Breakup of your Capital Gains in • the below screen. • Below to this screen there is a • Auto Pickup button if you click on • this button it will pick up Capital • Gain or if you want to enter • manually you can enter manual • figures also.
Other Sources : • This is also known as Interest Income • In this option you will be able to see the different options of F.D., Saving Bank, Bonds NSC, Kisan Vikas Patra, Post Office and so on. • In the same screen you will be able to see • exempt income same way pension income and so on.
Other Special Income : • This is the option from which you can • enter your income received from other • sources like, racing gambling, royalty, • dividend and other • for this type of special income entry • you have to select section code • It will display you description of the • code • Enter income received against that • head • System will display you percentage of • tax applicable to that income • At last it will display you tax charged • on that income head this will transfer • to main Income Details screen.
Speculation Income: • Through this option You can enter the Profit and Losses derived from Speculation Business. • You can Also Addition / Deduction for Adjustment in accordance with Ss. 28 to 44 AD, if any then enter the amount. • You can tick whether you want do not want to include speculation profit/loss in normal business income.
Exempt Income : • To access the screen select menu Income Tax – Income Details – Exempt : Income Claimed Exempt u/s 10 Minor Income Deduction u/s 10(32) Income Claimed Exempt u/s 10(33), 10(34) and 10(35) • Agricultural Income • Any rent or revenue derived from land which is situated in India and is used for agricultural purposes. • Any income derived from such land by agricultural operations including processing of the agricultural product, • raised or received as rent in kind so as to render it fit for the market or sale of such produce. • Income attributable to a farm house subject to certain conditions.