Dilasha Seth And Arup Roychowdhury

Stories by Dilasha Seth And Arup Roychowdhury

Smaller deposits to be probed only if big accounts indicate irregularities

Smaller deposits to be probed only if big accounts indicate irregularities

Rediff.com   30 Nov 2016

Limited IT staff may compel them to focus on big fish than small depositors.

Banks brace for coming pay rush as salary day approaches

Banks brace for coming pay rush as salary day approaches

Rediff.com   30 Nov 2016

Branch networks will give preference to pensioners and labourers for withdrawing money.

About 80 items likely on GST exemption list

About 80 items likely on GST exemption list

Rediff.com   23 Nov 2016

Grains, non-mineral water might be on the list; biscuits, butter and cheese might attract GST

After all this fuss, I-T may only probe 1% of assessees!

After all this fuss, I-T may only probe 1% of assessees!

Rediff.com   21 Nov 2016

With a staff crunch, it seems the I-T department would now target only the big fish rather than go after small assessees.

'People are withdrawing money and not spending it'

'People are withdrawing money and not spending it'

Rediff.com   19 Nov 2016

'Day by day, the queues will shorten.'

Beware, taxmen to watch your posts on social media

Beware, taxmen to watch your posts on social media

Rediff.com   18 Nov 2016

Information gathered from a person's social media account will be matched with his or her declared income.

Draft GST bills from Centre to states have no rates

Draft GST bills from Centre to states have no rates

Rediff.com   17 Nov 2016

The Centre is likely to introduce the Central GST and integrated GST bills in late November or early December in the ongoing session in the form of money Bills.

Much in demand these days: CAs and their creative solutions

Much in demand these days: CAs and their creative solutions

Rediff.com   14 Nov 2016

Amid persistent fear of prosecution and penalty, people across income classes are looking for ways to do away with stacks of higher denomination currency.

'We will keep an eye on all transactions'

'We will keep an eye on all transactions'

Rediff.com   10 Nov 2016

The government will assess how cash deposits after the demonetisation could be brought under the tax net, says Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia.

Experts fear multiple tax slabs and cess will complicate GST

Experts fear multiple tax slabs and cess will complicate GST

Rediff.com   4 Nov 2016

"At present, there are two main rate slabs under which sa majority of goods are covered -- five per cent and 12.5 per cent -- which will now increase to three (five per cent, 12 per cent and 18 per cent).Will this result in multiple litigations is anybody's guess."

Fiscal deficit in Apr-Sep period balloons to 20-year high

Fiscal deficit in Apr-Sep period balloons to 20-year high

Rediff.com   1 Nov 2016

If receipts from disinvestment, tax buoyancy and black money scheme offset shortfall in spectrum sale, higher expenditure due to pay commission's recommendations and capital expenditure, then the government would be able to meet the target of controlling fiscal deficit at 3.5 per cent of GDP this financial year.

GST meet: Inspector Raj with dual-control situation was avoided

GST meet: Inspector Raj with dual-control situation was avoided

Rediff.com   24 Sep 2016

'GST gives a huge relief to small businesses of India and West Bengal.'

Muted response to black money disclosure window

Muted response to black money disclosure window

Rediff.com   12 Sep 2016

Assets worth only Rs 4,000 cr declared till mid-August; govt expects pick-up in last 2 weeks

I-T returns: Top 1% earned 18 per cent of income

I-T returns: Top 1% earned 18 per cent of income

Rediff.com   17 Aug 2016

Middle class constituted about 49 per cent of the total tax payees in financial year 2011-12

Why keeping petroleum out of GST is bad news

Why keeping petroleum out of GST is bad news

Rediff.com   10 Aug 2016

Petroleum being out of the goods and services tax initially will create some anomaly as tax credit on some of the inputs to oil industry may not be given, said revenue secretary Hasmukh Adhia.

GST aftermath: Government mulls pruning tax exemption list

GST aftermath: Government mulls pruning tax exemption list

Rediff.com   8 Aug 2016

The list of exempted goods from central excise duty has shrunk from 400 items in 2011-12 to 300 now.

GST: The poor will largely be protected, says Arvind Subramanian

GST: The poor will largely be protected, says Arvind Subramanian

Rediff.com   5 Aug 2016

Make In India and the reduction in barriers of trade will potentially create a growth environment.

GST: Who will assess the companies?

GST: Who will assess the companies?

Rediff.com   4 Aug 2016

The states have unanimously pitched for sole administrative powers to carry out assessment, scrutiny and enforcement for entities up to an annual turnover of Rs 1.5 crore.

With Cong on board, govt set to fast-track GST

With Cong on board, govt set to fast-track GST

Rediff.com   31 Jul 2016

The Congress, however, said it wanted to see the final print on the wording of the dispute resolution mechanism before committing its support to the Bill

Some headway on key GST issues, but sore points remain

Some headway on key GST issues, but sore points remain

Rediff.com   27 Jul 2016

The disagreement between the Centre and states continued over administrative powers.