Shrimi Choudhary And Dilasha Seth

Stories by Shrimi Choudhary And Dilasha Seth

Paying your tax will soon be as easy as swiping a card

Paying your tax will soon be as easy as swiping a card

Rediff.com   25 Nov 2019

The government is planning to extend the electronic modes of tax payment to its own payments platform, Unified Payments Interface (UPI), credit cards of banks, or even a mobile wallet like Paytm.

Videocon case: Kochhar yet to return ICICI Bank bonus

Videocon case: Kochhar yet to return ICICI Bank bonus

Rediff.com   20 Nov 2019

Kochhar was directed to return about Rs 10 crore in cash bonuses she had received as CEO, and also give up close to 6 million shares of the bank she had as stock option, which was about Rs 350 crore.

Global leaks: Why ED can't probe these 'culprits'

Global leaks: Why ED can't probe these 'culprits'

Rediff.com   19 Nov 2019

This is because no prosecution complaint has been filed in any of these cases under the Black Money Act.

I-T seeks Rs 1-trn cut in direct tax mop-up target

I-T seeks Rs 1-trn cut in direct tax mop-up target

Rediff.com   18 Nov 2019

The reduced growth is largely because of consumption slowdown and tax rate cuts.

Sitharaman given a live demo of GST glitches

Sitharaman given a live demo of GST glitches

Rediff.com   17 Nov 2019

The aim of the exercise was to further simplify GST forms and make the filing process more user-friendly, the finance ministry said in a tweet, reports Dilasha Seth.

Budget 2020: What Sitharaman has in store for tax payers

Budget 2020: What Sitharaman has in store for tax payers

Rediff.com   15 Nov 2019

Govt may tighten presumptive taxation norms and also do away with some deductions.

Sebi chief Ajay Tyagi may get two-year extension

Sebi chief Ajay Tyagi may get two-year extension

Rediff.com   4 Nov 2019

In his first two years, Tyagi, a Himachal Pradesh cadre IAS officer, has implemented challenging stock market reforms and taken action against high-profile corporate entities.

30,000 individuals under I-T lens for remitting money abroad

30,000 individuals under I-T lens for remitting money abroad

Rediff.com   31 Oct 2019

The department apparently suspects the use of shell firms or front entities in some aspects of such remittance. Money might, it suspects, have moved in some cases from tax-free jurisdictions or tax havens to accounts in the UAE and some South Asian countries.

Direct tax mop-up growth slumps to 3.5% till mid-October

Direct tax mop-up growth slumps to 3.5% till mid-October

Rediff.com   25 Oct 2019

Collection will have to rise by 30 per cent in the remaining period of the financial year to achieve the Budget estimate.

Huge maintenance costs force I-T to sell properties

Huge maintenance costs force I-T to sell properties

Rediff.com   18 Oct 2019

The properties the government is eyeing to dispose of this year are located in prime locations of cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Surat, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru and Chennai.

PMC case: Wadhawan's UK, UAE properties to be attached

PMC case: Wadhawan's UK, UAE properties to be attached

Rediff.com   11 Oct 2019

ED has come across two immovable assets - one flat in Dubai and one land parcel in London. It is examining the valuation of both properties, estimated between Rs 150 crore and Rs 200 crore.

Corruption cases: ED's conviction rate is pathetic

Corruption cases: ED's conviction rate is pathetic

Rediff.com   9 Oct 2019

It has registered 2,000-plus money laundering cases and about 12,000 forex violation ones in the 14 years since it was established. Yet, its probes have resulted in no more than 13 convictions from nine cases of money laundering since 2005.

FIR against PMC Bank brass puts loss at Rs 4,355 cr

FIR against PMC Bank brass puts loss at Rs 4,355 cr

Rediff.com   1 Oct 2019

Police FIR reveals the bank had replaced 44 loan accounts of HDIL with 21,049 fictitious loan accounts. These 21,049 were actually not created in the core banking solution of the bank, but were mere entities in the advances master indent submitted to RBI for conducting its inspection for the year ended March 2018.

Panel moots zero I-T till Rs 5 lakh, 35% for Rs 2cr+

Panel moots zero I-T till Rs 5 lakh, 35% for Rs 2cr+

Rediff.com   24 Sep 2019

The panel has proposed lower rates of 10 per cent for annual income between Rs 5 lakh and Rs 10 lakh, 20 per cent for income between Rs 10 lakh and Rs 20 lakh. For income of Rs 20 lakh to Rs 2 crore, the suggested rate is 30 per cent.

Day after: Corporate tax relief may worsen fiscal deficit

Day after: Corporate tax relief may worsen fiscal deficit

Rediff.com   21 Sep 2019

The immediate revenue loss could worsen the Centre's fiscal deficit, from the budgeted 3.3 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) to 3.7 per cent of GDP -- a massive 40-basis-point increase. It was stabilised at 3.4 per cent since 2016-17, report Abhishek Waghmare and Dilasha Seth.

E-assessment of taxpayers will be done via video

E-assessment of taxpayers will be done via video

Rediff.com   14 Sep 2019

The new scheme came into effect on Thursday. However, even after a scrutiny assessment, appeals will continue to be done through personal representation.

States rule out GST cut on automobiles

States rule out GST cut on automobiles

Rediff.com   13 Sep 2019

Facing a deepening slowdown, the auto sector is pinning hopes on the GST Council meeting on September 20 for a rate cut from 28 per cent to 18 per cent. However, states including Bihar, West Bengal, Kerala, and Punjab are of the view that the slowdown in the auto sector is not because of the GST rate but structural issues in the economy.

Govt nominees likely on more Sebi panels

Govt nominees likely on more Sebi panels

Rediff.com   12 Sep 2019

While experts' views are divided, the move is aimed at improving the coordination between the government and the regulator.

Forex dealers under lens for large overseas remittances

Forex dealers under lens for large overseas remittances

Rediff.com   11 Sep 2019

ED and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence have detected a significant increase in the outflow of Indian money, specifically into four countries --Thailand, Dubai, Singapore and Hong Kong.

Be warned, from today you are under greater govt scrutiny

Be warned, from today you are under greater govt scrutiny

Rediff.com   1 Sep 2019

Changes in I-T rules kick in today; to help govt track taxpayers' income, reports Dilasha Seth.