Over 4 mn bank accounts could be dormant, suspects tax department.
Aadhaar-based electronic verification code will do away with need to send physical ITR-V copies to I-T centre
The CBDT asks ministry of corporate affairs not to oppose its application to restore the companies struck off by the Registrar of Companies, as it would prevent the board from launching tax recovery proceedings against them.
Use of the incorrect form will result in your return being treated as defective, points out Suresh Surana, founder, RSM India.
Prasanna D Zore/Rediff.com reports on the chaos facing taxpayers with the income tax department making changes to ITR 2 and 3 forms just before tax-filing deadline.
'That Modi and the BJP can continue to treat the rising and expanding middle class this way shows that they have gamed its mind quite perfectly,' argues Shekhar Gupta.
A stream of people, including those from Rajasthan and Karnataka, walked into the only designated office before the closure of the one-time compliance window.
'The corporate tax cuts will obviously result in lower tax payments by companies,' says Central Board of Direct Taxes member Akhilesh Ranjan who retires after 37 years in government service.
Most of the individuals hail from Mumbai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Surat, and Delhi
Prime Minister also underlined the need for increasing the number of tax payers to 10 crore.
The coming Union Budget might give relief to foreign portfolio investors from taxation on indirect transfers.
Assocham has also pitched for revision of the deduction of interest on housing loans to at least Rs 300,000 from the existing Rs 200,000
About Rs 1,282 crore has been levied as tax in 159 cases pertaining to concealment of tax due to the government
Income tax officials have directed property dealers and registration authorities to prepare a list of top property deals that have taken place in the last three years.
The absence of criminal legal treaties between India and tax haven nations have been cited by probe agencies working in the SIT on black money as one of the major impediments in initiating steps to bring back illegal funds stashed abroad by Indians.
This amount is just about 10% of the previous IDS
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) on black money today rejected an HSBC whistleblower's claim that Indian authorities are not using a "lot of information" on illicit funds, saying he has created a "hue and cry" and not replied to its earlier requests.
Honest tax payers need not worry about the new black money law, says finance minister Arun Jaitley.
What is worrying is that this year, angel investments and seed funding deals have fallen by 40 per cent, ringing alarm bells in the start-up community in India.
Special Investigation Team on black money will hold a meeting.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said as many as 37,506 tax dispute cases were pending before various Income Tax Appellate Tribunals having a financial implication of Rs 1.45 lakh crore at end March 2015.
Crorepatis' income rose by a staggering 40% between 2015-2016 and 2017-2018.
The sources said the taxman has initiated a country-wide operation to identify suspect bank accounts where huge cash deposits have been made post November 8.
Liquor baron takes on to Twitter again to lash out at the media for trying to hunt him; asks them not to waste their efforts
Income Tax collections are expected to fall short by an estimated Rs 9,000 crore.
Cairn tax demand has not reduced investors' enthusiasm: Jaitley
While the black money declarations may go up further once all the online and manual filings of undisclosed assets filed at the end of the four-month window on September 30 are compiled, the government will get this fiscal nearly Rs 14,700 crore or half of the total taxes due.
Finance ministry tells PM fiscal deficit target will be met, capex expenditure won't be cut and GDP growth will surpass 7.5%.
The case of alleged bribery of Syndicate Bank Chairman-cum-Managing Director S K Jain may come up for discussion in the meeting of Special Investigation Team on black money, as it is a "classic" case of how proceeds of corruption were transferred through hawala channels.
The Finance Ministry has started preparations for Budget 2014-15 by asking different central ministries and departments to come out with their estimates of receipts as well as expenditure for the next financial year.
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The 'in substance' agreement with India under Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act was concluded on April 11, the US Treasury said.
For some assessees, the range may not have changed.
The onus to explain that the gold jewellery was inherited or bought from known sources of income would be on the owner.
A number of tax department officials PTI spoke to said the circular does not state that such a document has to be a 'sworn affidavit' or a 'notarised document'.
CBDT recently lowered threshold for this to Rs 8,333 a month. If you don't furnish this, a higher tax will be deducted at source from your income.
K V Chowdary, who is set to take over as the new Chief Vigilance Commissioner on Tuesday said he has full respect for both Prashant Bhushan and Ram Jethmalani, who have opposed his appointment to the top post in the country's apex anti-corruption watchdog.
Database to contain taxable financial transactions and history of any tax-paying individual.
The Tax Administration Reform Commission submitted report to Jaitley in June 2014.
PAN is a 10-digit alphanumeric number, issued in the form of a laminated card, by the Income Tax Department of India.
Modi said officers must fix clear targets to improve the country's tax administration by 2022, the 75th anniversary of Independence.
