IT firm Mahindra Satyam is likely to approach the Andhra Pradesh High Court challenging the Rs 2,114 crore (Rs 21.14 billion) income tax demand raised by the I-T Department.
Here's how 250 tax sleuths are taking on corporate titans.
"Defaulters are advised to pay tax arrears immediately," said the notice.
I-T dept launches Tatkal system for those who desire to help the victims of the earthquake in Nepal.
People familiar with the proceedings said independent cybersecurity experts from a private consulting firm, technology lawyers, government officials and WhatsApp representatives were asked questions about the Pegasus spyware and the larger issues surrounding surveillance, hacking and remedial measures.
While industry leaders Tata Consultancy Services and Wipro have announced deferring wage-hike plans, other players such as Infosys and HCL Technologies are expected to follow suit, according to industry insiders.
"The budget adopts following seven priorities -- inclusive development, reaching the last mile, infrastructure and investment, unleashing the potential, green growth, youth power and financial sector," she said.
The move would help in further promoting ease of doing business in the country.
The income tax department's marathon "surveys" at BBC's offices ended on Thursday, after clocking over 58 hours in total, as officials prepared an inventory of financial data from select staffers and collected digital and paper data.
The Income Tax department Saturday issued an advisory that those permanent account numbers (PAN) which are not linked with Aadhaar by the end of March next year will be rendered "inoperative". "What is mandatory, is necessary. Don't delay, link it today!" the department said in a public advisory. "As per Income-tax Act, 1961, it is mandatory for all PAN holders, who do not fall under the exempt category, to link their PAN with Aadhaar before 31.3.2023. From 1.04.2023, the unlinked PAN shall become inoperative," it said.
Delay in receipt of income tax returns is the most registered grievance of taxpayers in the national capital with the I-T Ombudsman receiving almost 85 per cent complaints in this regard.
Taxpayers filing their I-T returns this year will now have to share their email-id and mobile phone number with the tax department.
The Income Tax (I-T) Department has decided to put an end to the contentious issue of taxation of deemed dividend or inter-company loans given to common shareholders of unrelated companies. The department proposes to amend the I-T Act in this regard.
Income Tax (I-T) Department has issued a fresh notice to realty major DLF even as it's appeal against an additional tax liability imposed on it by the I-T Department is being heard.
Violations of the act, made operational from November 1 last year, attract a heavy penalty and rigorous jail term up to seven years.
Gross direct tax collection in 2022-23 rose by around 20 per cent to Rs 19.68 lakh crore, exceeding the government's revised collection target. Buoyed by personal income tax collection, the gross collection has exceeded the revised estimates (RE), set on February 1, by Rs 2.41 lakh crore or by 16.97 per cent. After adjusting for refunds, the net income tax paid by individuals and corporate, showed an increase of 18 per cent to Rs 16.61 lakh crore during the fiscal, which ended March 31, 2023.
The I-T department on Monday cautioned the public against responding to emails originating from private addresses as tax personnel send communication only through official email addresses.
The I-T Department has served notices of attachment of assets to Lalu's daughter Misa Bharti and her husband Shailesh Kumar, his wife and former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi, son and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav and daughters Chanda and Ragini Yadav.
Teary-eyed Congress leader D K Shivakumar on Saturday briefly belied the combative force he is for the Congress party, not just in the just concluded 2023 assembly polls, but on several crucial occasions in the past when his party needed him.
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.
The notice, the sources said, was issued on Tuesday to Anita Singhvi and that she was asked to explain how much she had paid in cash and through cheque to purchase the valuables and jewellery a few years back. It is understood that the I-T feels that about Rs 1.5 crore was paid by cheque for the purchase of the jewellery, while about Rs 4.8 crore was paid in cash by Anita Singhvi.
Income Tax dept to enhance prosecution against large defaulters.
The income tax department has repatriated Sunita Kejriwal, senior Indian Revenue Service officer and wife of Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal who was recently in the midst of a row with the government over pending service dues.
'Investigation directorates have intensified actions in detecting serious irregularities.' 'They are seriously handicapped because of non-availability of manpower.'
Income Tax dept will launch over 100 fresh prosecution complaints.
While movie stars like Akshay Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan and Salman Khan are among the top I-T payers, very few of the wealthiest Indians figure on the list.
This fresh case pertains to the tax assessment done by the I-T department for the year 2009-10.
The searches at the Tamil television channel were conducted over alleged tax evasion.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also said that the government proposes to increase the benefit of carrying forward losses for startups to 10 years.
The I-T dept has repeated its claim after the Karnataka high court rejected a plea from the airline seeking to prevent its lenders from seizing the property.
Earlier, proceeds from disinvestment were shown separately as part of the miscellaneous receipts in the Capital Receipts Budget.
The agency received Rs 911 crore to manage its affairs in the Budget Estimates for 2022-23, which was later decreased to Rs 906.59 crore in the Revised Estimates.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said the National Rural Livelihood Mission has achieved remarkable success by mobilising rural women into 1 lakh SHGs (self help groups).
Did you know that an individual can, in addition to the tax benefits she/he is entitled to, also leverage the benefits available to family members to reduce this liability?
The Central Board of Direct Taxes has asked all Chief Commissioners of Income Tax across the country to make special arrangements and keep open the I-T offices and receipt counters on March 29 (Saturday), March 30 (Sunday) and 31st (Monday) for the normal duration of office hours.
The BJP has nothing to lose after a point. For the DMK it is a difficult choice, as it would not want to give too much of space to a 'national party' lest the 'Dravidian duel' of the past decades should be lost forever, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
The department notified the new set of ITR forms early this week
Beleaguered Kingfisher Airlines on Monday virtually blamed the Income Tax authorities for the large-scale flight disruptions, saying freezing of its bank accounts by them had "severely affected" payment schedules that had led to the curtailment in its services.
Includes those dealing in high-value property and petrol pump owners
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