News for 'Income Tax department'

Tax evasion: I-T summons Nokia auditor PwC arm

Tax evasion: I-T summons Nokia auditor PwC arm

Rediff.com15 Jan 2013

A questionnaire sent to Price Waterhouse was not answered.

Cong's bank accounts 'unfrozen' after I-T action claim

Cong's bank accounts 'unfrozen' after I-T action claim

Rediff.com16 Feb 2024

This has affected all political activity of the party, Maken said at a press conference.

Tax case: SC asks Vodafone to appear before I-T

Tax case: SC asks Vodafone to appear before I-T

Rediff.com15 Apr 2011

A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice S H Kapadia asked the company to file its representation before the IT department.

63.3% IT Returns Filed For Rs 5 Lakh Or Less

63.3% IT Returns Filed For Rs 5 Lakh Or Less

Rediff.com27 Dec 2022

Assessment year 2020-2021 saw returns filed fall to 69.7 million and stood at 71.4 million in assessment year 2021-2022.

Foreign investors get tax relief for AIF investment

Foreign investors get tax relief for AIF investment

Rediff.com11 Aug 2020

Alternative Investment Fund refers to any fund established or incorporated in India which is a privately pooled investment vehicle that collects funds from sophisticated investors, whether Indian or foreign.

Noose around NRI tax evaders, charitable trusts tightens

Noose around NRI tax evaders, charitable trusts tightens

Rediff.com6 Jul 2019

At present, the Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015, covers only resident Indians. The Finance Bill has expanded the definition of assessees to include NRIs.

Last date for filing I-T return extended to Sep 7

Last date for filing I-T return extended to Sep 7

Rediff.com2 Sep 2015

The tax payers base is just over 4 crore (Rs 40 million).

Advance tax mop up slows down

Advance tax mop up slows down

Rediff.com17 Sep 2005

Direct Taxes Code: Some cheer for the salaried

Direct Taxes Code: Some cheer for the salaried

Rediff.com1 Sep 2010

Tax practitioners said that the move will help salaried individuals meet the cost of some of the surgeries since the present limit was low and was mostly used up by consultation fees and cost of medicines.

2G: Tax evasion probe tardy, want results, says SC

2G: Tax evasion probe tardy, want results, says SC

Rediff.com5 May 2011

The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed displeasure over the tardy pace of probe by the Income Tax department into the tax evasion cases linked to 2G spectrum case, saying it wanted "results".

Good friends can...: UK envoy on raids at BBC offices

Good friends can...: UK envoy on raids at BBC offices

Rediff.com10 May 2023

"The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a globally respected institution and broadcaster whose news material I consume everyday. Secondly, all organisations have to obey the law of India. BBC is talking to Indian authorities about that," Ellis said.

The implications of tax evasion

The implications of tax evasion

Rediff.com19 Jun 2009

Simply put, tax evasion occurs when any trust, individual, or firm, seeks to avoid paying taxes by illegal and unfair means, by, for example, deliberately hiding income from the tax authorities to reduce the tax liability.

Penny stocks helping in tax dodge

Penny stocks helping in tax dodge

Rediff.com23 Oct 2006

I-T detects Rs 3,185 cr black income; seizes Rs 86 cr new notes

I-T detects Rs 3,185 cr black income; seizes Rs 86 cr new notes

Rediff.com20 Dec 2016

The taxman carried out a total of 677 search, survey and enquiry operations

I-T slaps Rs 1,067 cr tax notice on Bharti

I-T slaps Rs 1,067 cr tax notice on Bharti

Rediff.com18 Jan 2012

The Income Tax Department has slapped a Rs 1,067-crore demand notice on telecom giant Bharti Airtel for non-payment of TDS dues in the last four financial years in connection with its overseas operations, even as the company said it was fully compliant with all the provisions.

Understanding taxes: Your options under Section 80C

Understanding taxes: Your options under Section 80C

Rediff.com12 Mar 2010

As the end of financial year approaches investors are suddenly woken up to the existence of the Income Tax department. If you haven't done the tax planning in advance then this is the time to carefully select the investment products under Section 80C.

IT dept not taxing companies properly: CAG

IT dept not taxing companies properly: CAG

Rediff.com23 Apr 2010

The auditor of government accounts, CAG, has faulted the Income Tax department for levying Rs 708.6 crore less in taxes from companies including State Bank of India, Tata Sons, Mahindra & Mahindra and Bharti.

Beware of phishing emails, cautions I-T dept

Beware of phishing emails, cautions I-T dept

Rediff.com14 Jul 2014

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.

Do You Need To Get A New PAN Card?

Do You Need To Get A New PAN Card?

Rediff.com29 Nov 2024

First things first: For those wondering if they need to reapply, the answer is no.

ED questions Anil Ambani in fresh FEMA case

ED questions Anil Ambani in fresh FEMA case

Rediff.com3 Jul 2023

Reliance ADA Group chairman Anil Ambani on Monday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Mumbai and recorded his statement in connection with an investigation linked to the alleged contravention of the foreign exchange law, official sources said. Ambani, 64, deposed at the office of the federal agency in south Mumbai. Ambani's statement was recorded as part of a fresh case filed under various sections of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), the sources said without elaborating.

How are 'minorities' allowed tax benefits under HUF?

How are 'minorities' allowed tax benefits under HUF?

Rediff.com3 Jan 2017

Should the Income-Tax Act have been simultaneously amended to exclude Sikhs and Jains from the definition of HUF once they were declared a minority by the government? Sanjeev Nayyar discusses the curious dichotomies in our laws.

Tax dept widens compliance search

Tax dept widens compliance search

Rediff.com11 Aug 2003

Deadline to issue Form 16 extended to July 10

Deadline to issue Form 16 extended to July 10

Rediff.com5 Jun 2019

However, the extension leaves the salaried taxpayers with a limited time-frame of just 20 days to file their income tax returns.

Tax notice: Aditya Birla group moves high court

Tax notice: Aditya Birla group moves high court

Rediff.com17 Aug 2009

The division bench of Justices F I Rebello and D G Karnik on Monday reserved orders as to whether the Birla group's petition is admissible or not. The order will be passed on Tuesday. In the present case, the issue is whether the Birla group is liable to pay capital gains tax on the share-purchase transaction worth $150 million with AT&T Mauritius (subsidiary of AT&T).

I-T dept slaps fresh tax notice on Nokia India

I-T dept slaps fresh tax notice on Nokia India

Rediff.com9 Oct 2015

Income Tax Department has slapped fresh tax notice on Nokia India, tax authorities said.

Blackmoney: Over Rs 1 lakh cr illegal income detected

Blackmoney: Over Rs 1 lakh cr illegal income detected

Rediff.com16 Jul 2014

The government has detected over Rs 1 lakh crore of undisclosed income in the last financial year, a figure more than double as compared to the search and seizure action undertaken by the Income Tax department during 2012-13 to check black money.

Will aggressively defend against tax demand: IBM

Will aggressively defend against tax demand: IBM

Rediff.com4 Dec 2013

US-based technology major IBM is contesting a claim of the revenue department which has increased the company's taxable income substantially to around Rs 11,000 crore (Rs 110 billion).

Is Siddhartha's signature authentic? CCD says it's co-operating with authorities

Is Siddhartha's signature authentic? CCD says it's co-operating with authorities

Rediff.com6 Aug 2019

The purported letter, which is believed to be the final note by the late promoter and widely circulated on social media, contained statements alleging harassment on VG Siddhartha by the Income Tax department.

'Ban on tax evasion probe details not advisable'

'Ban on tax evasion probe details not advisable'

Rediff.com9 Feb 2010

Acknowledging that the investigation wing of the Income Tax Department was exempted from the purview of Right To Information Act, the CIC said such blanket ban would 'dis-enthuse' whistle-blowers which may not be in the 'best interest of state revenues'

I-T dept challenges ruling on foreign firms' tax

I-T dept challenges ruling on foreign firms' tax

Rediff.com17 Aug 2007

The I-T Department has moved the SC against the ruling by a quasi-judicial body, which held that foreign firms are not liable to pay tax on assignment amount charged from their Indian subsidiaries if contracts are signed outside India.

PSB staff may have to pay tax on HRA

PSB staff may have to pay tax on HRA

Rediff.com27 Apr 2006

Taxmen raid Oppo, Xiaomi, One Plus offices

Taxmen raid Oppo, Xiaomi, One Plus offices

Rediff.com22 Dec 2021

In a major crackdown on Chinese mobile companies, the Income Tax department is conducting searches on leading Chinese mobile companies across the country. Mobile companies including Oppo, Xiaomi and One Plus are being covered in this search, sources told ANI on Wednesday. More than two dozen premises are covered in the search which started on Tuesday. "Raids are ongoing in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Greater Noida, Kolkata, Guwahati, Indore and some other places," sources told ANI.

Blow to Sonia, Rahul as SC allows I-T dept to reopen tax case

Blow to Sonia, Rahul as SC allows I-T dept to reopen tax case

Rediff.com4 Dec 2018

The Gandhis and senior Congress leader Oscar Fernandes have challenged the Delhi high court's September 10 verdict by which their plea against the re-opening of their tax assessments for 2011-12 was dismissed.

Are you a serial tax dodger? Then better be careful

Are you a serial tax dodger? Then better be careful

Rediff.com14 Jul 2017

Section 276CC provides for prosecution and makes tax evasion punishable with rigorous imprisonment of three months to seven years along with a monetary penalty depending on the amount dodged.

Not Filed Your ITR Yet?! Read This Now!

Not Filed Your ITR Yet?! Read This Now!

Rediff.com7 Aug 2023

Missing the deadline for filing Income Tax returns can lead to consequences.

'Angel tax' provisions in Finance Bill will not impact startups

'Angel tax' provisions in Finance Bill will not impact startups

Rediff.com21 Feb 2023

The 'angel tax' provision in the Finance Bill will not impact startups in India, a senior government official said on Tuesday. Startups which are registered with the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade do not come under the purview, Anurag Jain, the secretary in the department said while speaking at the IVCA Conclave. "Let me put one thing very clearly. It doesn't affect startups in the least," he said, addressing the audience at the event organized by the venture capital industry lobby grouping.

Online tax accounting for firms from June 1

Online tax accounting for firms from June 1

Rediff.com31 May 2004

An online tax accounting system for paying taxes will be flagged off on Tuesday, as part of reforms to make the procedures simpler and faster.

Missed ITR Deadline? Here's HELP!

Missed ITR Deadline? Here's HELP!

Rediff.com12 Aug 2022

Mihir Tanna, Associate Director, S K Patodia & Associates, will answer your personal income tax queries.

A tax refund of Rs 264 crore

A tax refund of Rs 264 crore

Rediff.com30 Jun 2004

The Mahanagar Telecom Nigam Ltd will get a tax refund of Rs 264 crore (Rs 2.64 billion) from the Income-Tax Department.