Defying the bearish sentiment in the markets on Monday, ICICI Bank's share price rose by 2 per cent, reaching an intraday high of Rs 1,234.4 per share on the BSE. With a 1.5 per cent gain at the close, the stock emerged as the top performer on both the BSE Sensex and the National Stock Exchange Nifty 50 indices.
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There are reports that the government will soon cut income taxes by about Rs 50,000 crore to boost consumption.
Prime Minister Modi, I suggest that, instead, you distribute about one lakh crore rupees per year to the 80 crore poor, which will boost both consumption and economic growth, suggests Kalyan Singhal, McCurdy Professor of Business at the University of Baltimore.
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The income tax department on Tuesday asked taxpayers to link PAN with Aadhaar by May 31 to avoid tax deduction at a higher rate. As per income tax rules, if a Permanent Account Number (PAN) is not linked with biometric Aadhaar, TDS is required to be deducted at double the applicable rate. Last month, the income tax department issued a circular stating that no action will be taken for short deduction of TDS in case the assessee links his/her PAN with Aadhaar by May 31.
The government may relax the requirement of making payments to MSMEs within 45 days of buying goods and services to check large corporate from looking at other sourcing avenues, sources said. The announcement to this effect could be made in the Budget likely to be presented on July 23. The government is considering suggestions regarding changes to Section 43B(h) of the Income Tax Act made by MSMEs during pre-Budget consultations, sources said.
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Income Tax department have released different tools to help you file your ITR-3 form easily.
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In order to avoid late payment, interest and penalty know these things before filing income tax returns...
Income Tax Return forms in India are like the Golmaal series of movies. Every two years there is a new one.
With the click of a mouse you could now check the status of your income tax refund online. The Income Tax department has introduced online availability of information regarding one's tax refund.
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has revised the Income Tax rates.
The need for a manufacturing policy, reining in food inflation and raising investment in the country were among key suggestions given by economists who met Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and senior ministry officials in the first round of pre-Budget consultations on Friday.
In this article we shall discuss four preliminary steps to be taken for filing your income tax return accurately and correctly.
The government has shown its efforts in phasing out the four-and-a-half-decade old Income Tax Act of 1961 with a new and 'taxpayer friendly' Code. The Code is designed to provide stability to the tax regime and is based on the accepted principles of taxation and best international practices.
The new Income Tax return forms are much simpler in many respects.
The platform recorded a peak rate of 917 filings per second on July 17 and 9,367 filings per minute on July 31.
The suspected undisclosed income in these cases could reach as much as Rs 15,000 crore.
Choosing the right ITR form for your income tax return filing can be quite confusing. Investmentyogi simplifies the ITR forms and all the jargon associated with it. Keep it handy for your returns in 2010.
Scammers sometimes misuse personal information collected during tax preparation, leading to identity theft or unauthorised financial transactions.
With the online tax filing and automation of the tax process the number of mistakes made by taxpayers during filing of taxes have been reduced, but considering the importance of the information, a mistake or an error will be an invitation to trouble.
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Net direct tax collection grew 19.54 per cent to over Rs 5.74 lakh crore so far this fiscal on higher advance tax payment by corporate. The first instalment of advance tax, which was due on June 15, rose 27.34 per cent to Rs 1.48 lakh crore. This includes Corporation Income Tax (CIT) at Rs 1.14 lakh crore and Personal Income Tax (PIT) at Rs 34,470 crore.
You don't need to be intimidated by the thought of filing tax returns
According to a report, while 121.1 million PAN card holders were there up to March 31, 2011, the number of tax returns filed were just 34.8 million during 2010-11.
Here's the procedure of getting your income tax refund quickly which you have not been able to get within stipulated time.
A fire broke out on the sixth floor of the IncomeTaxBuilding in Marine Lines area in south Mumbai tonight but there were no report of casualties.
Even if your only source of income is salary and the tax has been deducted at source, you need to file returns.
I-T dept plans a different set of parameters to identify more people not paying dues properly.
"Income tax revolution is going to take place. There is no limit to reforms in the income tax department and in the country as a whole," Central Board of Direct Taxes member B Swarup said in New Delhi.
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Authorities have put forward a tax demand of Rs 2,080 crore.
The finance minister, in her Budget speech, should focus more on what she is directly responsible for, rather than on programmes where her role is largely supportive, notes Nitin Desai.
We take the opportunity to bust a few myths
Individuals now need to mention a unique transaction number against every tax deducted at source entry.
For every rupee in the government coffer, the biggest pie of 63 paise will come from direct and indirect taxes, according to the Union Budget 2024-25 documents.
With the new tax slabs applicable for income earned during Financial Year 2014-15 and host of new changes in income tax returns and filing norms, this e-filing season will certainly bring in a new experience for taxpayers. Here's how
Highlights of the Union Budget 2024-25 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
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